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Cleveland Birth Injury Attorney: Feds Settle for $7.5 Million in Tribal Case

Our birth injury attorneys in Cleveland are often asked: What size of birth injury settlement should be expected? Naturally, that depends on a number of variable factors. No two cases are alike. It comes down to the evidence, how you plead your case and ultimately the decisions of the judge and jury.

The following provides a birth injury case example: One birth injury litigation case in Los Angeles, California recently resulted in a $7.5 million settlement.

The case involved a patient who was 40 weeks pregnant presented to a tribal hospital with low amniotic fluid. The infant suffered a brain injury and other severe injuries during delivery. The family sued the federal government for failure to perform proper tests and negligently administering a labor-inducing drug. Due to complications, an emergency cesarean section was performed. This resulted in injuries to the infant which led to developmental delays and other permanent injuries.

Payment Timeline

The government settled with the family before trial. Under the agreement, the family received an immediate payment of $3.75 million, with the remainder of the payment to be used to purchase an annuity to provide the child with monthly payments.

Have you or a loved one been a victim of a possible birth injury incident? Contact our birth injury attorney in Cleveland for a free consultation.