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Delivery Malpractice
Worcester, MA: (Mar-01-08) A medical malpractice suit was brought against Dr. David Klein, Dr. Paul S. Dunn, and Dr. Jacqueline Rendo and nurses Lisa Champagne-Lynch, Maureen Vancelette, Nancy Kolodziejczak, Paula Whynot, and Kathleen Clifford, alleging that a Dudley couple's son suffered injuries at birth due to their negligence. Bruce and Susan Hanks and Jacob Hanks brought the suit against the three doctors and five nurses. The defendants were accused of failing to properly manage Susan Hanks' labor and delivery of Jacob on Dec. 29, 2000 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, and of not performing a Cesarean section in a timely fashion. Owing to the negligence, the suit stated that Jacob was left without a heartbeat for 20 to 25 minutes and the child, now 7 years old and living at a residential school, suffers from a permanent brain injury and developmental, cognitive and behavioral problems.
As part of a settlement reached, a judge approved a $6 million settlement agreement, resolving the medical malpractice suit. The suit stated that Jacob was delivered by emergency Cesarean section about 9:40 a.m. Dec. 29, 2000, after several hours of attempting to induce Susan's labor with a synthetic hormone. The baby was born with no heartbeat or respiration. The judge credited the doctors and nurses in the UMass Memorial Neonatal Facility with saving the life of the child. The defendants in the case denied any negligence. Their insurers agreed after a series of mediation sessions, however, to pay a total of $6 million to settle the case, which was scheduled for trial shortly. [WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE: DELIVERY MALPRACTICE]
Published on Mar-3-08
As part of a settlement reached, a judge approved a $6 million settlement agreement, resolving the medical malpractice suit. The suit stated that Jacob was delivered by emergency Cesarean section about 9:40 a.m. Dec. 29, 2000, after several hours of attempting to induce Susan's labor with a synthetic hormone. The baby was born with no heartbeat or respiration. The judge credited the doctors and nurses in the UMass Memorial Neonatal Facility with saving the life of the child. The defendants in the case denied any negligence. Their insurers agreed after a series of mediation sessions, however, to pay a total of $6 million to settle the case, which was scheduled for trial shortly. [
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