Boughton, Vivian Lee b/n/f Boughton, Scott P. b/n/f Boughton, Cayce vs. Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital

Case Background

On September 24, 2019, Cayce and Scott Boughton filed a birth injury lawsuit against St. Thomas Midtown Hospital alleging negligence for the careless delivery of their daughter, Vivian Lee Boughton. The medical malpractice case was heard before the Tennessee 6th Circuit Court, Davidson County. Judge Thomas W. Brothers presided over this case. [Case number: 19C2245]

Cause

In January 2018, Cayce and Scott Boughton discovered they were expecting their first child. The pregnancy proceeded normally with no complications. Cayce arrived at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital for labor and delivery at 40 weeks on the afternoon of September 2018. Dr. Sa Cara Shaw, the on-call OB-GYN, was assigned to her case. Sta