{"id":1036,"date":"2014-09-30T15:18:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2014-10-01T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T15:25:33","slug":"maryland-couple-awarded-21-million-after-son-suffers-severe-birth-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/blog\/maryland-couple-awarded-21-million-after-son-suffers-severe-birth-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Couple Awarded $21 Million After Son Suffers Severe Birth Injury."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For over 25 years, the Law Offices of Gilbert R. Hoy, Jr. and Affiliates has been an essential resource to Massachusetts families in need of legal assistance.\u00a0 With years of litigation experience, our dedicated team of <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\">personal injury attorney specialists<\/a> have helped clients all across the Commonwealth recover the monetary damages that they are entitled to.\u00a0 We have a well-deserved, national reputation for providing excellent client service and unmatched results.\u00a0 Has your son or daughter suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-baby-birth-injuries-injury.php\">birth injury<\/a> due to a doctor or nurse\u2019s negligent care?\u00a0 If so, please contact our firm today by calling 617-787-3700, or emailing us at <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\"><strong>info@gilhoylaw.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lndZFR5IeFQ\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The day of your child\u2019s birth may be one of the most anxiety-filled days of your entire life.\u00a0 Becoming a parent is no small task: it takes an extraordinary amount of dedication, responsibility and love.\u00a0 On that day, however, your main concern is that the labor and delivery goes smoothly.\u00a0 In all likelihood, you and your spouse have planned for this day for quite some time, and you\u2019ve prepared for very specific procedures to take place.\u00a0 <strong>Yet, for all the medical preparation and professionalism that you and your spouse expect, there are sometimes unforeseen complications that may cause problems with your child\u2019s health.\u00a0 On occasion, these complications may be caused by a doctor\u2019s or nurse\u2019s failure to act decisively and appropriately.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On September 6, 2002, <a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/2014\/09\/26\/csa-affirms-20m-award-in-birth-injury-case\/\">Mrs. Shantiah Norfleet <\/a>was admitted to the MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0 Although a usual pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, Shantiah and the baby were found to have high blood pressure levels at the 32<sup>nd<\/sup> week. Therefore, Dr. Kathleen Ward decided to induce labor.\u00a0 During Shantiah\u2019s labor, however, a fetal heart monitor showed that the baby\u2019s oxygen levels were extremely low.<strong>\u00a0 But instead of conducting an emergency caesarian section, Dr. Ward allowed the labor to continue for another three hours.\u00a0 When Jaylan Norfleet was finally born, the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck.\u00a0 Jaylan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly after being evaluated by hospital staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In February of 2011, the Norfleet family filed a lawsuit against the MedStar Harbor Hospital and Dr. Ward.\u00a0 The family alleged that the hospital and its staff negligently failed to provide Shantiah with a caesarian section.\u00a0 At trial, the Norfleets called several expert witnesses, including gynecologists and obstetricians, who agreed that the correct course of action was an emergency caesarian section.\u00a0 <strong>After a two-week trial, a jury in the Baltimore City Circuit Court awarded the Norfleet family $21 million in damages.\u00a0 The hospital appealed the verdict to the Court of Special Appeals in Maryland, but that court recently upheld the damage award.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your child has been injured by negligent medical professionals, please contact our diligent Boston birth injury lawyers, who will work hard to ensure that you and your family are financially secure.\u00a0 Please call us at 617-787-3700 or email us at <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a>. 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