Huge Lawsuit After Male OBGYN examines Female Patient

Woman requests no male examiners during labor

A 34-year-old Washington woman with a history of sexual assault many years before did not want a male physician performing vaginal examinations. When she became pregnant she received care from nurse midwives. A miscommunication between medical care providers while she was in labor resulted in her undergoing a vaginal examination by a male physician.

The woman sued those involved with her care, claiming that the nurse midwives failed to document in her labor and delivery chart her request for no male examiners and claimed lack of informed consent against the male physician. She alleged that caused her emotional distress.

The verdict

The jury returned a verdict for the patient and against the male physician and his group, and awarded her $270,000, including $45,000 for her husband’s loss of consortium.

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Huge Lawsuit After Male OBGYN examines Female Patient