A jury sided with a case brought against a Milwaukee-area doctor that awarded a family $23.3 million.

According to the family of the suit, the doctor failed to perform a Cesarean section operation when a mother found herself in a lengthy labor in 2005. Instead, the doctor opted to have a medical resident deliver the child using forceps. As a result, the mother argued, her son suffered brain damage. The boy, now five years old, lives with cerebral palsy. He is not expected to ever be capable of living alone or holding a job.

The settlement is intended to cover medical expenses both in the past and in the future, loss of income, and pain and suffering. The suit was pressed against both the doctor at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and the Injury Patients and Families Compensation Fund.

Following the verdict, the doctor's attorney said that an appeal should be expected to be filed in the near future.

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A jury in Milwaukee County Circuit Court awarded over $10 million in damages to a hospital injury victim represented by Milwaukee personal injury lawyers Habush, Habush, & Rottier, S.C. On Feb. 20, 2006, Larry Schultz, who had suffered from multiple sclerosis since 1988, went to St. Luke's Medical Center for a spinal injection of the drug Baclofen to treat spasticity  symptoms from his condition. Due to a mistake, however, Schultz was also injected with the Reno-60, a drug which had a label clearly stating that it was not to be administered by spinal injection. Due to the mistake, Schultz suffered severe neurological damage, seizures, and spasticity, causing fractured bones and extreme pain. Schultz, who was represented by Daniel Rottier of the firm Habush, Habush, & Rottier, was awarded $584,982 for past medical expenses, $4.5 million for future expenses, and $5 million for pain and suffering. Have you been hurt by the carelessness or incompetence of a medical professional? If so, contact an experienced Milwaukee medical malpractice lawyer from Habush, Habush, & Rottier, S.C. to discuss your case.