Negligent security cases occupy a unique intersection between premises liability and intentional torts. Unlike most negligence claims, the immediate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries is not disputed. There was an assault, robbery, shooting, or other criminal act committed by a third party. The legal dispute is whether criminal conduct was sufficiently foreseeable and whether the […]
Once recognized, classic galactosemia is one of the few neonatal disorders that has a straightforward treatment: the elimination of galactose from the infant’s diet. Therefore, if an infant develops liver failure, sepsis, permanent neurological injury, or dies after birth, questions about the galactosemia diagnosis rise. Given the presence of the metabolic disorder, why did this […]
Some birth injuries begin during labor. Others occur before the contractions intensify. Pregnancy comes with inherent risk. There are medical conditions that may develop gradually over weeks, such as placental insufficiency, where the placenta becomes less capable of delivering oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. By the time labor begins, the fetus may already possess […]
Chain-reaction accidents by nature involve more than two vehicles and consist of a rapid succession of impacts that occur over only a few seconds. Each subsequent collision potentially introduces new defendants, new theories of liability, and new questions regarding causation. The first impact may initiate the sequence, but it does not determine who bears the […]
Obstetrical emergencies often require physicians to care for two or more patients simultaneously. When a significant maternal hemorrhage develops during labor, clinicians must stabilize the mother’s circulation while also continuing to assess the fetus’ condition. Priorities often overlap. A catastrophic maternal hemorrhage that results in neonatal injury, litigation rarely asks whether bleeding occurred. It asks […]