April 07, 2017
A California jury has found an obstetrician not liable for brain damage suffered by an infant prior to and during birth at Sutter Davis Hospital, close to a month after the hospital settled claims against it for $875,000.
March 08, 2017
A California federal judge on Tuesday signed off on an $875,000 settlement to resolve a medical malpractice suit lodged against a hospital operated by Sutter Health over allegedly negligent maternity care that caused a baby to suffer brain damage and other permanent injuries.
January 17, 2017
A California federal judge declined to send back to state court a suit alleging that medical malpractice led to a child being born with brain damage, holding Friday that though the U.S. government escaped the litigation, it makes more sense to keep the remaining state-law claim where it is.
December 13, 2016
The U.S. government is not liable for the actions of federally funded midwives at a California hospital whose negligence allegedly caused a child to be born with brain damage, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying no expert evidence indicates the standard of care was breached.