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Settlement – $1,850,000Facts
The plaintiff's mother was a patient of defendant medical group. She went into labor at 36 1/2 weeks and was seen by defendant Medical Group June 27, 1997 at 7:30 a.m. She was sent to defendant hospital for rule out labor and possible tocolysis pending receipt of the past C-section operative note. Upon arrival at the hospital, the labor nurse felt that the presentation was consistent with an evolving abruption and called the OB on call for the medical group, defendant OB 1. He responded promptly, did a brief examination, gave a tocolytic and left the hospital. He claimed to have not been on call that day and got another OB, defendant OB 2, to cover until he could return. Defendant OB 2 claimed that he was never told about the patient. No OB examined plaintiff again for next two hours. Other nurses felt that there was no abruption and that labor was normal. At 11:20 a.m., the plaintiff was allowed up to the bathroom. Upon returning to bed, the monitor showed an acute bradycardia. Defendant OB 2 was called and a C-section was done in 20 minutes. The baby was severely depressed at birth. A large retroplacental clot was found and a 90 percent abruption.
Injuries
Severe brain damage and sequelae.
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