17.1 Million Dollar Verdict out of Washington
From Yahoo News AP
A jury awarded $17.1 million to a woman who sued a hospital and two doctors after her son nearly bled to death in the womb, one of the largest malpractice verdicts in Washington history.
Here's the focus of the case.
Because of a rare medical condition called fetal maternal hemorrhage, Tami Lafferty's son's lost 75 percent of his blood before birth in 1998 and had to be resuscitated after an emergency delivery by Caesarean section. He was left with serious brain damage, impaired vision and cerebral palsy.
Did Tami Lafferty's son's had any problems with cord or placenta ? (Vasa Previa)
The only information I had on this case came from the article that I linked to. That article has since expired on Yahoo. Often what a malpractice attorney is looking for is whether the traumatic event could have been prevented or discovered earlier. With Vasa Previa I would look to see if the doctor acted appropriately once the symptoms showed.
For those others interested in Vasa Previa here is a link defining it. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5961