Children are never more vulnerable than at birth, when their entire futures are in the hands of the medical professionals overseeing the pregnancy and delivery. Overwhelmed by the emotions of birth, parents place extraordinary trust in physicians, nurses, and hospitals to provide the necessary guidance, care, and experience.
Tragically, medical professionals do not always fulfill their responsibilities, and the baby suffers. Mistakes that take only minutes can cause a lifetime of heartache, challenge, and medical care.
For decades, the attorneys at Raynes McCarty have worked to provide support to families whose children were injured by medical negligence at birth.
- $7,500,000 Settlement at Trial for Brain Damage at Birth After a normal pregnancy and normal fetal monitoring for more than nine hours, an unborn baby's tests began to deteriorate. The poor fetal response indicated oxygen deprivation. In the face of the baby's alarming heart rate, the attending obstetrician unfortunately pushed labor by administering the drug Pitocin. At trial, medical experts testified that the attending obstetrician failed to appropriately respond to the signs of fetal distress, improperly administered Pitocin, and should have delivered the distressed baby by emergency caesarian section. The birth asphyxia caused by these failures led to permanent brain damage. During the trial, the team of Arthur Raynes, Jim Mundy and Stephen Raynes secured a $7.5 million recovery to take care of the child's needs.
- $5,000,000 Recovery for Brain Damaged Child A young child was transferred to a children's hospital for treatment of a gastrointestinal disorder that required close monitoring of fluid and electrolyte replacement. The child was administered an overdose of IV sodium that damaged the brain and several other organs. Raynes McCarty achieved a $5,000,000 settlement for the child.
As part of our work with families whose children were the victims of medical negligence, we have developed a special focus on children who were born with undiagnosed metabolic disorders. Click here to learn more.