Our Results

Hospital mismanaged the labor of a woman suffering from an infection called chorioamnionitis. The hospital staff failed to respond properly to signs of fetal distress from an electronic fetal monitor, causing the baby to experience a prolonged period of oxygen deprivation. The baby required resuscitation and intubation at birth, but sustained a severe brain injury resulting in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) and Cerebral Palsy.

Tripler Army Medical Center staff and physicians failed to monitor properly a high-risk pregnancy, and ignored the mother’s excruciating pain and signs of bleeding. When the fetal heartbeat could not be found using an electronic fetal heart monitor, Tripler staff improperly delayed in diagnosing and responding to a uterine rupture. By the time the uterine rupture was diagnosed and an emergency c-section was performed, the baby had suffered a severe brain injury, resulting in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) and Cerebral Palsy. A $9,000,000 settlement was obtained.

A mother, who had delivered a previous child through cesarean section presented at her OBGYN’s office for a medical evaluation at 40 weeks and 2 days of her pregnancy. Her doctors performed a Non Stress Test (“NST”) and failed to recognize signs of fetal distress. Six hours later, the mother began to suffer painful contractions and proceeded to the hospital. The hospital staff failed to recognize signs that the baby was struggling and suffering from oxygen deprivation. The mother labored for an additional four hours before an emergency cesarean was finally performed. The baby was born limp and required resuscitation through a breathing tube. The delayed cesarean section caused the oxygen deprivation to worsen, resulting in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). As a result, the baby suffers from permanent quadriplegia and developmental delays.

A doctor improvised by implanting a shaft of a screwdriver into the spine of our client during surgery. The doctor said that he discovered that our client needed titanium rods to fix his spine in the middle of surgery. Rather than waiting for the medical supply company to deliver the rods, he decided to use the shaft of a screwdriver as a temporary replacement.

A few days later, the stainless steel shaft of the screwdriver snapped in the back of the 73-year-old patient, requiring him to undergo several more surgeries. He died two years later of related complications.

Hospital proceeded with a trial of labor despite the fact that the obstetrician knew or should have known that the mother had a deformed sacrum that caused the baby to become stuck in the birth canal. The baby sustained brain damage before an emergency c-section could be performed. A $4,900,000 settlement was obtained.

Talia Williams was beaten to death by her father, a former soldier. We claimed that the government was responsible for the death of her five-year-old daughter because the military did not report the child abuse of Talia Williams to the proper authorities.

After a hearing in Federal Court in Honolulu, a settlement was reached for $2 million.

Our attorneys helped secure a $4.25 million judgment for a client who faces lifelong complications from a botched bariatric gastric bypass surgery.