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The lawyers at Ryan & Brown P.A. have a long and successful history of helping military families pursue and resolve medical malpractice claims. The following is a list of just some of the many resolved claims involving military dependents and retirees. Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the types of matters we handle and do not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other situation as all legal matters are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law. BIRTH INJURY L.S. v. United States. (Texas) This case involved a baby who suffered a severe birth injury due to military doctors failure to timely recognize fetal distress during labor. The projected lifetime payment from the settlement was in excess of $32 million. I.W. v. United States. (Oklahoma) A baby suffered severe and irreversible brain damage as a result of a VBAC delivery culminating in a uterine rupture. The case settled for a total projected payout of over $21 million. Z.S. v. United States. (Virginia) This case involved a failure to timely diagnose and treat fetal distress resulting in severe brain damage at birth of a newborn baby. The case settled for an expected lifetime payout of over $15 million. J.B. v. United States. (Florida) This involved a baby who suffered a severe lack of oxygen during birth. The expected payout of the settlement is over $15 million. D.A. v. United States. (Puerto Rico) There was a failure to timely recognize fetal distress and a delay in performing an emergency cesarean section, resulting in severe birth injury and brain damage. The case resulted in a settlement with a total expected payment of over $13 million. B.L. v. United States. (Illinois) This case involved meconium aspiration and the failure to timely diagnose fetal distress. The case resulted in a settlement with an expected payout in excess of $5.4 million. B.A. v. United States. (North Dakota) The child's mother had dangerously high blood pressure levels, which caused her baby to suffer asphyxia and lack of oxygen during birth. A verdict was rendered in excess of $3.8 million in present day value. B.K. v. United States. (Germany) Poor prenatal medical care resulted in premature delivery of infant with severe and extraordinary disabling injuries. Lifetime payout estimated to exceed $65 million. WRONGFUL DEATH R.H. v. United States. (Georgia) In this case, a 39-year-old woman died following bariatric surgery, due to negligence. The case settled, paying her survivors in excess of $1.9 million. L.P. v. United States. (Germany) In this case, a young mother had a complete placenta previa. She bled to death during delivery due to negligence of military doctors. The total guaranteed payout was in excess of $1.2 million. H.B. v. United States. (North Carolina) In this claim, the failure to timely deliver full-term infant resulted in death. The present settlement value was in excess of $350,000. Z.M. v. United States. (Maryland) A full-term twin infant died in childbirth as a result of poor obstetrical care during delivery. A settlement was reached in excess of $350,000. NEWBORN SCREENING S.C. v. United States. (California) This case involved the military and a private lab. The case involved a failure to timely report positive newborn screening results for PKU. The settlement with the civilian lab resulted in a structured settlement proposal with total expected benefits in excess of $9 million. The case against the United States also settled and resulted in payment to this child and his family an additional $19 million, for an expected total payout in the case of over $28 million. B.N. v. Civilian Lab. (Washington, D.C.) This case involved a failure to timely report positive newborn screening results. The case settled at mediation for a present value of $1 million, with an expected lifetime payout in excess of $4 million. VACCINE INJURIES D.H. v. HHS. (Vaccine Compensation Act) In this case, a child suffered an adverse reaction to the DPT vaccine resulting in a seizure disorder. A verdict in excess of $2.9 million was awarded to the injured child. MENINGITIS Z.M. v. United States. (Mississippi) The case involved a premature baby who contracted meningitis in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The dollar payout of the settlement is expected to exceed $11 million. V.W. v. United States. (Georgia) In this case, the child suffered bacterial meningitis and the physicians failed to timely diagnose and treat the child, leading to severe post-meningitis complications. There was a confidential settlement. L.C. v. United States. (Maryland) In this case, there was a failure to timely diagnose and treat meningitis in a two-year old child, resulting in partial deafness, which led to a settlement with an expected payout of over $1.6 million. I.H. v. United States. (Hawaii) This case involved the failure of military providers to timely diagnose and treat Group B, Beta strep meningitis in a newborn baby. The case settled for an estimated total payout in excess of $12 million. FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE CANCER L.L. v. United States. (Kentucky) Military doctors in Kentucky failed to timely diagnose and treat a mother for breast cancer ultimately resulting in her death. The case was tried to a verdict with a present day value of $775,000. A.J. v. United States and Civilian Laboratory. (Germany) The case involved a young woman who died leaving a husband and two small children due to failure of Army doctors in Germany and a civilian lab in the United States to timely diagnose her cervical cancer. The case was settled with a payout in excess of $2.5 million. L.J. v. United States. (Arizona) The case involved a failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain tumor. The case settled and has an expected payout of $6.8 million. PEDIATRIC MALPRACTICE L.R. v. United States. (Germany) Military doctors failed to timely diagnose and treat a congenital heart defect, resulting in severe brain damage to a newborn baby. The case settled and resulted in a payment to the family in excess of $8.4 million. K.W. v. United States. (Colorado) This case involved an 11-year old girl who was suffering from a benign brain tumor, which was not timely diagnosed by military physicians. This resulted in vision impairment in the child. The present value of the settlement was approximately $1.6 million. Y.A. v. United States. (California) This case involved negligent brain surgery on a year old boy, resulting in massive brain bleeding and a cardiac arrest. A settlement with the United States was reached with an expected payout of over $15 million. Z.W. v. United States. (Texas) The hospital was not equipped to appropriately care for a baby, and the child's condition, which should have been easily treated, ended up causing significant brain damage. The case settled and the expected payout to the family and the injured child is in excess of $5.8 million. SHOULDER DYSTOCIA I.C. v. United States. (Virginia) This case involved a shoulder dystocia resulting in a brachial plexus injury to the baby. The case settled for an expected payout of over $3.9 million. S.G. v. United States. (Virginia) This case involved a mild brachial plexus injury to a baby following shoulder dystocia at birth. Lifetime benefits of the settlement were $640,000. SCARRING Z.C. v. United States. (Washington) This case involved an infection following a gallbladder surgery. The woman was left with extensive scarring and disabling injuries. The value of the settlement was over $624,000. AUTO ACCIDENT R.A. v. United States. (Germany) This case involved a special needs child who was injured in an accident involving a school bus at an American military school in Germany. The case settled for a present day value of over $1.6 million. NO FEE IF NO RECOVERY 1-800-487-8760 Click Here For Free Consultation LawHelp@MilitaryMedicalMalpractice.com
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