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October 25,2012

Delay in Care Leads to Jury Award in Cerebral Palsy Case

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Lawsuit, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Birth Injury

A woman in St. Paul was awarded $15 million due to her child being born with cerebral palsy. According to several reports on the lawsuit, the physician and the hospital were both held to have been responsible, with 90 percent of the blame being assigned to the physician by the jury.

October 25,2012

Botched Procedures Implicated in Cerebral Palsy

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Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Birth Injury, Causes

A Kansas family filed a lawsuit alleging that errors in procedures performed during the birth of their son led to him developing injuries that caused cerebral palsy. The procedures included two vacuum extractions, both of which failed. These procedures are dangerous, but sometimes necessary to deliv

September 24,2012

Families Seeking Damages in Cerebral Palsy Cases

Across the country, many families that have a child with cerebral palsy are winning medical malpractice lawsuits. Families are recovering significant compensation to pay for their child’s medical bills, treatments, assistive devices, and ongoing care. If you’re considering pursuing

September 24,2012

Sea Eagles Fan Undergoes Cerebral Palsy Surgery as Adult

Alex Ma, a well-known super-fan of the Australian rugby team the Sea Eagles, underwent a surgery designed to help overcome some of the issues he has with his legs due to cerebral palsy. Ma happens to be in a very high state of physical fitness, which, according to an article in Manly-Daily, made him

September 24,2012

How Do Medical Mistakes Cause Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy brain injuries sometimes occur due to circumstances that could not have been prevented. This is not always the case, however. In many cases, birth injuries are the direct result of medical malpractice. It may be malpractice on the part of the doctor or medical staff, but midwives, med

September 24,2012

Cerebral Palsy Case Nets Millions

Several families in New York received money for cerebral palsy claims linked to negligence on the part of medical staff, according to reports. One family, as detailed in the New York Post, received $100 million over one of these birth injury claims. The $100 million case involved a girl (who is now

September 24,2012

Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits Give Insight Into Medical Mistakes

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Causes / News
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Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Causes

If you’re trying to find information on medical malpractice claims related to birth injuries, reading the news can give you some great insight. For example, a case in New York was recently concluded when a jury awarded $100 million to the family of a child who developed cerebral palsy. Other c

May 31,2012

How Doctors Cause Cerebral Palsy

Physicians have a tremendous power in their hands. They can save a life, they can end a life by negligence, and sometimes they can cause serious birth injuries that will affect a person’s quality of life. When they commit medical malpractice, they can (and should) be held liable for their negl

October 31,2012

Lawsuit Settlement over Baby Injury

A lawsuit over a child’s birth injuries that led to cerebral palsy has been settled. The birth of the baby, one of a pair of twins, was reportedly rife with problems. Doctors used a technique called a Pitocin augmentation to facilitate delivery, which under the circumstances, was not a recomm

October 31,2012

New Effective Treatments for Cerebral Palsy Available

Cerebral palsy comes in different forms, and within each different form, there can be tremendous variance in the severity of the symptoms that the sufferer deals with. Because of that, treatments are very broad. Over time, however, one commonality between the various treatments available has been th