{"id":1327,"date":"2025-03-19T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2025-03-19T05:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:13:36","slug":"18-million-settlement-for-resulting-brain-damage-in-delay-in-cesarean-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/18-million-settlement-for-resulting-brain-damage-in-delay-in-cesarean-section\/","title":{"rendered":"$18 Million Settlement for Resulting Brain Damage in Delay in Cesarean Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shada Tucker was admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/cookcountyhealth.org\/locations\/john-h-stroger-jr-hospital-of-cook-county\/\">John H. Stroger Jr. Hospita<\/a>l (Cook County Hospital) to deliver her child.  Labor was induced and continued for 16 hours before Tucker underwent an emergency cesarean section.  Her newborn son was later diagnosed with having hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and a seizure disorder. Baby Tucker is now 3 years old and suffers from cerebral palsy and severe cognitive deficits requiring 24-hour care. <\/p>\n<p>The Tucker family filed a lawsuit against the hospital, alleging it chose not to perform a timely cesarean section, resulting in respiratory distress and brain damage to Baby Tucker.<\/p>\n<p>The parties settled before a jury trial for $18 million. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/18-million-settlement-for-resulting-brain-damage-in-delay-in-cesarean-section\/#more-1327\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shada Tucker was admitted to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital (Cook County Hospital) to deliver her child. Labor was induced and continued for 16 hours before Tucker underwent an emergency cesarean section. Her newborn son was later diagnosed with having hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and a seizure disorder. 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