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June 26,2012

Lawsuit Claims Doctor Missed Cesarean Opportunity

By MyCPChild
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Lawsuit, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Birth Injury

A lawsuit filed in Chicago alleges that a child born on January 17th, 2011 should not have suffered the brain injuries he did that led to his cerebral palsy. This lawsuit alleges that monitoring equipment that gave feedback on the condition of the fetus was not given the proper attention it merited

June 20,2012

Dinosaur Game Helps Children with Cerebral Palsy

Children born with cerebral palsy have characteristic problems controlling their muscles. In fact, muscle spasticity and an inability to perform fine tasks are both distinguishing characteristics of this group of disorders. At Rice University, engineering students have devised a way to try to help c

June 14,2012

Emily Thomas – Losing Her Voice but Keeping Her Life

At Dallas Children’s Medical Center, the Thomas family has to make tough decisions to preserve the life of precious 3-year-old Emily Thomas. Emily suffered a terrible stroke when she was only an infant, and as a result suffers from Cerebral Palsy as well as static encephalopathy, neurological dev

June 07,2012

Cerebral Palsy Athlete Recognized for 400 Meter Run

Some children with cerebral palsy are able to enjoy very active lives. For example, Chris Beck, a high school student in Newark, NJ was recently profiled in the Newark Advocate for his athleticism. Competing in track events and football, he has been able to demonstrate that people with cerebral pals

May 31,2012

Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Always Mean the Same Things

Cerebral palsy can be wildly variable between one individual and the next. A diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy may not mean the same thing from one child to the next. The condition results from a brain injury and, depending upon the severity of that injury and the areas of the brain it affects, the condit

May 15,2012

Trauma During Pregnancy Can Cause Cerebral Palsy

While the majority of children born with cerebral palsy suffer trauma during delivery, some of the causes of cerebral palsy can actually occur during gestation. Cerebral palsy is a relatively-common developmental disorder affecting hundreds of thousands of children across the country. This conditi

May 10,2012

Civil Compensation for Cerebral Palsy

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Legal
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Lawyer, Attorney, Lawsuit, Medical Malpractice, Medical Negligence, Birth Injury

Civil law allows those who’ve been wronged (and suffered damages as a result) to seek compensation for reimburse them for their losses. Parents of children who were born with cerebral palsy caused by medical malpractice often seek compensation for their child through a civil lawsuit. Before s

April 16,2012

Using a Walker at School Causes Controversy

A Houston mother with a child who has cerebral palsy is planning on suing the school district where her child goes to school, according to a report on FoxNews.com. The lawsuit she’s considering has to do with the school district allegedly saying that her child cannot use her walker at school.

March 27,2012

Making up for Hearing Loss

If you have a child with CP, it’s likely that they’re going to have some degree of compromised hearing among their symptoms. They may also have speech difficulties, which arise from not being able to hear their own voices when they talk and not being able to hear the nuances of how words

February 29,2012

Natural or Negligent?

Birth injuries sometimes end up with the parents contacting a lawyer and filing a lawsuit. When this happens, the money sought is usually to help pay for the costs the child will face as they become an adult, and to help the parents while they’re giving care to the child. It’s important