#11 – $1.55 million
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: January 14, 2009
Booth v. O’Connell
Type of Case: Birth injury, Erb’s palsy
Court: Newport News Circuit Court
Attorneys: Lisa P. O’Donnell, Amberley Gibbs Hammer, Norfolk
Summary: An infant suffered a severe and permanent injury to the brachial plexus nerves. Plaintiff alleged that the obstetrician used excessive lateral traction after she encountered shoulder dystocia during delivery.
Plaintiff’s experts testified that a video of the delivery made by child’s father contradicted the note the defendant dictated after the delivery. Defendant withdrew a petition for rehearing after the Supreme Court of Virginia denied a petition for appeal, and the case has been resolved.
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