$ 19 Million judgment before birth injuries

9:25 Publicado por Mario Galarza


Posted on the Mar 20, 2008

A boy from freehold, New Jersey, that disabled from birth was more than 19 million by a jury, Monmouth County, New Jersey in a medical malpractice suit, according to the young lawyer, Brian Drazin.

Drazin said that the money will allow Bonnie Kowalski, his 10-year-old client Brandon mother to pay for his care for the rest of his life, decorate their house adapted to his disabilities and buy a wheelchair accessible van, to transport him. Drazin said, that completely Brandon disables others for the support, it completely depends on is.

After a trial which began on 11 February advised the jury for two days before the finding that Arvind Palav, a midwife was negligent and $19,25 to the young awarded on Monday, 17 March.

Drazin said that during her pregnancy Palav Kowalski complaints of pain diagnosed after she contacted him on 11 September 1997, in her abdomen. He delayed statement, it was bleeding and lost much blood, according to Drazin.
Palav also failed, the necessary tests perform to Kowalski, and did not realize that the unborn child in "fetal distress" and ignored the warnings of a nurse who discovered the problem in accordance with Drazin.

Drazin said that Brandon, which was delivered by c section had to be brought back to life and was in intensive care for four months. Today is suffering from severe brain damage and cerebral palsy, and is also blind.

More than 10 accused were named in the original complaint, the Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, and the Chairman of the Obstetrics/Gynecology, general surgery include departments of the hospital. According to Drazin, some were quickly dismissed after he found that they had no part in the delays.

After deliberations began, judge Louis LoCascio remaining in the case narrowed the issues this Palav and a surgeon exploratory surgery for Kowalski performed the single defendant.

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