Type of Case: Medical Malpractice
Attorneys: William Kilduff, and Christopher L. Spinelli, Richmond
Summary: Our client was admitted to a hospital with signs of placental abruption and preeclampsia. Although the fetal monitor allegedly revealed signs of distress, no action was taken to promptly deliver our client’s baby, who later died in the womb.
That night, our client experienced hypertension and later developed HEPLLC syndrome. The child was subsequently delivered, and our client suffered a stroke. She now experiences balance, cognitive, and physical issues and cannot return to her job, at which she had earned $32,000 annually.
On behalf of our client, Emroch & Kilduff sued an obstetrician and the hospital, alleging her baby’s wrongful death resulted from failure to perform a prompt delivery and that the defendants failed to treat her elevated blood pressure.