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Record Personal Injury Settlement for Rockford Area

The family of a brain-damaged boy, severely injured during birth, today settled their medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford for $12 million. The settlement is the largest of any personal injury case in Winnebago County. The lawsuit was brought by Patricia and Wendell Law, on behalf of their son, Jeremy against OSF Healthcare System, Inc (St. Anthony Medical Center); Dr. L. Wimal Fernando; and Connie King, RN.

Kevin G. Burke of Burke, Mahoney & Wise (Chicago, Illinois) and Benjamin A. Crane and Gregory A. Coplan of Coplan + Crane (Oak Park, Illinois) represented the Law family. Jeremy, now 4 years old, has spastic quadriparesis, a form of cerebral palsy. He remains dependent on a ventilator and requires around-the-clock care. According to the lawsuit, hospital staff failed to recognize that Jeremy was positioned for a breech delivery, failed to recognize signs of fetal distress and failed to deliver him by Caesarian section in a timely way. As a result, Jeremy did not receive sufficient oxygen during delivery and suffered massive brain damage.

“A failure to communicate accurate information and take appropriate action doomed this child’s future,” said Mr. Burke. “The nursing staff assumed – but failed to verify – the fetal presentation. Given the wrong information, Dr. Fernando accelerated the labor and Jeremy suffered catastrophic injuries.”

Read more at

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/12-million-settlement-in-birth,832579.shtml