Cullan & Cullan

$1.8M

Birth Injury

A Douglas County jury compensated Chaylee Bentzinger-Hill, a 3-year-old Omaha girl, for injuries suffered at birth. Chaylee's left arm is effectively paralyzed after she suffered ripped and ruptured nerves during her delivery in June of 2008. The mother's obstetrician, Dr. Ann Sjulin, made critical mistakes during delivery, including improperly dealing with shoulder dystocia.

$17M

Birth Injury

A 2-year-old Omaha girl received a record $17 million verdict in federal court because she suffered brain damage during her labor and delivery at Bellevue Medical Center. Medical professionals were accused of not providing the right care, failing to determine the baby's position or measure the mother's contractions, leading to oxygen deprivation and brain damage.

$19.6M

Truck Accident

Jury awarded compensation to a Nebraska man who suffered a partially severed spinal cord after being run off U.S Highway 75 by a concrete truck. The accident occurred on October 31, 2012. The jury found the big rig driver's negligence, despite claims that the victim caused the crash.

$11.5M

Birth Injury

Substantial settlement for an Omaha couple whose baby suffered major birth injuries during delivery at Nebraska Methodist Hospital and Physicians Clinic in 2010. Delivery was mismanaged by midwife and doctor, breathing problems left unattended, and forceps improperly used, resulting in severe brain damage to the newborn.

$25.4M

Medical Malpractice

Record-setting jury verdict for an infant injured by medical malpractice during labor and delivery. Excessive administration of Pitocin (oxytocin) resulted in serious brain injury and cerebral palsy. The verdict was the largest recorded for a medical negligence case in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

$4M

Wrongful Death

A jury compensated $4 million to the family of Paul Hustig, who died of colorectal cancer on August 1, 2001. The lawsuit was against Methodist Physicians Clinic and Dr. Michael J. Domalakes for failing to remove a polyp found in Paul Hustig’s rectum in 1991, which later became cancerous.