Posted On: January 19, 2009
Cerebral Palsy Lawyers Reach $ 6.5 Million Settlement in Birth Injury Case
Last week lawyers for the family of Roberto Morales Jr. reached a settlement of $ 6.5 Million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that the medical staff at Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois administered Pitocin to the mother to expedite delivery. The Potocin caused an adverse reaction and caused the child to demonstrate signs of distress.
The medical staff, however, failed to respond to signs that the child was in distress and was experiencing a lack of oxygen to his brain. As a result of the oxygen depravation the child sustained brain damage and will need lifelong care.
