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Cerebral Palsy Causes and Consequences
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 10,000 babies born in the United States develop cerebral palsy each year. An umbrella term that includes several neurological...
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When Negligence Results in a Pitocin Induced Birth Injury
Many parents who are seeking birth injury settlements have children who were injured because of the improper use of Pitocin, the medication commonly used to induce or speed up labor. A synthetic form...
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Guardian Claims Hospital Negligence Caused Child’s Hearing Loss
A guardian ad litem has filed a lawsuit claiming the plaintiff child was born with cerebral palsy due to medical negligence during the birth process. The minor plaintiff’s guardian filed suit on...
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Birth Injuries Resulting from Fetal Hypoxia
Intrauterine hypoxia occurs when the fetus is deprived of adequate oxygen and depending on the length of deprivation, this low oxygen supply can have lasting and, at times, fatal consequences. While...
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Pennsylvania Parents File Brain Damage Lawsuit Following Newborn Death
On November 9, 2012, a Pennsylvania family filed a brain damage lawsuit in the PA Court of Common Pleas (Bucks County). The civil action suit names as defendants St. Mary Medical Center; Catholic...
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Causes of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a preventable birth injury that causes serious brain damage and other permanent complications. When a newborn experiences birth injuries leading to HIE, the...
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CA Woman Seeks Damages for Son’s Erb’s Palsy
A California mother filed an Erb’s palsy lawsuit against Yamilee O. Bermingham, M.D. on November 30, 2012. The plaintiff also names as defendants Sutter West Bay Hospitals, California Pacific Medical...
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CDC Reports Sharp Increase in Childbirth Complications
A new study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a 75 percent increase in delivery room emergencies such as kidney failure, respiratory distress and cardiac arrest over the past...
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Florida Family Files Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit
On November 15, 2012, a family filed a cerebral palsy lawsuit against St. Mary’s Medical Center and its medical staff in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida. The lawsuit...
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Medical Negligence Leads to Serious Birth Injuries
Doctors take an oath to “do no harm,” so it is shocking when their actions cause serious injury. Even more devastating is when medical negligence harms a baby’s life. If your family has suffered the...
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Lawsuit Alleges Birth Injury Malpractice in Newborn’s Untimely Death
On November 9, 2012 a Pennsylvania couple filed a complaint on behalf of their deceased newborn son, claiming birth injury malpractice was the direct and proximate cause of their child’s premature...
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Causes of Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s Palsy
Erb’s Palsy and cerebral palsy are two serious conditions that can change the course of a family’s life forever. These conditions are particularly devastating when they are the result of medical...
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Potential Complications of Hyperbilirubinemia
When bilirubin levels in newborns are too high, a condition known as hyperbilirubinemia can result. This type of infant jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is a by-product...
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Birth Injuries Lawsuit Filed Against New York Hospital
On January 8, 2013, a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Lutheran Medical Center was moved from state court to district court in New York after the federal government was added as a defendant....
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Illinois Family’s Birth Injury Lawsuit Removed to Federal Court
On December 6, 2012, an Illinois family’s lawsuit over their newborn’s brachial plexus injury was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case was originally filed...
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Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois Hospital
An Illinois family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against The John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County Department, Law Division on November...
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C-Section Mistakes Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
A wrongful death claim has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging a series of hospital errors in the delivery room led to the eventual death of the newborn child. The C-section mistakes...
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Birth Injuries Caused By Lack of Oxygen
Babies need oxygen to survive, even while still in the womb. Though they receive this from the mother through the umbilical cord during pregnancy, a difficult or prolonged labor can result in...
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Texas Family Files Brain Damage Lawsuit
On December 27, 2012, a Texas family filed a brain damage lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleges that the mother plaintiff and minor child received...
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Brachial Plexus Injury: An Overview
The brachial plexus is a delicate network of nerves. Its nexus lies between the neck and shoulder, spreading out from the spinal cord to control movement of the hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. It...
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