Nash & Associates: Case Under Investigation
Cerebral Palsy – inappropriate maternal monitoring leading to fetal distress
Case Facts: This is yet another tragic case of a pregnancy that was not properly monitored. When the mother reported to her obstetrician that she was having premature labor, she was seen in the hospital but never properly evaluated regarding fetal status and well-being. She was, we believe, prematurely discharged. When she returned on an emergency basis the following day, she underwent emergency delivery. Her child, born prematurely, suffered brain injury – cerebral palsy. She has undergone numerous surgical interventions to attempt to improve her significant motor deficits. She was unable to walk without falling for years. After additional corrective surgeries, she is finally able to walk without falling and further injuring herself. Nevertheless, to this day, years later, she remains significantly disabled.
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Again, the above ‘cases under investigation’ are just that – under investigation. At Nash & Associates, we recognize that bad results can occur even when the medical care is totally proper. We believe it is our ethical duty to our clients to totally and properly investigate these matters to identify those cases in which tragic outcomes are the result of negligence. While we attempt to initially screen incoming matters to determine which may have merit, the final determination to proceed to a lawsuit is not made unless and until we are satisfied, through proper investigation and qualified expert consultation. that a valid malpractice case exists. Of course, the ultimate determination of the validity of a case lies with the jurors who must unanimously agree that our assessment was correct.
We provide the above information to give you, the visitors to our sight, information as to a sampling of the nature of our practice and insight into the expertise we possess in this area of the law. We do not simply market, collect cases and refer them to other lawyers, who specialize in this area of the law. We are the ones who handle these matters with our many years of highly successful experience in the evaluation, settlement and, when necessary, litigation of medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases.
