The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C.recently won a $585,000 verdict for a client in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
The case involved a patient who suffered a brachial plexus injury at birth which caused permanent impairment in the use of the patient’s right arm. The injury occurred when the baby’s shoulder became stuck on the mother’s pubic bone after delivery of the head, a complication known as shoulder dystocia.
Jerry Garau and Barbara Germano of Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. tried the case for the patient. They argued that the defendant doctor should have delivered the baby before the shoulder dystocia occurred based on signs from electronic fetal monitoring that the baby was in trouble. They also argued that the doctor erred by pulling too hard on the baby’s head after the shoulder became stuck.
The Indiana medical malpractice lawyers at Garau Germano Hanley & Pennington, P.C. can help you with your medical malpractice or personal injury claim. Contact them today.