Medical
Malpractice
Failure to Diagnose & Treat
Hypoglycemia
Brain Injury |
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ADULT
CEREBRAL PALSY VICTIM COLLECTS FROM BIRTH DOCTOR |
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Attorney - John Blume
Fall 1993
A 21-year-old
woman suffering from cerebral palsy will receive a lump sum
cash payment of $1 million, in a settlement reached with one
of the physicians who failed to treat her properly after her
birth.
The woman
was born in St. James Hospital, Newark, in 1971, weighing a
little over four pounds. Although she was afflicted with hypoglycemia,
her attending physician failed to recognize or treat the condition.
Ultimately transferred to St. Michael's Hospital and treated
for the low glucose level, she nevertheless developed cerebral
palsy, damaging her motor function, but leaving her intellectual
ability unharmed.
The suit,
instituted against several physicians and the two hospitals,
recently resulted in a $1 million settlement against one of
the physicians, the full extent of his professional liability
coverage at the time. The case was handled by Blume Goldfaden
attorney John Blume.
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Medical
Malpractice
Failure to Diagnose & Treat
Hypoglycemia
Brain Injury |
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