DOJ agrees to $11M settlement after soldier’s baby suffers permanent brain injury at Fort Campbell hospital

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WSMV/Gray News) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 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.

The lawsuit was filed in Nashville federal court by the family.

The family alleged that medical providers failed to respond to hours of fetal distress during the child’s birth on Sept. 11, 2021…

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