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43 Million Verdict in Birth Injury Lawsuit

A record award by a New York jury was sent down last week in the case of a 25 year old woman who was left permanently disabled after a birth injury caused her cerebral palsy. The mother of Tiffany Busone filed the medical malpractice lawsuit more than two decades ago against Bellevue Women’s Hospital.  Her…

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Record Settlement Reached in California Birth Injury Lawsuit

A Sacramento judge approved a $5.75 million settlement last week in the case of young Cannon Hoops, who suffers from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury.  The medical malpractice settlement is the largest amount ever agreed to by the University of California Davis Medical Center. Cannon Hoops was born on December 1st, 2004 but…

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Settlement Reached in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit

The parents of a disabled boy living in Nova Scotia recently settled an ongoing lawsuit with the hospital in which their son was born. The plaintiffs received $4.5 million in the settlement over a medical malpractice lawsuit. Lawsuit Details The parents of Jacob Sauliner, now 12, claimed in the cerebral palsy malpractice lawsuit that the…

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Judge Approves $12M Settlement in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit

OSF HealthCare System has agreed to pay $12 million for the care and medical costs of Jeremy Law, who suffered massive brain damage as a result of lack of oxygen during his 2004 birth. Jeremy now lives with a debilitating type of spastic cerebral palsy, requires a ventilator and needs 24-hour care. According to his…

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New Study on Cerebral Palsy Risk Factor

Jaundice is a common condition in infants, affecting about 60 percent of all newborns. Though a usually benign condition, severe cases of jaundice can lead to kernicterus which, in turn, can cause brain damage and cerebral palsy. Doctors and nurses have long relied on visual exams to determine the extent of an infant’s jaundice. This…

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Father and Son Team Beat the Odds

At the Boston Marathon in April, father and son team Dick and Rick Hoyt will complete their 1,000th race – a considerable feat given the challenges Rick faces. He was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia, a severe form of cerebral palsy that has left him confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak. A Significant Decision…

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Assistive Technology Reuse: Passing It On to Help Others

Assistive technology (AT) is essentially anything that helps to support people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities in their daily living. Wheelchairs, speech devices, specialized keyboards – all of these are considered assistive technologies. However, the cost of AT devices such as these tends to put them out of many families’ financial reach. This is…

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$4.4 Million Awarded After Death of Cerebral Palsy Victim

A jury has returned a verdict in the medical malpractice claim brought on behalf of 4 year old Sierra Wilson of South Carolina.  The child suffered a brain injury during birth, which resulted in Cerebral Palsy.  She died from complications of the illness. According to the lawsuit, the girl’s mother, Robin Wilson, arrived at the…

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Multi-Million Dollar Verdict in Cerebral Palsy Case

With the help of a medical attorney, the parents of a young girl who suffered brain injury during her birth were recently awarded $4.4 million in damages. The young girl, Sierra Wilson, died last year at only 4 years of age due to complications of cerebral palsy. “I’ve never been in this for the money.…

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Helping Your Cerebral Palsy Child Prepare for Medical Procedures

A child with cerebral palsy often spends more time in doctors’ offices and medical settings than most other children.  Doctor’s visits, dental appointments, emergency care – all of these can cause a special needs child to experience anxiety, and anxiety can impair a child’s ability to cope. For this reason, it’s important that parents understand…

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