A young child was awarded $1.8 million by an Oklahoma jury this week after she suffered a serious and permanent injury during her delivery.

In 2008, the girl’s obstetrician ruptured and tore nerves in her shoulder after it became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone. The doctor then pushed down on the infant’s head to free her. The child’s injured arm will always be shorter than the other and a life time of therapy could do little for its functionality.

$600,000 of the verdict was awarded for her pain and suffering, with the remaining $1.2 million for her past and future medical expenses.

If your child has has suffered a birth injury as the result of a negligent or incompetent physician’s actions, contact the New Jersey birth injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. today at 800-346-5529.