Cerebral Palsy

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Each year approximately 10,000 babies born in the United States develop cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement or coordination caused by an abnormality of the brain. It is a permanent and irreversible crippling condition affecting the central nervous system of an infant or a young child. More than 80% of people...MORE >>

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Featured Articles on Cerebral Palsy

• April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
• September 18, 2007 - Many doctors aren't warning about specific birth defect cause
• June 07 2007 - Girl with cerebral palsy flies to China for untested treatment
• December 23, 2005 - Stem Cell Data Fake
• May 20, 2005 - Cloned Embryos To Aid in Stem Cell Research
• February 22, 2005 - Budget Cuts on Housing for Disabled
• July 2, 2004 - Vacuum-assisted birth as safe as forceps delivery
• March 11, 2004 - Virginia Passes Bills to Boost Funding for Birth Injuries
• March 2, 2004 - Suit settled in death of N.Va. baby
• March 1, 2004 - $8.5 Million Settlement in Cerebral Palsy Case
• December 17, 2003 - Hospital escapes $ 30 million verdict
• November 23, 2003 - Wearable computers give independence, inclusion opportunities
• November 10, 2003 - Teen wins case against MD who delivered him
• October 17, 2003 - Cook County jury awards $ 16 million to brain-damaged girl
• July 22, 2003 - Jury Finds for Defendants in Cerebral Palsy Injury Case
• May 10, 2002 - Mom Awarded $8.5 Million
• April 8, 2002 - $94.8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Awarded in New York
• Janurary 21, 2002 - Botched Procedure Causes Brain Damage $10.8 Million Verdict
• August 18, 2001 - Settlement Agreement Could Eventually Help 9,000 Disabled People
• July 2, 2001 - Judge Adds Nearly $1 Million To $6 Million Medical Malpractice Award
• May 16, 2001 - Eleven Year - Old Boy Awarded $107 Million In Suit Against Hospital
• February 27, 2001 - The Price Of Practice

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