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doctors and nurses who took care of me while I was in labor with
my son, caused my son and our entire family a lifetime of
problems. You see, they failed to pay attention to the warnings
the fetal monitor strip was giving them and, as a result, my son
was very ill when he was born. He has Cerebral Palsy and will
have it for the rest of his life.
My name is Rachel B. and I delivered my son in a hospital in St.
Louis County. I am a nurse, myself, and felt that I would get
the best of care. Unfortunately, throughout the night before he
was born, the fetal monitor strip showed clear warning signs
that he was having difficulty and that a Cesarean Section should
be performed. The nurse never called the doctor to tell him
about that. When the doctor did finally arrive, it took him a
long time to decide what to do, even though the fetal monitor
strip showed that my son was dying. They finally performed an
emergency Cesarean Section, but at that time it was too late, my
son’s brain was damaged. My son was severely injured because of
the negligence of these health care providers.
As you can guess, I was devastated when the doctors told me that
my son had “Hypoxic ischemic Encephalopathy”. I knew what that
meant because of my medical training. It is basically a fancy
word for Cerebral Palsy. I was a single mother and did not know
where to turn. I called Terry Crouppen to ask him if he could
help. He said that Brown and Crouppen would help in any way they
could.
When I first met with the lawyers at Brown & Crouppen I could
tell that they knew what they were talking about with regard to
the medical care, or lack of it, that I had been provided. They
immediately went to work in obtaining all of the medical records
from my labor and delivery as well as all of the records of the
treating doctors who had provided care to my son. They hired
expert witnesses to evaluate my son and also to testify against
the negligent nurses and doctors who had caused my son’s injury.
They pursued the law suit until the doctors’ and nurses’
insurance companies approached them and said, “Let’s talk
settlement.”
All of the money in the world will not change the terrible harm
done to my son. But at least, with the help of the lawyers at
Brown & Crouppen, I know that my son’s future needs will be
taken care of financially. The lawyers made sure that the money
that they obtained from the insurance company went into a trust
that will be there to take care of my son even if I am unable to
do so.
Working in the healthcare field, I have frequently heard
co-employees make negative remarks about trial lawyers. I can
only say that I am glad I had trial lawyers to help me when I
needed help the most. I am glad I made that call to Terry
Crouppen. My son deserved nothing less.
Rachel B. |
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