Grant & Eisenhofer won a high seven-figure settlement against a North Carolina hospital and physicians for catastrophic birth injury to a newborn
Case Title:
Minor-Plaintiff v. North Carolina Hospital, Obstetrician and Neonatologist
Case Type:
Catastrophic brain injury / delayed delivery / failure to initiate cooling therapy
Jurisdiction:
North Carolina (confidential)
Summary:
In 2019, G&E represented the family of a 4-year-old boy who had sustained permanent catastrophic brain damage due to provider’s failure to timely deliver, despite clear indications to do so, and further injury when Neonatology staff failed to properly transfer baby for necessary therapeutic hypothermia (“cooling therapy”) within the recommended 6 hours from birth.
Outcome:
- High seven-figure confidential settlement.
