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

Question Categories

Nationwide Verdict Tracker

Brain Injury Verdicts & Settlements

New York Injury Cases Blog

Back and Coccyx Injuries from Trip and Fall - Appeals Court Orders $1,000,000 Reduction of Pain and Suffering Verdict

February 5th, 2012

On January 27, 2003, at about 9:45 a.m., Lucille Turuseta was walking into the rear entrance of an office building at 175 Main Street in White Plains where she worked as the office manager for a court... ...

Review of the 10 Largest Pain and Suffering Awards Approved by New York's Appellate Courts in 2011

January 12th, 2012

New York's appellate courts issued decisions in 10 cases in 2011 that approved pain and suffering damages in the sum of $3,500,000 or more. The largest was $12,000,000 for a 24 year old woman who was... ...

Court Rejects Defense Claims that Back Injury Pain and Suffering Awards Excessive

December 21st, 2011

Luis Ramos was sitting in a parked car in the parking lane, on Claremont Parkway in the Bronx on September 24, 2001. He had been waiting for his son when he decided to exit the car. After opening the... ...

Visit John Hochfelder's
New York Injury Cases Blog »
Copyright © 2012 The Law Firm of John M. Hochfelder. All Rights Reserved.