Legal Opinion
Valdez Ex Rel. Donely v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 29, 2008No. Docket 06-1333-cvPublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KORMAN, District Judge.
Elon Emani Valdez, a severely brain-damaged seven-year-old child, was born at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital on December 13, 2000. At some point before, during, or after her birth, she had aspirated meconium — a mixture of fecal matter and amniotic fluid. The aspiration of meconi-um is usually caused by fetal stress, brought on by infections in the womb or labor difficulties that cause the infant’s intestines to undergo increased movement, “causing meconium to pass into the surrounding amniotic fluid.” MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. “If…
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