Settlements & Verdicts
The following are results that we have achieved for actual clients. The facts of individual cases vary and these are not necessarily indicative of the value of another case. These results can be helpful to illustrate the experience of the team of lawyers at The Yost Legal Group.
$4,000,000 HIE Brain Injury
Mother had a full-term pregnancy without complications. The mother presented to Labor & Delivery when her water broke and was admitted. Several hours into labor, the baby’s heart rate pattern became worrisome and remained so for hours, but no c-section was performed. The decision not to perform a timely c-section resulted in causing an HIE brain injury, resulting in permanent, profound brain injury by the time the baby was delivered. The case was settled before trial.
$2,000,000 HIE Brain Injury During Delayed Delivery
The mother’s pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes, which caused the maternal-fetal medicine specialist to advise c-section delivery. However, OB/GYN determined an induced vaginal delivery was appropriate. The mother pushed for over 2 hours, followed by the OB/GYN attempting vacuum-assisted delivery, which failed, and the baby was ultimately pulled from the birth canal by the OB/GYN, blue and non-responsive. The baby suffered HIE brain injury during this delayed delivery and suffered permanent brain damage. The case was settled before trial.
$2,500,000 Cerebral Palsy Due to Brain Injury at Birth
Pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia, which the doctor’s office diagnosed but did not immediately hospitalize the patient. This inaction resulted in critical distress to the mother and baby, requiring an emergency c-section and extensive NICU stay for the baby. The child consistently missed developmental milestones but whose cerebral palsy, due to brain injury at birth, was not diagnosed until several years later. The case was settled before trial.
$7,000,000 Settlement Defective Pharmaceutical Drug
Middle-aged woman injured as a result of taking defective pharmaceutical, suffered complete disability, shortened life and terminal illness. Confidentiality agreement as to parties’ identities.
$3,000,000 Settlement Pedestrian Accident / School Bus Accident
Two brothers were struck by their school bus driver after being dropped off by the bus. The one brother sustained minor injuries and the other brother sustained a traumatic brain injury. The case was settled on the scheduled trial date.
$4,250,000 Settlement Medical Malpractice / Paraplegia-Surgical Error
Doctor’s error caused child to be paralyzed. One sedated child was dropped off the operating table. The parties’ names are confidential.
