Highest Reported DuPage County Verdict or Settlement in a Medical Malpractice Case
$18,250,000
Pitocin dosage caused permanent physical and cognitive injuries
PLAINTIFF ASKED N/A
T his case involved a birth injury. Plaintiff’s mother presented to Defendant hospital past her due date and Pitocin was admin- istered. Allegedly, the dosage caused excessive contractions which reduced the M-fetus’s oxygen levels, caused bradycardia, and brain injuries due to lack of oxygen. The injuries left Plaintiff, now six, with severe global physical and cognitive developmental delays. He is non-verbal and non-ambulatory.
DEFENSE OFFER N/A
SETTLEMENT $18.25M
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