Recently in Cerebral Palsy Category

In a case filed in Edgewater, Fla., a mother claimed that her child was born with cerebral palsy because the ambulance company failed to provide oxygen to the brain. Two physicians and two hospitals had previously settled with the mother as a result of the alleged malpractice. The jury in Florida returned a ten million ($ 10,000,000) verdict against the ambulance company. Of course in Maryland there would be a cap on non economic damages but there would be no cap on economic damages which would include the amount it would cost for future medical care for the child. Read more about cerebral palsy and medical malpractice here.

A California hospital recently settled a case involving medical malpractice. Apparently a baby was born with cerebral palsy because of negligence on the part of the hospital. Prior to delivery, the child had a lack of oxygen and demonstrated signs of acute distress. This was essentially ignored by the medical providers. A C-Section should have been performed immediately. Any time a medical providers does something they are not supposed to do or fails to do something they are supposed to do under the relevant standard of care procedures, they are guilty of negligence. Unfortunately, this child will suffer for the rest of his life because of the failure of the hospital to react promptly.