Quinley Bright vs. Matthew Pride, M.D., et al

Case Background

On April 16, 2019, Plaintiff Quinley Bright filed a Medical Malpractice lawsuit in the California State, Sonoma County Superior Court (Case number: SCV265779). This case was assigned to Hon. Christopher Honingsberg.

Cause

A mother carrying twins at 35 weeks experienced a premature rupture of membranes and went into labor on June 18, 2016. Her high-risk twin pregnancy involved breech-positioned babies, significantly increasing the risk of birth complications and umbilical cord prolapse. At 7:45 PM, she contacted Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods, where Dr. Pride served as the on-call obstetrician. Dr. Pride instructed her to go to Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Medical Center from his home but did not perform an in-person evaluation. The mother arrived at the Emergency Department at 8:53 PM, reporting her last food intake at 7:30 PM. Hospital staff admitted her and transferred her to Labor and Delivery at 8:59 PM. A second-year family practice resident managed her care under Dr. Pride's remote supervision. Pride did not perform a sterile vaginal examination to assess labor progression a