Lawyers in New Jersey: $1.8 Million Settlement for Delayed Treatment of Meningitis

Medical Malpractice
Failure to Timely Diagnose
Failure to Timely Treat
Meningitis
Cerebral Palsy

$1.8 Million Settlement For Delayed Treatment Of Meningitis

Attorney - John Blume
Spring 1999

Several weeks after the birth of an infant girl in 1993, her parents noticed she was running a fever, not eating, was irritable, and whining. The infant's pediatrician advised the parents on the telephone that there was no significance to the signs they reported. A few hours later the parents again called to report that the infant's condition was worsening.
This time the doctor told the parents to bring her to a nearby hospital for testing. However, once at the hospital, there was a delay in giving the baby a spinal tap, which would have revealed meningitis. There was further delay in administering the antibiotics that could have prevented permanent injury. As a result, the child became hemiplegic and visually impaired.
Blume, Goldfaden's John Blume settled the claim against the pediatrician for $1,000,000, the full amount of his insurance coverage. He settled the claim against the hospital and its residents for an additional $800,000.

Medical Malpractice
Failure to Timely Diagnose
Failure to Timely Treat
Meningitis
Cerebral Palsy

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