Category Archives: Brain Injury

If your child has suffered a birth injury, you should be aware that new legislation has been approved that allows people to place money in accounts similar to college saving plans to cover living expenses. According to the Associated Press, Congress has passed the ABLE Act, which allows for people with disabilities to save money and open tax-free savings accounts. The bill is the most “sweeping legislation to help the disabled in a quarter century.” The bill has received bipartisan support, as Senate passed the measure by a 76-16 vote and the House passed it by an overwhelming majority, 404-17. “This is a monumental, landmark bill,” said Sara Hart Weir, the interim president of the National Down Syndrome Society, according to the AP. ABLE stands for the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act—it is estimated that the legislation will allow an estimated 54 million Americans with disabilities to setup savings…
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Did your child suffer a terrible brain injury during his or her birth? If so, you need to hold your medical care provider liable. A jury has awarded the family of a child who suffered a brain injury during birth in Glasgow, Kentucky $18 million, according to the Associated Press. The news outlet reported that the jury reached its decision on November 25, finding that T.J. Samson Community Hospital was responsible for medical negligence in the botched delivery of Tristan Hamilton. Hamilton’s family said that he was born with cerebral palsy and other health issues after his birth in 2007. It claimed that the drug Pitocin, which is commonly used to induce labor, was used incorrectly, according to the AP. The jurors allegedly found that the hospital did not “provide the level of care expected and that the failure was a ‘substantial cause’ of the boy’s injuries.” During trial, it…
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