Smoking alleged as contributing cause to stillbirth of child – Defense Verdict 
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Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: Fredericksburg Circuit Court, Judge Gordon F. Willis, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Defense Verdicts
In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiff sued her obstetrician over the loss of her child following a placental abruption and stillbirth delivery at approximately 38 weeks gestation.
The plaintiff alleged that she had multiple elevated blood pressure measurements recorded late in her pregnancy, suggesting that she was developing gestational hypertension or preeclampsia that was ...
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