{"id":814,"date":"2017-06-28T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/?p=814"},"modified":"2019-10-17T05:40:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:40:28","slug":"5-million-settlement-brain-injured-baby-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/5-million-settlement-brain-injured-baby-case\/","title":{"rendered":"$5 Million Settlement in Brain Injured Baby Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States will pay $5 million in a settlement to resolve a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that physicians at a Florida naval hospital chose not to order a cesarean section despite signs and symptoms of fetal distress. As it turned out, the fetal distress caused the baby\u2019s permanent brain damage. <\/p>\n<p>Jenifer and Sean Mochocki, a U.S. Air Force officer, reached a settlement with the federal government in this <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act\">Federal Tort Claims Act<\/a> case and asked the federal district court judge to approve the settlement and the medical malpractice lawsuit. The suit alleged that three Naval Hospital Jacksonville physicians chose not to order a cesarean section procedure in the face of adverse fetal heart tracing, which resulted in the Mochocki baby\u2019s hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), which is a permanent brain injury related to oxygen deprivation. <\/p>\n<p>The settlement is partially structured in that the Mochocki family will receive $1,590,000 and approximately $3 million will be used to purchase an annuity that will allow for monthly payments of approximately $7,600 for the baby\u2019s life. An additional payment of $4,500 will be made per month when the child reaches the age of 18 until the end of life.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/5-million-settlement-brain-injured-baby-case\/#more-814\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States will pay $5 million in a settlement to resolve a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that physicians at a Florida naval hospital chose not to order a cesarean section despite signs and symptoms of fetal distress. As it turned out, the fetal distress caused the baby\u2019s permanent brain damage. 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