Jury Orders Doctor To Pay $3 Million In Medical Malpractice Case
News sources report that a New York jury has ordered a Glens Falls doctor to pay a $3 million medical malpractice jury verdict to a girl who suffered serious injuries as a result of medical malpractice during childbirth. Marlayna Kineke sustained a brain injury nearly 18 years ago, when her mother’s obstetrician – Dr. Stephen Serlin - failed to deliver her in a timely manner. Unfortunately, when an infant sustains a birth injury, he or she can develop lifelong physical, developmental, and cognitive complications.
When a birth injury occurs due to the negligence or wrongful actions of a medical professional, an experienced San Francisco medical malpractice lawyer may be able to help.
According to the complaint in this medical negligence case, the doctor was summoned at 5 a.m. to perform an emergency c-section, but delayed performing the operation by 3-4 hours. After she was delivered, evidence showed that Marlayna had suffered “fetal asphyxia” in the womb due to a compressed umbilical cord. Further evidence showed that Serlin, as well as the mid-wife assisting in the delivery, had violated hospital policy by leaving the hospital for more than 4 hrs.
Marlayna now suffers from cerebral palsy and other health issues. The jury found that Serlin “deviated from the acceptable standard of care” and that the deviation was a “substantial factor” in causing Marlyana’s injuries.
At Bostwick & Peterson, LLP, our lawyers are committed to protecting the rights of birth injury victims and have obtained record medical malpractice settlements for the families and victims of medical negligence. If your child has been the victim of a birth injury or trauma, please contact our San Francisco birth injury lawyers today.
