Marlow v. Moore

We demonstrated that our client suffered a severe birth injury as a result of the obstetrician’s negligence. The night before the infant was born, the mother’s contractions slowed but she was left untreated by the obstetrician and his nursing staff. During delivery, the doctor’s inappropriate use of forceps left the child with arm and shoulder injuries. When the baby was born, the obstetrician refused to let the neonatal nurse intubate the child as was necessary, trying instead to do it himself. After repeated failures, he allowed the nurse to correctly perform the procedure. We were able to show that the negligence of the physician and his staff was a direct cause of our client’s permanent brain injuries. The defendants (the obstetrician and his hospital) settled for a combined $1,900,000.