$4,600,000 settlement Failure to Administer Broad Spectrum Antibiotics to New Born infant
$4,600,000 settlement during trial for mother/guardian of brain damaged infant. Plaintiff's medical experts testified that the treating OBGYN and hospital departed from accepted medical care in failing to timely administer broad spectrum antibiotics to the newborn pending culture results. This departure or medical negligence from the standard of care resulted in a blood infection to the baby causing lack of oxygen to the baby's brain and brain damage.