birth injury

Jury awards $55 million in birth injury case

June 26, 2014

A jury awarded a large verdict to a West Virginia couple whose son suffered birth injuries leading to cerebral palsy. After a two-week trial, the jury awarded $55 million to the parents, finding St. Luke’s University…

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US Post Office Cited for Safety Violations and The 3 Most Common Birth Injury Causes – Podcast

June 26, 2014

US Post Office branches in Illinois have been cited for safety violations. Plus we talk about the 3 most common birth injury causes on this month’s Chicago Injury Alert. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.briskmanandbriskman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bbg-june-24-2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:…

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GM Probes Ignition Switch Failure and Michigan Woman is Awarded Thirteen Million Dollars in Birth Injury Lawsuit – Podcast

April 28, 2014

General Motors launches an internal probe into the failure of ignition switches that has been tied to 13 fatalities and a Michigan woman in a birth injury lawsuit has been awarded almost $13 million by a…

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New Research Could Help Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy

March 4, 2014

Research being conducted at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow may lead to treatment to help children with cerebral palsy to speak more clearly. Cerebral palsy is usually caused by a birth injury to the brain,…

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An Infant’s Movement Problems May Indicate Cerebral Palsy

December 23, 2013

Infants often suffer from birth injuries that are not diagnosed at the time of birth. A baby may be suffering from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury, but the condition may not be diagnosed until…

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Eight and a Half Million Dollars Awarded in Birth Injury Case

December 3, 2013

A family was awarded $8.5 million in a birth injury case. According to the lawsuit, the baby suffered a severe brain injury in 2010 while in the care of MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The…

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Study Shows Physical Therapy Can Help Children with Cerebral Palsy

July 22, 2013

Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have shown that a certain kind of rehabilitation can add gray matter to the brains of children, effectively remodeling their brains. The research involved therapy for children with…

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Doctors Often Fail to Test Bilirubin Levels

June 3, 2013

Kernicterus is a serious birth injury that is preventable and is often caused by medical personnel failing to check infants for high levels of bilirubin. Kernicterus is a dysfunction of the brain caused by hyperbilirubinemia, an…

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Illinois Birth Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Depakote

April 22, 2013

A federal lawsuit has been filed by a man who claims he suffered from birth defects as a result of his mother taking the medication Depakote while she was pregnant with him. Depakote, or valproate, is…

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