Date: 10-22-2010

Case Style: Debra Cobb v. Tara Shipman

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Judge: W. Wyatt McKay

Court: Court of Common Pleas, Trumbull County, Ohio

Plaintiff's Attorney: Martin White, Martin F. White Co., L.P.A., Warren, Ohio

Defendant's Attorney: Joe Farchione, Sutter, O'Connell & Farchione Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio

Description: Debra Cobb sued Dr. Tara Shipman on a medical negligence theory (medical malpractice) claiming that Dr. Shipman acted below the standard of care during the labor and delivery process at the end of her pregancy and, as direct result, her daughter, Haley Cobb, suffered brain damage that caused her daughter to suffer from cerebral palsy. Plaintiff further claimed that Shipman failed to recognize or respond to signs of fetal distress and failed to perform a timely caesarian section during the delivery of her daughter in 2000.

The defenses asserted by Dr. Shipman are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $13.9 million.

Plaintiff's Experts:

Defendant's Experts:

Comments: Editor's Comment: Plaintiff apparently settled with the estate of Dr. Edmoundo B. Salero and with Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital before trial. The terms of the settlements are confidential.