Andrew I Kaplan, Esq.

Complications following IUD removal were the focus of this lawsuit.

When the plaintiff claimed a botched episiotomy caused her rectovaginal fistula, expert witnesses testified that the complication may have occurred in part because she ignored the ob/gyn's advice. So why was the case settled?

When the obstetrician encountered a tight lower uterine segment band around the fetal neck, the complicated delivery that followed eventually led to the baby's demise. Why did the defense settle?

After the patient's third myomectomy, she sued, claiming the third surgery should have been an hysterectomy, but the physican successfully defended his actions in court.

Given the increased risks inherent during VBAC, ob/gyns must take great care to ensure that all of the caregivers involved in the trial of labor are on the same page.

Lawsuits are often premised upon how soon after a patient's treatment her injuries occur. With the support of contemporaneous documentatilon, and a dose of logic and credible science, the flimsy structure upon which many of those claims are based often crumbles.

Because of the potential jury verdict exposure, infant brain injury cases attract litigation even when the plaintiff's arguments are not scientifically or biologically plausible. It's often more expedient to settle such an action even when there is no negligence because juries can allocate extraordinary awards simply out of sympathy for the child's plight and the perceived cost of medical care and supervision.