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Settlement – $900,000Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Torrance
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Yuk K. Law
(Law & Brandmeyer LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Stanley Schultz
(technical)
Joanne Hodgman
(medical)
Jeanne C. Heyerick
(technical)
Peter Formuzis Ph.D.
(technical)
Defendant
Gene Bruno M.S., C.R.C., C.C.M., C.D.M.S.
(technical)
Perry R. Lubens M.D.
(medical)
Facts
Plaintiff delivered on July 2, 1991, with Apgar scores of 8 at one minute and 9 at 5 minutes, and laboratory studies showing that Plaintiff was RH positive and had type O blood. Plaintiff was taken to the newborn nursery where he was observed for 43 hours with all entries in his chart were normal. He was discharged on July 4, 1991. Three days later on July 7, 1991, he was readmitted to the hospital through the emergency room for complaints of poor feeding and an arching of his back. Laboratory studies showed him to have a markedly elevated bilirubin level of approximately 40 which resulted in kernicterus (a condition in which areas of the brain are infiltrated with bilirubin), brain damage, and cerebral palsy.
Settlement Discussions
Plaintiff contends he demanded $3,000,000 and Defendant offered $500,000 present value, structured.
Specials in Evidence
$14,587 (Medi-Cal lien) $1,500,000 $2,000,000
Injuries
Cerebral palsy; microcephaly and marked impairments in all significant areas of development -- all requiring full-time attendant care.
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