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What's New > $5 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death of a Woman Pregnant with Twins

This last Spring, Alan Fuchsberg and Brad Zimmerman settled a tragic case concerning the wrongful death of a woman pregnant with twins, who died shortly after her labor and delivery. Only one of the infants survived and then with a brain injury. Basically what happened is as follows. As her pregnancy neared term, she developed pre-eclampsia, which is uncontrolled blood pressure seen sometimes as a complication in pregnancy. Additionally, it was known that she had the long term condition of sickle cell anemia. The combination of pre-eclampsia and sickle cell anemia placed her at a great risk for seizure. Notwithstanding her high risk condition, her blood pressure was improperly monitored and treated and her dizziness and headaches were not taken as an imminent sign of stroke. During this hiatus, while in the hospital, she suffered an acute seizure. The hospital did an emergency delivery of the babies. One child passed away and the other survived but suffered brain injury. The case was settled for the entire insurance policy of $5 million dollars.

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