$9,000,000 for Birth Injury/Cerebral Palsy
William O. Crutchlow of Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP with offices in Edison and Toms River, New Jersey recently resolved this medical and nursing malpractice case arising from brain injuries sustained by a young boy during the labor and delivery process leading up to his birth. The injuries occurred when there were failures on the part of obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses to appreciate clear signs of fetal distress and to act to emergently deliver the baby. After a delay in delivery of several hours during which the baby was oxygen deprived, the child was born with profound brain damage – Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) – resulting in permanent physical and cognitive impairments. William O. Crutchlow retained experts in the fields of obstetrics, labor and delivery nursing, pediatric neurology, neonatology, vocational assessment, life care planning and economics to assist in the prosecution of this case. This case resolved to the significant benefit of our client and his family after a prolonged and complex settlement negotiation process.