There is nothing more important to parents than the safety of their children. Many parents understand the importance of placing infants and young children in car seats while driving to reduce the chances of injury to their child. All car seats are not made equal. Even more troubling is that longtime car seat manufacturers —… Read More
Legal Complexity of End-of-Life Decisions
The attorneys of Passen Powell Jenkins often represent families of those who have been catastrophically injured — in car or truck accidents, by dangerous products, in workplace accidents . Sometimes family members are faced with making end-of-life decisions. The latter part of January 2014 finally brought closure to a two-month long battle between Marlise Munoz’s… Read More
Lexapro Birth Defect Lawsuits
Major depressive disorder Major depressive disorder is an illness that can be debilitating for those who suffer often chronic or recurrent attacks of the disease over the course of years. It is characterized by anxiety, appetite changes, loss of interest in normal activities, lack of concentration, sleep disturbances, fatigue, feelings of guilt or worthless or… Read More
Problems Associated with Delay of Caesarean Section
Caesarean sections are utilized (and sometimes over-utilized) in the United States as an alternative to vaginal delivery. There are several situations in which a caesarean section (“C-Section”) is necessary for the health and safety of mother or child. In these instances, failure to perform the Caesarean section may be the result of medical negligence and… Read More
$900,000 – Birth Injury / Fetal Death
$900,000.00 Settlement for Wrongful Death of Fetus and Medical Malpractice Involving Administration of the Wrong Drug Inducing Premature Labor Passen Powell Jenkins represented a pregnant mother in Chicago who was administered the wrong drug by her medical professionals, which induced Premature Birth of an 11-week fetus, which subsequently died. Our Top Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyers… Read More
$825,000 – OB/GYN Malpractice Settlement
$825,000.000 Settlement in a Chicago Wrongful Death / Medical Malpractice Lawsuit against OB/GYN Medical Staff For StillBorn Birth Passen Powell Jenkins represented a Chicago mother in a Wrongful Death and Medical Malpractice Action alleging that OB/GYN doctors and nursing staff failed to recognize fetal distress of her full-term baby during child birth, resulting in her… Read More
Misuse of Forceps During Labor and Delivery
When are forceps used? Forceps are used by obstetricians in an attempt to maneuver a child through the birth process if the child is experiencing one of many potential problems of movement or position confronted during labor and delivery. One of the following problems may result in the use of forceps: Breech presentations Shoulder dystocia… Read More
Oxygen Deprivation Birth Injuries
One of the most devastating injuries — to the individual child and to families of those physically afflicted — involve a baby deprived of oxygen at birth, causing permanent brain damage or death. In many instances, these injuries can be prevented with reasonable medical care, and therefore are actionable cases of medical malpractice. Neonatal Asphyxia… Read More
Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Birth Injury
Recently the Journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes released results of research conducted involving pregnant women with preexisting diabetes and the effects on the fetus. The research shows that …pre-existing diabetes in pregnant women greatly increases the risk of death of their unborn fetus by around four-and-a-half times compared with pregnant… Read More
Misuse of Pitocin (Synthetic Oxytocin) Causing Birth Injury
Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) is a drug that most of us have heard of in relation to childbirth. It is frequently used to induce labor, or to move a stalled labor along by producing contractions. In many instances, inducing labor with Pitocin has saved the lives of both mother and child during a stalled labor. It can be… Read More
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