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Signs of Brain Damage in a Baby & What to do About it Brain damage because of negligence is appalling to begin with. But when that damage happens to an innocent newborn, it can be especially hard to bear. August 2018 was a devastating time for the Kromphardt family, for that reason exactly. Baby…

$12.9 million dollars. That’s what a jury awarded Libby Bryson after she filed an Erb’s palsy lawsuit. The Michigan woman’s baby was diagnosed with Erb’s palsy after her doctors made a series of disastrous mistakes. During labor on January 1, 2008, Bryson’s daughter became stuck in the birth canal. Her shoulder was caught behind…

The miracle of birth is almost always an emotional occasion. Whether there were complications or the baby arrives healthy and without a hitch, there will likely be tears in the room. While most babies come into this world able to breathe on their own, occasionally newborns require infant resuscitation to help them breathe correctly….

No parent wants to find out their child will never live a normal life because of cerebral palsy. It’s even worse finding out that a doctor you trusted caused your child’s condition. The pain is great…and the hospital bills are greater. So what’s the only recourse for families of CP patients? Cerebral palsy lawsuits….

Medical Malpractice. When we hear these two words, we don’t typically think of failure to treat or diagnose. We usually think of the “extreme” cases: botched surgery, surgery on the wrong side of the body, or instruments left inside the body. And sure, these situations constitute a medical malpractice lawsuit. There’s no question about…

The miracle of childbirth is a truly incredible experience. Every future mother hopes that giving birth to her new baby will be smooth. And who wouldn’t? Pregnancy, labor, and childbirth are all difficult experiences. But in the end, it’s all worth it to have a happy and healthy baby. But sometimes, the mother, baby,…

This type of medical malpractice lawsuit starts with a condition you can get just by being in the hospital. It’s called sepsis. Now, you’d think that a hospital is the safest, cleanest place to be. It’s where you get treated and cured, right? But some patients contract that silent, often deadly condition in the…

In January 2021, Natalie Avilez filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a neurosurgeon at Mercy Clinic East Communities. The reason?  Neurosurgeon Malpractice. Believe it or not, her surgeon operated on the wrong side of her spine.  When Avilez was referred to a neurosurgeon for her back pain, she was told an easy surgery would…

We put so much of our trust into the hands of medical professionals. And while they have skills and years of schooling, doctors are humans, too. They’re not perfect, and as much as we hate to admit it, they can make mistakes. You want to trust their knowledge and years of experience, but sometimes…

Undergoing invasive surgery can be terrifying for many people. Why? Well, chances are, they’ve heard about patients getting nerve damage after surgery, and needing to file a lawsuit to recover from the expenses. There’s so many unknowns. Things that have happened to many others on the same path. What if the surgeon operates on…