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$1.42 Million Settlement – Delayed C-Section

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$1.42 Million Settlement for Delayed C-Section

  • Date: Spring 2002
  • Attorney: Carol Forte
  • Settlement: $1.42 Million
  • Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Labor and Delivery, Failure to Diagnose, Fetal Distress, Failure to Perform Cesarean Section, Hypoxia and Brain Damage, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injury

Obtained a $1.42 million settlement against a physician who waited too long to perform a Caesarean section, resulting in the baby’s brain damage and subsequent cerebral palsy.

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