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We often encounter cases that seem 'manufactured,' that is, lawsuits by injured patients searching for a theory of negligence. Simple logic is often all that is necessary to defeat such [...]

Some cases seem indefensible because of the care rendered, the injuries sustained, or both. But sometimes, what appears a certain liability can turn into a defense because of through investigation, [...]

A Texas woman in her 40s underwent a myomectomy followed by a hydro-thermal ablation of the endometrium for treatment of heavy menstrual flow. During the hydrothermal ablation, the equipment was [...]

A California woman delivered her child in the hospital at term. During delivery, a shoulder dystocia was encountered and the obstetrician released the impacted shoulder to accomplish the delivery. Unfortunately, [...]

A 40-year-old Louisiana woman underwent an outpatient laparoscopic tubal cauterization. Two hours after the procedure, her blood pressure began to drop. She was promptly transferred to a hospital and underwent [...]

In 1995, a 32-year-old woman delivered her third child in a California hospital. Two hours later, a postpartum tubal ligation was performed and she was discharged from the hospital the [...]

In 1998, a California woman presented to the hospital in the very early morning with a term pregnancy and was admitted in early labor. She previously had consented to a [...]

A young woman in Idaho was being cared for during her pregnancy by a family practitioner, who sent her to an obstetrician for an amniocentesis to determine fetal lung maturity. [...]

Department editor Dawn Collins, JD, is an medical malpractice in Long Beach, Calif. She welcomes feedback on this column via e-mail to DawnCF@aol.com A New York woman who delivered a [...]

In 2005, an Illinois woman with elevated blood pressure was admitted to a hospital for induction of labor at 38 weeks' gestation. She was started on oxytocin and around midnight, [...]

A Michigan woman alleged that her son suffered pain as a result of a circumcision that was performed the day after his birth. She sued the obstetrician and claimed that [...]

A 28-year-old woman delivered vaginally at an Illinois hospital in 1998. She claimed that the resident allowed the perineum to tear before an episiotomy was performed, failed to control expulsion [...]

An Illinois obstetrician provided prenatal care to a woman from March to September 17, 1992. An ultrasound performed on September 12 showed the possibility of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). The [...]

That's the question before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. At issue is whether an appellate court is wrong to compel a gynecologist to testify as an expert witness in a medical [...]

Premature birth of quintuplets An Arizona woman pregnant with quintuplets was hospitalized and treated for premature labor, but eventually delivered at 24 weeks' gestation. Subsequently all five infants died. In [...]

A Virginia woman who experienced fetal demise near term filed a lawsuit against the treating obstetrician and his professional corporation. The woman claimed that she had called the obstetrician's office [...]

A Texas woman went to the hospital in 2001 to give birth and the baby boy was delivered without problems by her physician with a resident assisting. The patient developed [...]

Two days after birth in 2003, a New York infant underwent circumcision performed by an unsupervised second-year obstetrical resident. The resident removed significant penile glans tissue. Despite two subsequent surgical [...]

A 30-year-old woman in labor at term was admitted to a Massachusetts hospital in 2000. Labor was uneventful until 3:10 AM the following day, when the FHR allegedly suggested fetal [...]

After a couple of hours of pushing, a Connecticut woman requested a C/S. The obstetrician consulted with his partner and decided to allow the epidural to wear off and have [...]

An Alabama woman sought care from her obstetrician in 1995 when she was pregnant with twins. At 35 weeks, she delivered the first twin vaginally and the second twin was [...]

In 2000, a 28-year-old woman went to a District of Columbia hospital to deliver her full-term infant. She pushed for about 2 hours before delivering a 10 lb infant by [...]

A North Carolina woman 11 days past her due date presented to a hospital for labor induction. The obstetrician administered an induction agent and left the hospital. Twenty minutes later, [...]

A 54-year-old New York woman had breast ultrasounds that revealed a cyst on each breast. Five weeks later, she was seen by a surgeon, who determined there were no palpable [...]

In 2000, after a normal pregnancy, a Kentucky woman had normal vaginal delivery of a boy but then suffered a uterine inversion and began to bleed. The midwife called the [...]

In 1993, a California woman was admitted for labor induction. At 7:52 AM, which was shortly after admission, the fetal heart rate (FHR) monitor showed a prolonged deceleration. At 7:58, [...]

What makes patients more likely to sue their ob/gyns? Not negligence, but mismanaged patient expectations are the biggest culprit, say the makers of a new electronic informed consent tool--Emmi Expectation [...]

A North Carolina woman, pregnant with her second child and at term, went to the hospital labor and delivery area with a complaint of contractions that had been 3 to [...]