Free Case Evaluation

erbs
Erb's Palsy News

Erb’s palsy lawsuit filed in Illinois

March 08, 2007
The parents of a child born with a brachial plexus injury have filed an Erb’s palsy lawsuit in Illinois against the doctor who performed the delivery. Christy and Dennis Hartmann say that Dr. Diana Peterson was negligent for failing to use proper delivery methods for their daughter, Chrisden, causing her to suffer a brachial plexus injury.
[Read more]
 

Virginia jury awards $1.8M verdict in birth injury lawsuit

January 12, 2007
A jury has awarded a Virginia child and his mother $1.8 million in their birth injury lawsuit against the doctor who delivered the baby. The verdict was the maximum allowed under state law.
[Read more]
 

One in 17 affected by birth defects

January 31, 2006
Doctors call it a hidden epidemic of global proportions: Nearly 8 million babies each year have a birth defect of some kind. That is roughly one in every 17. About 3.3 million of them die and another 3.2 million have such severe mental and physical disabilities that they are virtually condemned to lives of poverty and suffering.
[Read more]
 

Staten Island jury awards $1.3M in Erb’s palsy case

March 19, 2005
A medical malpractice suit in Staten Island, New York was resolved yesterday when a jury awarded $1.3 million to the parents of a 6-year-old girl who suffered a birth defect.

[Read more]
 

Erb's palsy lawsuit in Pennsylvania settled for $3M

October 06, 2004
An Erb’s palsy lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy who died in 2000 at age 4 has been settled for $3 million. The suit, filed in 1996 by Patrick and Christine Lombardo for their son Jonathan, alleged that medical personnel at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania were responsible for his birth defects.
[Read more]
 
The Hissey Kientz Law Firm attorneys can handle lawsuits, claims and settlements in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Our experienced lawyers can help.

Call Us Toll-Free: (866) 275-4454      Site Map

Disclaimer | Privacy Policy