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15 September
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In Utero Medical Malpractice Injuries

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in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
In Utero Medical Malpractice Injuries

Learning that an infant has one or more developmental problems while in utero is unsettling, to say the least. Parents are faced with an array of considerations, questions, and treatment choices with the hope of finding viable options that result in having a healthy baby. Fortunately, advances in science and medicine have provided treatment options for infants prior to birth for a number of medical conditions. These include heart, brain, and lung problems, among many others, and even conditions affecting twin pregnancies.1 Numerous potential treatments are available, from blood transfusions to surgery and beyond.2 Like all medical procedures, however, in utero treatment...

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07 September
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Infant Birth Injuries Due To Epidurals

Posted by mslaw
in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Infant Birth Injuries Due To Epidurals

While epidurals used during birth labor are utilized and intended to reduce maternal pain, they are not without risks. Some of these risks affect babies in addition to mothers and surrogates. For example, epidurals may cause prolonged labor,1 and while rare, this in turn may result in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in an infant, a form of brain dysfunction caused by a decrease or lack of oxygen or blood flow to the infant’s brain.2,3 HIE can be recognized by a variety of symptoms, including breathing problems, distorted muscle tone, a lack of common reflexes, and seizures, among other things.2  It can...

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31 August
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Miami Attorney Richard “Bo” Sharp, Esq. Recovers Record $12 Million FTCA Medical Malpractice Settlement

Posted by mslaw
in Awards, Honors & Accolades, Birth Injury, M&S In The News, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Press Releases
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Noted Miami Attorney Richard "Bo" Sharp, Esq. of Mallard & Sharp, P.A. secured a $12,000,000 settlement from the United States Of America in the Federal Tort Claim Action, styled, HACKING vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Case No.: 2:19-cv-14449-), filed in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida in Ft. Pierce, Florida and defended by the United States Attorney’s Office in Miami, Florida. This represents one of the Top 21 Personal Injury Settlements Obtained In The Entire United States In The Year 2022. The $12 million settlement resolved Mallard & Sharp’s infant client’s claims, as well as the claims of her parents,...

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25 August
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Fathers’ Birth Trauma

Posted by mslaw
in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Fathers Birth Trauma

The majority of birth injury cases focus on the physical and emotional effects on the baby or the mother (or surrogate). Rarely are the effects on a father fully considered, let alone adequately addressed. Yet men who experience fathers’ birth trauma may need support in a number of ways, including emotionally, physically, financially — and legally. This is especially so in cases in which a spouse, partner, or baby dies in childbirth due to medical malpractice negligence, or in the most devastating scenario of all in which both a mother and baby die due to such negligence. Rachel Diamond, Ph.D. effectively...

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07 August
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Medication Related Birth Injuries

Posted by mslaw
in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Medication Related Birth Injuries

While some medications utilized during labor and delivery are essential, helpful, or cause no harm, others can have devastating effects on an infant. This, in turn, can create emotional, physical, and financial hardships for parents. Medication related birth injuries can range from deficits in attention and feeding to heart and kidney problems.1 There are a number of scenarios in which medication related birth injuries may be due to medical malpractice negligence. Failure to properly monitor maternal medication dosages in pregnancies in which babies have low birth weights is one such instance. Another is the potential for a brachial plexus birth injury...

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31 July
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Placental Abruption Medical Malpractice Birth Injury

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in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Placental Abruption

Placental abruption occurs when the placenta partially or fully detaches from the walls of the uterus during pregnancy. It is a serious condition, one that can result in severe bleeding in a mother or surrogate and which may cause oxygen deprivation that leads to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in an infant. HIE is a form of brain dysfunction caused by a reduction or lack of oxygen or blood flow to an infant’s brain (called birth asphyxia).1,2 Research has shown that placental abruption occurs in 1% of pregnancies.3 In some cases, placental abruption is due to a medical malpractice birth injury. A...

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24 July
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Newborn Facial Birth Injury

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in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Newborn Facial Birth Injury

Forceps misuse. Vacuum extraction errors. Improper delivery. These are only a few scenarios associated with a newborn facial birth injury involving medical malpractice negligence. Such injuries include facial paralysis, nasal septum damage, lacerations, and even broken bones.1 And while in many cases newborn facial birth injuries improve over time, in others they result in devastating long-term physical and emotional problems that affect infants and family members alike. In the latter situation, parents who have provable medical malpractice negligence cases often seek legal help. No matter the precise cause, fair compensation is an essential part of a legal settlement in provable newborn...

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07 July
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Urgent Care Medical Malpractice Negligence

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in Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Urgent Care Medical Malpractice Negligence

From physicals and routine vaccines to illnesses and minor injuries, urgent care centers throughout Florida provide alternatives to standard medical office visits and trips to hospital emergency departments. Most have extended hours, and many even offer 24-hour services. Both residents and visitors may benefit from the potential conveniences offered by such establishments. But what about cases in which urgent care visits result in urgent care medical malpractice negligence? According to the CDC, 32.3% of women and 26.0% of men nationally visited an urgent care center or retail health clinic in the preceding 12 months in 2019.1 And current research has shown...

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30 June
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Newborn Heart Defect Delayed Diagnosis Lawsuits

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in Birth Injury, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Newborn Heart Defect Delayed Diagnosis Lawsuits

Any form of delayed medical diagnosis can lead to substantial health problems — or even death. One particularly devastating scenario is that of a newborn heart defect delayed diagnosis. Research has shown that delayed recognition of congenital heart disease in children is often due to physician negligence.1 Further, it uncovers the specific fact that available clinical cardiac findings alert physicians to likely newborn heart defects, though such findings are often ignored. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect.2 No matter the cause, fair compensation is an essential part of a legal settlement in provable lawsuits that result...

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22 June
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Medical Staff Shortages and Medical Malpractice Negligence In Hospitals

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in Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence
Medical Malpractice Negligence In Hospitals

Emergency rooms and all other treatment and care areas in hospitals are often filled with patients. Waiting times to see a physician or receive a medical test can be lengthy in South Florida. Since the onset of Covid-19, the scenario may in fact be much more common in hospitals nationwide as well as locally. Staff shortages, many of which are likely an effect of the pandemic, have increased medical worker's workloads while at the same time increasing the likelihood of Miami Medical Malpractice Negligence in Hospitals.  Medical worker exhaustion due to overwork, added responsibilities, and constant rushing to finish tasks is...

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