$17.1 Million Jury Verdict in Improper Management of Gestational Hypertension, Late Delivery

Hannah Bayless developed gestational hypertension two months before her due date. During the subsequent delivery, which was induced, fetal heart tracings were concerning for several hours. After the baby’s birth, Bayless’ son, who required fifteen minutes of resuscitation, was airlifted to another hospital. The baby was diagnosed as having catastrophic brain damage and died nine months later after months of intervention.

Bayless and her husband sued treating obstetrician Dr. Derin Rominger and his medical practice, alleging wrongful death. The Bayless family claimed that the defendants chose not to timely deliver their baby according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines for gestation hypertension, which requires delivery at 37 or 38 weeks gestation. The Bayless family also alleged that the defendants failed to expedite delivery considering the concerning fetal heart tracing, which clearly showed signs of hypoxia.

The jury in Macon County, Ill., signed a verdict for $17.1 million. The attorneys who handled this tragic case for the Bayless family were David Axelrod and Ted Jennins, oth of Oak Park, Ill.

Bayless v. Rominger, No. 2020-L 51 (Ill. Cir. Ct. Macon County, Ill.).

Kreisman Law Offices has been handling birth injury lawsuits, birth trauma injury lawsuits, cerebral palsy injury lawsuits, and wrongful death cases for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 50 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Bolingbrook, Elgin, Aurora, North Barrington, Inverness, Glenview, Riverside, Morton Grove, Oak Lawn, Chicago (Rogers Park, Back of the Yards, Pilsen, Chinatown, Greek Town, Wrigleyville, North Lawndale, Andersonville), Deerfield, Orland Park and Arlington Heights, Ill.

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