On October 11, 1981, a woman of foreign birth delivered a set of twins prematurely at a New York Hospital in Kings county. Two weeks after his birth, while he was still in the hospital, the mother noticed a swelling on this thigh. An x-ray performed at the hospital revealed…
On 2 January 2008, the instant action was commenced, when NYCCS filed abuse petitions against respondent-mother. On 31 December 2007, respondent allegedly allowed the subject child (herein “subject child”) to sleep in her bed, touch her, kiss her on the mouth, insert his finger in her anus, insert his finger…
A medical malpractice action was filed by a mother and her husband against her physician and the hospital, where she was admitted for her delivery. The mother asserts that the physician left a foreign object specified as a surgical needle in her perineum during one of the suturing procedures. The…
A legal action was filed by a mother to recover damages for the alleged medical malpractice against the medical professionals who handled her medical care and treatment during her pregnancy. The mother asserted in her first reason of action that due to her physician’s negligent care and treatment for her…
A mother and her baby have pleaded a separate cause of action. The accused hospital moves to dismiss the infant’s cause of action, brought by her maternal grandfather as Guardian appointed by an order of the Court. It is claimed that the hospital’s negligence, failure to provide adequate care and…
A complainant mother underwent an abortion in a hospital. During the procedure, her uterus was punctured and she initiated an action for medical malpractice while her husband sued for loss of consortium. After two years, the mother conceived a fetus and apparently completed a normal term pregnancy. Approximately three years…
Plaintiff had made appointments to an abortionclinic at 1995 Broadway. Upon arriving thereat, she was asked to complete some forms, pay the appropriate fees and subject to a urine and blood test. She was then directed into another room where she changed into a paper gown and was brought into…
The videoing of a child’s birth is a long standing tradition for many families. It’s been permitted for decades, but there is increasing debate in hospitals now about whether or not parents should be allowed to do so. One mother filled photo albums with the births of her first three…
An $18.2 million settlement was awarded to a Wisconsin woman by the Federal government who funded the former Sinai-Samaritan Hospital in Milwaukee. The hospital was found negligent in the birth injury case. The plaintiff alleged that the child’s birth injury was due to the “horrific care” that she received from…
Facial nerve palsy results in the partial or complete loss of voluntary (controllable) muscle movement. This trauma occurs in an infant’s face due to pressure on the facial nerves just prior to or at the time of his or her delivery. The seventh cranial nerve, in particular, is damaged. In…