$2+ Million Unanimous Verdict

Philadelphia (February 15, 2011) – A Philadelphia jury yesterday returned a unanimous verdict awarding damages of $2,154,583.73 to the family of Hyseem Jacobs against Defendants, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Peter Chen, M.D. an attending physician in obstetrics and gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The jury found that the defendants were negligent during the course of labor and delivery on March 22, 2006 in failing to timely perform a Cesarean section delivery of the baby before brain injury occurred. The child sustained a 15 to 20 minute period of severe oxygen deprivation just before delivery, secondary to placental abruption, while under the care of Dr. Chen and HUP, causing what was described as a devastating injury.

As a result of the brain damage, Hyseem Jacobs was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and was severely disabled. He lived with and was cared for by his family until he died as a result of complications of cerebral palsy on August 25, 2007.

The two-week trial was before The Honorable Frederica Massiah-Jackson in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County. Richard J. Heleniak of Messa & Associates, P.C. served as counsel for the Plaintiffs.

For more information regarding the verdict, please contact Glorious Hightower at 1-877-MESSALAW or GHightower@messalaw.com.

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