Cerebral Palsy in Manhattan, NY

Over 500,000 Americans currently have the disease commonly referred to as Cerebral Palsy. Each year approximately 8,000 infants are diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. In the New York City area alone approximately 35,000 people suffer from some form of Cerebral Palsy, 16,000 of whom are located in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Cerebral palsy results from damage caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. There are three different recognized types of Cerebral Palsy, spastic, athetoid and ataxic. Some individuals only suffer from one type of Cerebral Palsy, while others live with a combination of one or more types of Cerebral Palsy. Although some cases of Cerebral Palsy are caused by factors unrelated to the birth process, a large portion of children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy recieve it as a direct result of injuries sustained during the childbirth process.

In addition to damage sustained during the birth process, Cerebral Palsy can also be caused by damage to the brain during the early stages of development. Warning signs that may indicate that a child has cerebral palsy include: a delayed delivery; seizures during the first 48 hours of life; if the child could not breathe immediately after birth; an extended stay in the Intensive Care Unit; or the need for recessitation.

If your newborn baby experienced any of these events, he or she may have cerebral palsy. If this is the case you should contact qualified professionals to discuss your options.

Cerebral palsy causes many different problems in the development of a child. It can cause weak muscles, mental retardation, seizures, muscle spasms, speech problems and impediments, difficulty swallowing due to poor muscle control and other symptoms associated with a lack of coordination and control of body movements. While there is no cure for Cerebral Palsy, with an experienced New York City Cerebral Palsy attorney, you may be able to get the compensation that will allow you and your child to have other options. You can make a very large difference in your child’s future and overall quality of life with the means to provide your child with medical treatment and therapy.

Although not all cases of Cerebral Palsy are a result of Medical Malpractice, many are. We have trained nurses and Cerebral Palsy attorneys on staff who can help you determine whether you or your child have been victims of medical malpractice.

We suggest that you contact us now. Located in New York City, our attorneys have successfully negotiated and tried many Cerebral Palsy cases. Our attorneys have helped many children in New York with Cerebral Palsy get the compensation they deserve to help them and their families seek treatment. Please contact us now for a free consultation and speak to one of our experienced Cerebral Palsy attorneys or nurses to determine if your child's disability was caused by Medical Malpractice.

For more information on Cerebral Palsy please see the Cerebral Palsy section of our resources page. Information is available about treatment centers located here in New York City.

Representative Cases

$26.2 million verdict in an automobile accident case for the death of a husband and father of three children and for serious injuries suffered by his wife.

$21 Million verdict for three children who suffered lead poisoning due to the presence of lead - based paint in their Bronx apartment.

$19.6 Million Dollars verdict in a medical malpractice action where a surgeon failed to properly monitor a female patient following gynecological surgery, resulting in brain damage and visual impairment.

$11 million settlement against a New York City hospital and obstetrician for failing to properly manage the pre-natal, birth and neonatal periods, resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy; immediately following his birth, the infant involved in this case developed hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which was not timely diagnosed nor treated, causing bleeding in his brain with seizures, brain damage and cerebral palsy.

$6.6 Million Dollar verdict in the Court of Claims for a student at Brooklyn College who sustained 2nd and 3rd degree thermal burns over 22% of his body when the clothing he was wearing caught fire while he was using a welding torch during a independent study class.

$4.4 million Dollar settlement for a 32 year old male whose leg was amputated below the knee after being run over by a forklift.

$3.125 Million Dollar settlement against a New York City hospital for failing to properly monitor a 5 month old baby who was being treated for burns sustained from excessively hot water in his apartment; due to the failure to monitor his condition, the baby became dehydrated and suffered multiple organ failure; he now has a very limited life expectancy.

$2.9 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, New York County for a 27 year old male worker who was injured while working on a defective elevator, resulting in a crush injury to his heel.

$2.6 million settlement with an anticipated total payment of more than $3.75 million in a car accident lawsuit for a young woman who suffered a broken leg and required surgery

$2.5 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice action for a 25 year old male whose leg was amputated above the knee when his doctor failed to timely diagnose post-operative complications after undergoing calf implant surgery.

$2.5 Million Dollar settlement reached during the trial of a medical malpractice case in Supreme Court, Rockland County for a male who suffered a fracture of his cribriform plate, a bone located in the head just below the brain, due to an improperly performed deviated nasal septum surgery.

$2.26 Million verdict in Supreme Court, Bronx County in a lawsuit for a construction worker who fell off a scaffold and suffered a broken right leg and right elbow with surgery.

$2.2 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for a child who suffered brain damage due to the hospital's failure to timely diagnose and treat the infant's medical condition.

$2.0 Million Dollar settlement for a medical technician who was accidentally stuck by an improperly disposed of needle that had previously been used on an HIV positive patient; although this medical technician never developed the HIV virus, he suffered an allergic reaction called Stevens Johnson Syndrome to the medication he was required to take to prevent the development of the HIV/AIDS virus ultimately causing him to become legally blind.

$2.0 Million Dollar verdict in Supreme Court, Kings County for a 28 year old female who was injured as a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle accident resulting in brain damage and multiple facial lacerations.

$1.975 Million Dollar settlement for two children who sustained lead poisoning in a City apartment.

$1.9 Million Dollar settlement for the wrongful death of a 9 year old girl who received a blood transfusion in 1984 which was contaminated with the HIV virus-before blood testing for the HIV virus became available.

$1.85 Million Dollar settlement in a medical malpractice case for the failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.

$1.2 Million Dollar verdict in an automobile accident for a pedestrian crossing a major roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle.

$810,000 settlement for 8 year old boy who fell out of a 3rd floor window. No window guards were installed as required by law.

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