$33.8 millon awarded in childbirth medical malpractice case
Although it has been documented that cesarean sections are often performed unnecessarily in Kentucky and all around the United States, it is a medical life-saving surgery for many mothers and babies. One couple in another state is suffering the heartbreaking consequences from one physician’s decision not perform a C-section during their child’s birth. After examining the evidence presented in their medical malpractice lawsuit, a civil court awarded $33.8 million for