TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .............................................................................................. pg 1

About Keenan’s Kids Foundation .......................................................... pg 3

1. Brain Damage; Twin Transfusion; OB ................................................ pg 4
Facts: Infant suffered permanent brain damage due to a pre-birth reduction of oxygen to the brain. The injury was caused by twin-twin transfusion syndrome that went undetected due to the defendant medical personnel’s failure to monitor. Daniel B. Cullan

2. Tractor Trailer; Automobile ............................................................... pg 30
8 year old child and mother were killed, and their 10 year old brother/son was left permanently brain-damaged, spastic and quadriplegic from a collision with a tractor-trailer that had crossed the center line without slowing down or sounding its horn. Thomas A. Demitrio

3. Brain Damage; OB .............................................................................. pg 54
Infant suffered permanent brain damage due to an improper vaginal delivery of a breach presentation.  The defendant doctor settled pretrial and the case proceeded against the hospital only. John R. Edwards

4. Tractor Trailer; Automobile ............................................................... pg 75
Adult tractor operator was killed as the result of design defects that were foreseeable to the defendant tractor manufacturer. The suit was brought on behalf of his wife and three young children. James E. Fitzgerald

5. Crosswalk; Automobile....................................................................... pg 89
8 year old was killed when struck by a car in the crosswalk to her school. The defendant county knew the crosswalk - used by students of three local elementary schools - to be hazardous. Browne Greene

6. Brain Damage; Forceps; OB ............................................................ pg 117
Infant suffered profound and permanent brain damage due to severe asphyxia and traumatic forceps injury during her birth. The asphyxia was aggravated by the defendant's excessive administration of Pitocin, failure to perform a C-section, and failure to adequately provide monitoring of the condition of the baby and mother. Don C. Keenan

7. Brain Damage; Pediatric Negligence ............................................. pg 137
3 week old baby suffered a permanent brain injury as the result of the defendant pediatrician's failure to treat a viral illness and failure to transport by ambulance. Don C. Keenan

8. Amputated Leg; Faulty Escalator .................................................... pg 159
4 year old suffered a catastrophic leg injury, which resulted in the amputation of his foot. The injury was the result of negligent maintenance of an escalator by the defendant transit authority. Thomas R. Kline

9. Brain Damage; OB ............................................................................ pg 171
Infant suffered permanent brain injury due to negligent delivery and subsequent administration of excessive amounts of glucose. Richard D. Lawrence

10. Defective Plane; Products Liability .............................................. pg 186
23 year old "adult child" died in a plane crash when the tail fell off the plane he and a friend were flying. The plane was defectively manufactured by defendant airplane manufacturing corporation. Fredric G. Levin

11. Brain Damage; OB .......................................................................... pg 190
Infant suffered brain damage as the result of defendant's failure to monitor. The infant was allowed to remain in utero past the due dates, causing hypoxia. Judith A. Livingston

12. Brain Damage; OB .......................................................................... pg 211
Infant suffered brain damage as the result of a bloody tap from an amniocentesis. The baby hemorrhaged for 18 hours during which time the defendant medical personnel failed to monitor and failed to perform a C-section. Paul N. Luvera

13. Burns: Automobile ......................................................................... pg 220
14 year old was severely burned and mutilated by explosion of semi-trailer truck carrying propane owned by defendant corporation. Pat Maloney, Sr.

14. Drunk Driver; Automobile ............................................................. pg 234
15 year old was killed in a car accident. He was the passenger in a car that was driven by one defendant and hit by a drunk driver, who was the other defendant. Robert R. Michael

15. Kidney Failure; Pediatric Negligence .......................................... pg 250
10 year old suffered kidney failure as the result of pediatrician's failure to diagnose his recurrent urinary tract infections. Paul S. Minor

16. Plane Crash; Aircraft ...................................................................... pg 260
16 year old girl was killed in a plane crash while she was a passenger on defendant airline. Robert M. Montgomery, Jr.

17. Brain Damage; OB .......................................................................... pg 267
Infant suffered brain damage due to defendant medical personnel's failure to perform a sonogram and monitor a high-risk pregnancy where a placental previa was highly probable. Thomas A. Moore

18. Electrocution; Premises ................................................................ pg 288
3 year old died from electrocution due to contact with an improperly grounded voltage box while at defendant country club. Nick C. Nichols

19. Brain Damage; OB .......................................................................... pg 303
Infant suffered brain injury during birth. The injury was the result of the defendant medical personnel's failure to monitor the fetus prior to delivery and failure to perform a timely C-section, which caused perinatal asphyxia. Jack H. Olender

20. Brain Damage; OB .......................................................................... pg 326
Infant suffered a brain injury during labor and delivery. The mother developed tetanic contractions, her uterus erupted, and the infant suffered severe and permanent brain injury. Jim Perdue, Sr.

21. Head Injury; Defective Heart ........................................................ pg 337
13 year old suffered a serious head injury and brain damage, causing quadraparesis. The injury was the result of a motorcycle accident while the victim was wearing a helmet manufactured and designed by the defendant. Peter Perlman

22. Wrongful Death Damages Lecture ............................................... pg 348
Dr. Larry Platt, grief and bereavement expert is the world’s foremost expert in this area. He is affiliated with Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He’s also affiliated with Columbia University in New York City Larry A. Platt, Ph.D.

23. Brain Damage; OB .......................................................................... pg 359
Infant suffered severe brain damage, and eventually died, as the result of the defendant doctor's failure to perform a C-section or to make provisions for a "double set-up" birth of twins. Joseph A. Quinn, Jr.

24. Quadriplegic; Playground ............................................................. pg 406
7 year old suffered a catastrophic injury when he fell off a 15 foot playground structure which had been installed at the defendant's playground. Harvey Weitz

25. Johnny-Jump-Up; Toy / Product ................................................... pg 420
2 year old child died when she became entangled while trying to climb into a Johnny-Jump-Up, which was manufactured and designed by the defendant corporation. C. Steven Yerrid