Iowa Family Receives $1.3 Million in Birth Injury Lawsuit Verdict
A doctor from Iowa has been found to by a jury to have improperly delivered a child that suffered birth injuries as a result, and he will now have to pay more than $1 million in damages as a result.
According to the Waterloo-based WCF Courier, a Black Hawk County jury ruled in favor of Alan and Larysa Asher, a Cedar Falls couple who had a child in November 2006 who was born with permanent injuries to the brachial plexus in her left arm, causing permanent damage.
The Ashers alleged that Dr. Anthony Onuigbo of OB-GYN Specialists – the doctor that delivered their daughter – did not properly realize that her shoulder had become stuck during the birthing process. After using “excessive traction” to remove the child, the injuries to her left arm were first noticed.
During the birth injury trial that followed, the Ashers’ lawyers argued (successfully) that Onuigbo should have properly noticed that the child’s arm was stuck and either tried to dislodge it before proceeding or perform a C-section.
Following the ruling in the Ashers’ favor, the family was awarded $1.37 million; including $63,000 for each parent for “loss of childhood consortium,” $550,000 for loss of future earnings, $380,000 for loss of the child’s full mind and body, and $258,000 for pain and suffering.
If the family of you or a loved one have a child with some type of birth injury that was caused by medical negligence, there may be legal action worth pursuing. Contact a birth injury attorney at Sokolove Law today to see what your legal options may be, and if a birth injury lawsuit may be a possibility.
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