Fragile X syndrome, a condition which can be diagnosed prenatally, is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation, seen in approximately one in 1,200 males and one in 2,500 females. In this case, Blume Goldfaden partner, Dennis Donnelly, recovered a settlement of 1.225 million dollars for a 4 year old boy born with Fragile X Syndrome, where the mother's doctors failed to perform proper testing to screen for this condition.