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COSTANTINO v. DAVID M. HERZOG, M.D., P.C.

Docket No. 99-7476.

203 F.3d 164 (2000)

Sylvia COSTANTINO and Charles Costantino as parents and natural guardians of Amanda Costantino, an infant, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David M. HERZOG, M.D., P.C., and David M. Herzog, M.D., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: February 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Bloom, Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman & Mackauf, New York, New York, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Matthew J. Ross, Belair & Evans LLP, (John T. Evans and Diana C. Silverman, on the brief), New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: McLAUGHLIN, STRAUB, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

BACKGROUND

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:

Dr. David Herzog was the obstetrician who delivered Amanda Costantino. During the delivery, Amanda's shoulder got trapped behind her mother's pubic bone, a condition known as "shoulder dystocia." While attempting to remedy the condition, Dr. Herzog performed: (1) the McRoberts maneuver: pulling Mrs. Costantino's legs toward her head and applying pressure to the area above her pubic bone; (2) the Woods corkscrew: reaching...

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