A New York Supreme Court recently awarded $3 million to a teen and his family in a cerebral palsy lawsuit.  The court’s jury found that the obstetrician involved in the teen’s birth was responsible for causing brain damage that led him to develop cerebral palsy.

The teen, 18, was born via C-section.  According to his mother’s claim, her obstetrician called for the C-section 3 to 4 hours too late, and as a result, the child suffered from fetal hypoxia–a situation in which the infant loses oxygen at a rapid pace just before birth.  In order to reduce the risk of hypoxia in infants, it is common procedure for doctors to monitor an infant’s heart rate before delivery.

The doctor argued that there were no signs that the infant was under stress before his birth.  However, evidence showed that the child suffered from fetal hypoxia caused by pressure on the umbilical cord before his birth.

If your child developed cerebral palsy as a result of medical negligence before, during, or shortly after their delivery, contact the Philadelphia cerebral palsy lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to discuss your situation with a compassionate and experienced birth injury attorney today.

Recently, two Erie, Pennsylvania doctors and UPMC Hamot agreed to pay a mother $2.2 million in a cerebral palsy lawsuit.

The mother filed the lawsuit in 2008 alleging that defendants’ negligence caused her daughter to develop cerebral palsy.  The girl was born at the hospital in 1998 about two months prematurely.

According to the lawsuit, doctors involved in the child’s delivery should have noticed signs from monitoring devices that the fetus was in distress and suffering from an infection.  The girl now has cognitive impairments, seizures, and language and motor skills delays.

The settlement will be put in a trust and spent on the girl’s medical care throughout the rest of her life.

If your child developed cerebral palsy due to a hospital’s or doctor’s negligence, contact the Philadelphia cerebral palsy lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to discuss your case with one of our attorneys today.

Last week, a Michigan family was awarded $144 million in a cerebral palsy birth injury lawsuit verdict believed to be the largest medical malpractice verdict in the history of the state.

The 3-week long trial was held in Oakland County.  In the case, the parents of a 15-year old girl with cerebral palsy claimed that Beaumont Hospital was responsible for causing her condition.  According to the lawsuit, the girl was born at 11 pounds and doctors should have called for a C-section delivery due to her size.

The 15-year old is quadriplegic due to head and brain injuries she suffered in her delivery.  She also suffered a broken clavicle.

The family’s reward was decided at $144 million because it is the amount it will cost the family to provide 24-hour care for their daughter until 2077, plus lost income.

Contact the Philadelphia cerebral palsy lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130, if your child developed cerebral palsy as a result of a birth injury.