Alameda County Superior Judge Horace Wheatley approved the settlement

Alameda County Superior Judge Horace Wheatley approved the settlement, which was worked out by lawyers representing East Bay Fertility and the girl’s parents, Josel and Teresita Ison of Rodeo. She sought care at East Bay Fertility’s office in Pinole during her pregnancy and went to Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley to deliver her baby the day before Christmas in 1996, according to the suit. An East Bay Fertility obstetrician was summoned after nurses noticed the baby’s heart rate had dropped while Ison was in labor, Fagel said. Meanwhile, a specialist at the hospital ordered an emergency Caesarean section to remove the baby. The baby’s umbilical cord was compressed, cutting off her air supply, according to the suit. According to Bruce Fagel, the doctor-turned-lawyer who represented the Isons, East Bay Fertility Group will deposit $5 million in a trust fund that is expected to generate monthly payments totaling more than $38 million during the course of the girl’s life. -Dr. Bruce G. Fagel

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