Martinez v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; CA (Arbitration – not filed)

  • $9,600,000 arbitration award for three year old in medical malpractice claim
  • newborn’s blood sugar dropped to level low enough to cause brain damage in days after birth – failure to monitor and give supplemental feedings
  • bilateral occipital infarction on MRI consistent with severe hypoglycemia
  • infant cannot walk, crawl or use arms, legs or hands purposefully; cannot speak; experiences daily seizures
  • award includes $7,700,000 past and future (38 year life expectancy) medical costs, $1,400,000 future lost earnings, $250,000 general damages for infant and $250,000 non-economic damages for mother

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