Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

Birth injury attorney Jeff Killino understands how traumatic the birth process can be even under normal circumstances, so when complications occur, the blessed event can turn tragic. Our attorneys are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to representing plaintiffs in birth injury cases and have experience in cases dealing with conditions such as cerebral palsy that may have been caused by a medical mistake. In fact, as a birth trauma attorney, Jeffrey Killino sits on the board of United Cerebral Palsy.

Experience Knowledge, Results

Medical mistakes are responsible for thousands and thousands of cerebral palsy cases and experienced birth injury attorney Jeffrey Killino is commit­ted to defending the victims of medical hardships. He has represented individuals who are being faced with the emotional and financial hardships that are associated with birth trauma such as cerebral palsy. As an advocate for children and parents, he will examine every factor involved in the birthing process and fight to assure that our clients will receive all of the compensation they are entitled to.

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders involving movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking that occur due to problems with brain development.

Injury to the largest part of the brain (cerebrum) can lead to the loss of nerve functions in different areas. Many children with this condition have increased muscle tone (spasticity). Spasticity may affect: one arm or leg, one side of the body (spastic hemiplegia), both legs (spastic diplegia) both arms and legs (spastic quadriplegia), symptoms are usually seen before age 2. In severe cases, they may appear as early as 3 months.

Because the birth process is full of compressions, contractions, torques and traction, it is not uncommon for infants to sustain minor trauma when outside complications arise. In many cases, those outside complications cannot be prevented. Large babies, for example, have an increased risk of birth trauma than others. However, in the event that a medical mistake made by a doctor, nurse, or another healthcare provider, has something to do with the injury, the infant and family will qualify to seek justice and recover compensation for their pain and suffering. Birth injury attorney Jeffrey Killino will fight zealously on behalf of injured infants and their families and will make sure that the responsible parties are held accountable.

Potential Causes

Cerebral palsy can be caused by a number of factors involving medical mistakes before, during or after delivery. In many instances cerebral palsy will occur as a result of improper delivery techniques. Those medical errors can cause damage to certain parts of the developing brain as the baby passes through the birth canal. Factors that indicate potential danger during a prolonged labor include the baby getting stuck in the birth canal with no oxygen supply and if the mother’s water broke and the doctor didn’t make sure she delivered within 24 hours. Both of these extended labor indicators greatly increase the chance of brain damage to the infant and brain damage is a leading factor in the development of cerebral palsy.

A main factor that can contribute to birth trauma is if the infant suffers from the umbilical cord being wrapped around its neck. A baby undergoing this type of stress during the birth process can suffer hypoxia or lack of oxygen to the brain which can result in mental retardation or cerebral palsy.

Other factors include:

  • Failure to properly monitor the baby before, during or after the birth
  • Failure to take prompt action in response to signs of fetal distress
  • Inattentive medical personnel
  • Failure perform a c-section in a timely manner
  • Failure to recognize and track seizures
  • Bleeding in the brain
  • Head Injury
  • Infections in the mother during pregnancy (rubella)

Symptoms

Abnormal movements, abnormal sensations, abnormal muscle tone, decreased intelligence, difficulty sucking or feeding in infants, hearing problems, increased drooling or irregular breathing, learning disabilities, limited range of motion, pain partial or full loss of movement (paralysis), peg teeth or problems swallowing. Seizures, speech problems (dysarthria), urinary incontinence, vision problems, vomiting or constipation.

Cerebral Palsy Statistics

  • Approximately 8,000 children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy every year
  • The average lifetime cost for a person with CP is $931,000
  • Indirect costs (91 percent of the lifetime costs) include lost wages for affected person’s who are limited in the type of work they can perform
  • Direct, non-medical costs (9 percent) include home and car modifications, and special education

Contact Birth Trauma Attorney Jeffrey Killino

Did medical negligence contribute to your child’s cerebral palsy? If you believe a healthcare worker had something to do with your child’s disability at birth, please take a moment to get in touch with an experienced birth trauma and cerebral palsy lawyer. You may be entitled to financial compensation for your child’s injuries. As an experience birth injury attorney, Jeffrey Killino can review your case to determine its validity.

When you need a lawyer who will exhaustively investigate a possible medical mistake that resulted in a child who suffers from cerebral palsy and make sure that every responsible party is held accountable, contact birth injury lawyer Jeffrey Killino today.