Delores Brandenburg and her family were awarded approximately $2.1 million dollars by a civil jury after her child suffered a traumatic birth injury at the Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York. WBNG-TV reported that the Supreme Court of Otsego County determined this settlement amount on April 16 after hearing testimony regarding how medical professionals improperly pulled on the baby’s head during labor, subsequently causing the child to be diagnosed with the birth injury Erb’s palsy. Our birth trauma attorneys believe that this is a pivotal case for individuals who have been a victim of hospital negligence during delivery. The hospital claimed that the injuries that caused the Erb’s palsy occurred prior to birth and therefore were not connected to the actions of its staff. However, since the jury found the hospital at fault, this case could have a significant and positive impact for those seeking damages for birth injuries in…
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April 26, 2013New Botox treatment helps boy with cerebral palsy walk for the first time
April 22, 2013In an earlier post, we discussed a new treatment using Botox to help people with cerebral palsy. In an inspirational update on that treatment, 3-year-old Aiden Farrell took his first steps recently due to receiving Botox injections into the affected areas of his body. Botox uses tiny amounts of a toxin that attacks the nervous system, but in very small doses it relaxes the contraction of muscles in some people with cerebral palsy by blocking nerve impulses. Aiden has had health problems all his life after a traumatic birth in which he was born 29 weeks premature and had to be kept alive on a ventilator. When Aiden’s mother read about the treatment online, she placed Aiden on an 18-month waiting list and he was given 12 injections last December. Aiden was able to stand and walk for the first time with his legs straighter and even with his legs…
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