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Recent Posts from Chicago Birth Injury Lawyer Blog

• $25 Million Verdict Awarded for Botched Birth in Cook County Medical Malpractice Trial

  A $25 million jury verdict was recently awarded in a Cook County medical malpractice trial to a Chicago boy who suffers from cerebral palsy resulting from his botched birth eight years ago. Payton White was…

• Family Awarded $893,684 in Birth Injury Lawsuit

  A family was awarded nearly $900,000 in a birth injury lawsuit against a hospital and two doctors. The family accused the doctors and hospital of negligence in the handling of the woman’s labor and delivery,…

• Judge approves $6 Million Settlement for Birth Injury Lawsuit

  A judge has approved a $6 million birth injury settlement against a hospital on behalf of a 4-year-old who suffered injuries during his birth. The boy has cerebral palsy due to the neurological injuries he…

• Family Receives $77.4 Million Settlement for Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury

  A settlement totaling $77,418,670 was recently reached with St. John’s Riverside Hospital for the family of a three-year-old boy who developed cerebral palsy due to unnecessary delays during birth. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that…

• $5.75 Million Settlement for Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury

  A 4-year old boy who suffered severe brain damage from birth injuries at the University of California, Davis Medical Center has reached a $5.7 million settlement with the hospital. A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed…

• Jury Awards Family $43 M in Birth Injury Trial

  A jury recently awarded $43 million to a 25-year-old woman who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of a hospital’s negligence during birth. According to an article on WTEN New 10’s website, the hospital…

• Types of Birth Injuries: Cerebral Palsy

  One of the most serious and devastating types of birth injuries is cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a term that encompasses many disorders, all of which affect muscle control and movement. Babies can be born…

• First Paxil Birth Defect Lawsuit is Set to Begin

  The first Paxil lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline over alleged birth defects caused by the antidepressant is scheduled for trial to begin today in Philadelphia. This is one of approximately 600 similar claims involving heart defects and…

• The Small Picture: Fighting Cerebral Palsy with Nanotechnology

  A research team at Wayne State University is convinced that the big solution to preventing and treating cerebral palsy may come in a small package. The husband-and-wife team consisting of chemical engineering professor, Rangaramanujam Kannan…

• Court Ruling May Expand Cases Covered by Newborn Injury Fund

  A Florida appeals court ruling this month may significantly broaden the number of brain injuries covered by a “no fault” insurance fund for birth-related injuries. Attorneys for the fund, which is paid for by doctor…