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Confidential $3,750,000 Settlement in a Medical Malpractice Claim for Birth Injuries
Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky negotiated a $3,750,000 settlement in a medical malpractice claim for birth injuries. As a result of a doctor and hospital’s negligence and failure to provide…
$5.1 Million Birth Injury Settlement Over a Failure to Properly Monitor Fetal Heart Rate and Timely Perform Emergency C-Section
Sommers and Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky, Matthew Turner, and Muskan Ali negotiated a $5.1 million birth trauma settlement for a catastrophically brain-damaged three-year-old girl. The child’s mother presented to the defendant hospital in February 2020, and…
Confidential Post-Verdict Settlement in Birth Injury Case Involving Infant’s Shoulder Dystocia and Brachial Plexus Injury
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller and Muskan Ali secured a confidential settlement for a child, now 11, who suffered shoulder dystocia during birth, which resulted in a permanent brachial plexus injury. Lisa and Muskan negotiated the…
$600,000 Settlement for Failure to Order CT Scan with Contrast for Newborn Baby with Respiratory Distress
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Michael McCullough II secured a confidential $600,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case alleging the defendants failed to perform a CT scan with contrast…
$350,000 Pre-Suit Settlement Over Ectopic Pregnancy Misdiagnosis and Miscarriage
Sommers Schwartz attorney Dina Zalewski negotiated a pre-suit medical malpractice settlement of $350,000 for a woman who was misdiagnosed as having an ectopic pregnancy and was improperly prescribed methotrexate, causing…
$3.9 Million Birth Trauma Settlement for Physician’s Failure to Perform Intrauterine Resuscitation and Mitigate Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller negotiated a $3.9 million settlement for a child who suffered a severe lack of oxygen and blood to his brain during labor…
Birth Injury Settlement for Newborn Who Suffered Brain Damage During Delivery
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Richard Groffsky obtained a confidential settlement for a child who suffered acute hypoxia and ischemia during labor and delivery. According to the lawsuit, the…
Confidential $4.375 Million Birth Injury Settlement For Child Who Suffered Severe Brain Injury
Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky secured a $4.375 million settlement on behalf of a child who suffered a severe birth-related hypoxic ischemic brain injury. The birth injury lawsuit claimed that…
Confidential $4.25 Million Settlement in Birth Injury Lawsuit Over Untreated Placental Abruption
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Matthew Curtis obtained a confidential multimillion-dollar settlement for a child who suffered acute hypoxia and ischemia during labor and delivery. According to the complaint, the mother had experienced a…
$2 Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose Strep B Infection During Pregnancy
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Lisa Esser secured a settlement with Cook County Health & Hospital System on behalf of a minor child and her mother. The lawsuit alleged…
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