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Verdicts & Settlements from Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman

Shown below are the Verdicts & Settlements obtained by Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman; a very successful medical malpractice law firm. We invest significant resources in our trial attorneys and our cases to achieve the very best results possible on behalf of our seriously injured clients. Unlike so many other law firms, when we accept a medical malpractice or birth injury case for representation, this firm handles your case; we do not refer it to another firm. While past firm success may not be a guarantee of future success in any given case, it certainly remains important to know the track record of the law firm you select to protect your families future. We invite you to check out our record-setting trial verdicts below as well as our recent verdicts and settlements located here.

If you believe that a family member was injured by the negligence of a medical provider it is important to seek qualified counsel as early as possible so medical records and witnesses do not change or disappear. We invite you to contact us today for a free consultation on your case. If we can help you, there will be no charge or expense to you unless we win your case.

Largest Birth Injury Verdict in the United States against Hopkins Hospital in Maryland.

In July 2019, Attorneys Keith Forman, Mary Koch, of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, LLC made history with another record-setting jury award for their client Erica Byrom. A Baltimore jury awarded our client $229.6 million for the harm caused by a permanent brain injury suffered by her infant daughter at birth. Under Maryland law, the verdict will likely be reduced to approximately $205 million, which will stand as the largest verdict of its kind in the United States.

On October 20, 2014, our client—Erica Byrom—was admitted to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for preeclampsia—a condition that usually occurs after the 20^th week of pregnancy and is characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine.

Ms. Byrom’s doctors informed her that her condition would cause her unborn daughter to suffer a brain injury or death. The doctors also advised Ms. Byrom that she could terminate the pregnancy, which would have been a violation of Maryland law and John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center policy at that stage of the pregnancy.

The safest course of action for Ms. Bryom and her child was delivery by cesarean section. However, on October 23 2014—three days after she was admitted—Ms. Byrom’s doctors informed her that her condition deteriorated and advised medically-induced labor without a C-section and continuous fetal monitoring.

This information would later be revealed as a medical misdiagnosis. Ms. Byrom was in labor for roughly 22 hours, during which her child sustained an ischemic brain injury due to hypoxia. As a result of the medical provider’s mistakes, Ms. Bryom’s daughter was born with cerebral palsy, an incurable brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation. She now requires constant care and attention due to the complication. Further details of the case are being kept private out of respect for the family and due to state laws.

NEWS COVERAGE

The record case of a $229 million verdict garnered the attention of the nation’s media. For more information about this ongoing story and record medical malpractice jury verdict, read full articles from The Balitmore Sun, The National Law Journal, The Seattle Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

To learn more about Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & and our birth injury representation including Cerebral Palsy and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, call (888) 905-2324. We travel across the country to work with clients in need and have active cases in Minnesota, Illinois, Texas and Georgia. See what we can do for you and your child by contacting us now. There is never a cost to you until we win.

MARYLAND & WASHINGTON BIRTH INJURY TRIAL VERDICTS

Jury Verdict	Case	Location
$229 Million	Birth Injury	Largest Malpractice Verdict in US
$55 Million	Birth Injury	Baltimore City
$21 Million	Baby Birth Injury	Baby Birth Injury
$15.6 Million	Baby Birth Injury	Prince George’s County
$14.1 Million	Medical Malpractice/Perforation of Duodenum	Baltimore City
$12 Million	Legal Malpractice	Baltimore City
$6.9 Million	Baby Birth InjurCerebral Palsy Birth Injury y	Baltimore City
$5.36 Million	Cancer Misdiagnosis	Washington D.C.
$4.4 Million	Failure to Diagnose Cancer	Baltimore City
$4 Million	Birth Injury resulting in Death $5.36 Million	Anne Arundel County
$2.37 Million	Medical Malpractice/ Foot Drop	$5.36 Million BalBaltimore Citytimore City

MULTI-STATE CEREBRAL PALSY AND BIRTH INJURY VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

Jury Verdict	Case	Location
$10 Million	Baby Birth Injury	Wisconsin
$15.5 Million	Birth Injury	Largest Verdict in Minnesota
$13.5 Million	Labor Mismanagement Resulting in Cerebral Palsy	Minnesota
$5 Million	Cerebral Palsy	West Virginia
$9.2 Million	Cerebral Palsy	Largest Verdict in Minnesota history
$7 Million	Failure to Diagnose a stroke,	Minnesota
$4.5 Million	Birth Injury Brain Damage	Pennsylvania
$5 Million	Cerebral Palsy	Iowa
$2 Million	Cerebral Palsy	Alabama
$5 Million	Cerebral Palsy	Illinois
$5 Million	Cerebral Palsy	North Carolina