CHICAGO – A Mississippi mother alleges an Oak Park hospital's failure to timely deliver her child caused injuries.
Sharda Clay filed a complaint on Dec. 4 in Cook County Circuit Court against West Suburban Medical Center, alleging medical malpractice.
According to the complaint, in May 2012, Sharda Clay and her unborn child were under the defendant's care and the baby was not timely and safely delivered, causing the child to suffer severe brain injury, developmental delays, cognitive defects and cerebral palsy, among other permanent and catastrophic injuries.
The plaintiff alleges the defendant failed to manage and monitor the labor and delivery to prevent avoidable injury and respond appropriately to the mother's and fetus' condition.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment for a sum in excess of the jurisdictional requirements of the court, plus costs of suit, and other relief. She is represented by Jerome Vinkler of Vinkler Law Offices LTD in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 18-L-013059