Adequate anesthesia not provided during C-section — $2.5M verdict

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Type of action: Medical malpractice

Injuries alleged: Failure to timely provide an anesthesiologist and adequate anesthesia during an emergency Cesarean section

Name of case: Bandy v. Reston Anesthesia Associates, et al.

Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court

Case no.: 2022-8962

Tried before: Jury

Name of judge or mediator: Judge Christie Leary

Date resolved: 6/21/2023

Verdict or settlement: Verdict

Amount: $2,500,000

Attorneys for plaintiff: Lauren M. Byrne, Robert E. Byrne Jr. and John Simpson, Charlottesville

Description of case: The plaintiff was laboring with her first child when the baby’s heart rate plummeted. The OB determined an emergency C-section was necessary and the team was summoned. The sole anesthesiologist at the hospital failed to timely arrive, despite multiple calls, until the C-section had already begun. Plaintiff was not put under adequate anesthesia until the time of the baby’s delivery.

The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded $2.5 million against defendants.

Plaintiff’s counsel Lauren M. Byrne provided case information.

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