Bouldin v. Sound Shore Medical Center

Plaintiff was pregnant with her third child and it was her intention to limit her family to three children. She discussed with her doctor a tubal ligation after the birth of her child. Later, after repeat ultrasounds the fetus was diagnosed with bilateral hydronephrosis, a renal anomaly that is almost always fetal. After delivery by emergency Cesarean Section, the newborn died within 2 hours of delivery. Despite this, and with no written permission, the doctor performed a tubal ligation permanently sterilizing her. The case settled for $300,000.