Originally published July 31, 2009
By Kate Leckie
News-Post Staff
A Montgomery County Circuit Court jury has awarded a former Frederick couple $1.85 million for the wrongful death of their newborn son, their first child, according to court documents.
Benjamin Ketterman’s death resulted from Dr. Leonard Bienkowski’s decision to use vacuum extraction to deliver the baby July 5, 2005, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, lawyer Giles H. Manley said Thursday.
Benjamin died two days later at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, said Manley, who is also a board-certified obstetrician.
In addition to violating the standards of care, Bienkowski performed the procedure without explaining the risks to Benjamin’s parents, Sandra and John Ketterman, Manley said. Both were 27 when their son died.
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