$16,336,753.75 Settlement in Bronx County for Birth Related Injury

Fiedler Deutsch, LLP is proud to announce a settlement of $16,336,753.75 on behalf of a child and family in a medical malpractice case venued in Bronx County, New York. The case involved the failure of the physicians and hospital staff to timely perform a cesarean section in the face of ongoing signs of fetal distress, resulting in permanent, birth-related neurological injury to the baby.

Throughout labor, the fetal monitor tracings showed nonreassuring patterns that required prompt recognition and intervention, yet the health care team did not act within the time frame accepted by good and safe medical practice. Had an earlier cesarean section been performed, the devastating hypoxic-ischemic brain injury sustained by the child was preventable.

This recovery will help provide for the child’s lifelong needs, including comprehensive medical care, therapies, equipment, and support services designed to maximize function and quality of life. The settlement also reflects our firm’s ongoing commitment to holding negligent providers accountable and to pursuing the full measure of justice for children who suffer avoidable injuries at birth.

Fiedler Deutsch, LLP has extensive experience litigating obstetrical malpractice and birth injury cases across New York, including matters arising from delayed cesarean sections and failure to respond appropriately to fetal distress. If you have questions about a potential birth injury or medical malpractice case, we invite you to contact us for a free consultation to discuss your rights and options.

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