Before the birth of a child, parents will invest a lot of energy in maintaining a healthy pregnancy. They will likely dream about a future with their unborn child where they teach them to ride a bike, help them put together exciting Halloween costumes and watch them...
Birth Injuries
Multi-million dollar settlement for infant’s birth injuries
Childbirth is an exciting event anticipated by hundreds of expectant parents in Illinois and elsewhere every day. However, the joy of a birth can quickly turn to fear and sadness when complications arise in the delivery process. A couple in another state experienced a...
Parents of son with cerebral palsy awarded $14.5 million
Many mothers-to-be receive the drug Pitocin to induce labor in the late stages of their pregnancies. When labor doesn't begin naturally, physicians often choose this drug to move labor along. While the drug is often used successfully in Illinois and around the...
Delivery mistakes may warrant legal action in Illinois
Many Illinois parents-to-be anticipate the arrivals of their little ones with great excitement. Though some apprehension is normal, most deliveries go smoothly for many parents. However, there is a chance that delivery mistakes could be made, and parents could find...
Illinois parents may worry about birth injuries
Having a baby is often a joyous occasion for a family. However, that occasion could take a devastating turn if the child suffers birth injuries. If the parents of the child believe that negligence on the part of the doctor or other hospital staff led to these...
$1.8M Settlement for Wrongful Death of Newborn
Matthew D. Ports of recently negotiated a $1.8 million settlement for the wrongful death of a newborn, survived by his loving mother and father. We claimed that the delivering physician and the nurses failed to identify the baby's...
Army hospital to pay $9M for birth injuries suffered by child
When an Illinois woman goes into labor, she is trusting that the doctors attending to her know what they are doing and can handle any eventuality that might occur. If something happens that a doctor might not be able to handle alone, the family expects the doctor to...
Court allowed case of birth injuries to fetus to go forward
The issue of whether a fetus is a legal person if it is not able to live outside the womb is one that has been debated for a long time. This question most often surrounds the issue of abortion when it comes up in courts here in Illinois and around the country....
Mother says child’s birth injuries were caused by inattention
Fetal asphyxia is a condition in which a fetus has decreased oxygen levels (hypoxemia) and increased levels of carbon dioxide (hypercapnia). This can cause any number of serious birth injuries or even death. In Illinois and elsewhere, a failure to properly monitor a...
Hospital negligence can lead to dangerous medication errors
Many Illinois residents rely on medications to keep them healthy. The right dosage and/or medication is paramount in ensuring that patients receive the maximum benefit from a medication without suffering any adverse side effects. Medication errors caused by hospital...
















