DOJ agrees to $11 million settlement in Fort Campbell birth injury lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice has consented to an $11 million settlement in a civil case alleging medical providers failed to respond to fetal distress during a 2021 birth at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital.
4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 6, 2026, 5:05 p.m. ET
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Sep 6, 2026, 5:52 p.m. ET
DOJ agrees to $11 million settlement in Fort Campbell birth injury lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Fort Campbell soldier whose daughter suffered a permanent brain injury during delivery at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, according to a litigation release reported by WBNG.
The family alleged that medical providers failed to respond to hours of fetal distress during the child’s birth on Sept. 11, 2021. The settlement was consented to, according to the report.
The cause of the injury has not been determined, and the settlement does not constitute an admission of liability.
Sep 6, 2026, 5:22 p.m. ET
DOJ agrees to $11 million settlement in Fort Campbell birth injury lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Fort Campbell soldier whose daughter suffered a permanent brain injury during delivery at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, according to a litigation release reported by WBNG.
The family alleged that medical providers failed to respond to hours of fetal distress during the child’s birth on Sept. 11, 2021. The settlement was consented to in district court, according to the report.
Sep 6, 2026, 5:05 p.m. ETFirst report
DOJ agrees to $11 million settlement in Fort Campbell birth injury lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Fort Campbell soldier whose daughter suffered a permanent brain injury during delivery at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, according to WBNG.
The family alleged that medical providers failed to respond to hours of fetal distress during the child's birth on Sept. 11, 2021. The case was a civil lawsuit filed in district court, and the settlement was consented to by the parties, according to the report.
The settlement resolves the litigation, but the underlying allegations have not been adjudicated.
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