The delivery of Erin McCarthy’s daughter was stalled for about 8 hours during labor. The obstetrician taking care of McCarthy was Dr. Garry Karounos, who attempted a forceps delivery. During the forceps delivery attempt, the baby’s shoulder got stuck on the mom’s pelvic bone. Dr. Karounos applied various maneuvers to…
In this confidential settlement reached by the family of a newborn and obstetrician, the mother was to deliver her baby at 37 weeks gestation. The mom was admitted to the hospital to deliver the baby. During the second stage of labor, she experienced exhaustion while pushing. The treating obstetrician used a vacuum…
Throughout the pregnancy of Ms. Doe, she received prenatal care at a hospital’s clinic. She underwent ultrasound tests that showed that she had two gestational ages for her baby, each a week apart. During the third trimester, Ms. Doe was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and her treating physicians told her that she…
Caden Glynn was born at 26 weeks, 5 days of gestation at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill. His early birth was attributed to his mother’s preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. The HELLP syndrome is an acronym for hemolysis, the breaking down of red blood cells, EL for elevated liver enzymes…
Isabella Calcagno was born on June 17, 2002. She was born with meconium aspiration at the University of Illinois Medical Center (UIC) in Chicago. She was in the hospital for three weeks while she was treated for meconium aspiration syndrome. The defendant, Dr. Amrit Thandi, was a second-year resident at…
Ms. Doe, 37, suffered from gestational diabetes. During Doe’s pregnancy, she experienced cramping and met with her obstetrician, Dr. Roe, who was covering for Ms. Doe’s regular obstetrician. While at her appointment with Dr. Roe, an ultrasound revealed positive fetal breathing, tone and movement. However, a few days later, Ms. Doe returned…
Illinois law prohibits punitive damages awarded in any medical malpractice case. However, in this medical malpractice case there was a separate count alleging that the University of Chicago Hospitals acted in willful and wanton indifference to the plaintiff’s right to possession of her daughter’s remains. This lawsuit originated in the…
The Seventh Circuit U.S. Circuit of Appeals has affirmed a decision by a federal court judge regarding the statute of limitations in Federal Tort Claims Act cases. In this case, the plaintiff’s attorney did not inform the plaintiff that the two-year statute of limitations for claims filed under the Federal…
Disha Mookherjee was in her first pregnancy at age 30. She was seeing the defendant, OB/Gyn physician Elizabeth Nye, M.D., for her prenatal care. Disha was also a physician — a cardiology fellow at Rush University Medical Center. Because Dr. Nye had concerns regarding low amniotic fluid and abnormally slow fetal…
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a syndrome with several mechanisms. A child with cerebral palsy has disorders of movement or posture. This occurs during early development and may be associated with a birth injury. Most diagnoses of severe CP are made within the first months after birth. By definition, CP is the term…