When hospitals and their staff make preventable mistakes during labor and delivery, the consequences are often severe for the mother and child. The damages awards in resulting medical malpractice lawsuits are often very high. This was the case recently in Philadelphia when the mother of a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy was awarded a record-setting […]
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Illinois Families Receive Multimillion-Dollar Awards for Birth Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
Two families in Illinois recently won big legal victories against physicians, nurses, and medical centers over their children’s birth injuries. One family settled with a doctor and hospital for $35 million while another received a $40 million jury award. Both cases centered on deliveries by Cesarean section. Family Settles Cerebral Palsy Case for $35 Million […]
Cerebral Palsy Did Not Define Me The Moment I Was Born
…Rather, it was the doctors that delivered me, the NICU, and I am sure, certain members of our society who defined and assumed who I would be, along with my capabilities. I was born two and a half months premature in October of 1983. The doctors told my parents to “prepare for the worst” as […]


