Breslau v. McAlister

OHN F. STROUD, Jr., Judge.

This is a medical malpractice case. Appellants are the parents of the deceased child, Kait-lyn. They brought this action against appellees, Northwest Arkansas Clinic for Women and its employee, Dr. Mitchell McAlister, alleging that after Kaitlyn’s twin, Jessica, was born Dr. McAlister failed to properly monitor Kaitlyn’s status, failed to detect Kaidyn’s distress, failed to act on the distress shown, and failed to deliver Kaitlyn by Caesarean section. Kaitlyn was born with severe brain damage, and she died when she was ten months old. The jury returned a verdict for…