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When attending doctors commit errors at the time of the birth of a baby in the delivery room, and these mistakes later prove to have caused injuries. They will face grave legal sanctions. Dr. Bruce G. Fagel is an eminent attorney and physician with several years of valuable experience in the field of medical malpractice. He and his team of legal experts help people with such cases involving injuries that arise from medical negligence and malpractice. He has first-hand experience of being an emergency room medical doctor and decided to become a medical malpractice lawyer so that he could help people who are victims of the above for life.
Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates and the case of Brigette Campbell
He and his team of experts dealt with the case of Brigette Campbell, who was a minor at Centinela Hospital. In the above case, after the successful delivery, she displayed signs of an abnormal heart rate, and the staff at the hospital did not do anything about the condition. This was the only mistake that made the hospital lose the case.
The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates, in the above case, proved that nurses could have done something to address the condition, like adjusting the position of the mother and giving her medications afterward. She was deprived of oxygen for a long period, and the fetal distress started to progress slowly. In fact, the nurses took an extra 35 minutes after the delivery of the baby to call the neonatologist to treat baby Brigette when her health began to worsen.
Sadly, the health condition of baby Brigette did not improve. This incident changed her life forever. Today, she has cerebral palsy with mental retardation for life. The incompetence of the attending medical staff changed her life forever. The firm won a $49,000,000 verdict for the baby- the amount that is expected to pay for the special care she would need for the rest of her life.
Lawsuits involving medical malpractice
Every legal suit of medical malpractice is unique and requires the attorneys to understand the complex medicine and science involved in such cases. The legal team needs to work in close association with healthcare experts to understand the nuances of the case so that they can represent their clients in courts with facts.
It is important for the jury and other individuals present in a court of law to have a good grasp of the relationship between the doctor and nurse and how this can be different in specific situations like when a patient lands up with extra injuries than expected due to the communication in the environment, change of health personnel and other associated factors.
The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates is an esteemed legal firm with five associate attorneys and more than 15 staff members who offer services to clients throughout the whole legal process, right from evaluation through settlement agreement or trial.
