A mother and three nurses have been indicted in the death of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who weighed only 28 pounds. Makayla Norman died March 1 from nutritional and medical neglect complicated by her chronic condition, according to the county coroner’s office. “She was the worst malnourished child this office has ever seen,” Ken Betz, director of the coroner’s office, said. According to authorities, the girl died within minutes of paramedics rushing her to the hospital. Her body had numerous bedsores and other signs of neglect, said prosecutors, and her home was vile and filthy. A grand jury in Dayton, Ohio, charged the mother, Angela Norman, 42 with involuntary manslaughter as well as a felony and misdemeanor count of endangering children. Mollie Parsons, 41, was the girl’s primary nurse. The jury charged her with involuntary manslaughter, failing to provide for a functionally impaired person and tampering with records….
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Mother Charged In Death Of Teen With Cerebral Palsy
November 29, 2011Newsweek Honors Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP
November 25, 2011Newsweek magazine recognizes a select group of personal injury law firms nationwide each year for excellence, and this year our lawyers at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP were privileged with a place on the list. Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP feels fortunate as they are one of only three firms in Texas to gain this recognition. “I’m both humbled and honored,” managing partner Richard A. Dodd said after Newsweek approached the firm with the recognition. “I’d like to think that it is our hard work and commitment to our clients’ needs that led to this.” While making Newsweek’s list is gratifying, according to Dodd, what is even more important is the fact that our partners have made the lives of many ordinary working people better. “When many of our clients come to us they are hurting and frightened. They are often struggling with serious injuries and have huge medical bills, or they’ve…
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Varsity Runner Refuses to Let Cerebral Palsy Slow Her Down
November 23, 2011Cerebral palsy is caused by injuries or abnormalities in the brain and can range from extremely debilitating to only mildly so. Luckily with enough determination some sufferers will experience all the attributes of a normal life. A Somerset High School sophomore, in Richmond, Wisconsin, is demonstrating just how capable she is despite her disability. Carrie Kulibert experienced a stroke only hours after she was born. It left her in a neo-natal intensive care unit for the first six days of her life, and after four months, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Kulibert has limited strength and muscle control on the right side of her body, leaving her unable to perform tasks many of us take for granted, like cutting up her food or trimming her fingernails. Despite this, Kulibert has pushed forward in ways many students never do. She types one handed, plays soccer, participates in forensics and mock…
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