TRIAL ADVOCATE
Michael Drew, Dave Karr

COURT
El Paso County District Court

CASE TYPE
Medical Malpractice

CLIENT
Obstetrician

ISSUES - An eight year old with substantial brain damage and cerebral palsy claimed that our client provided substandard obsetrical care to his mother during the pregnancy resulting in severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Through his parents, the child claimed ceonomic damages in excess of $14 million, $12 million more than the physician's liability coverage. Mr. Drew and Mr. Karr presented an impressive set of experts to address each of the issues raised, including the world's leading expert on hypertension in pregnancy, with over 300 peer reviewed articles, book chapters and publications in the medical literature. The jury returned a defense verdict after three weeks of evidence.