http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Levin & Perconti en-us 2010-07-07T15:01:32-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/07/according_to_the_orland_sentin.html According to the Orland Sentinel, a mother who sued EVAC for injuries her son received during a premature birth has reached a settlement for $1.4 million with EVAC ambulance services. Margarita Chess was six months pregnant when she gave birth... Cerebral Palsy Levin & Perconti 2010-07-07T15:01:32-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/gestational_diabetes_and_obesi.html Parents who suffer from a combination of gestational diabetes (GDM) and obesity have recently been linked to an increased chance of delivering children with macrosomia. Macrosomia, having a very high birth weight, can lead to various birth injuries if not... Birth Injury Prevention Levin & Perconti 2010-06-29T09:13:33-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/birth_injury_contributed_to_me_1.html The Supreme Court in British Columbia awarded in excess of $1.4 million U.S. dollars in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving a child suffering from severe cerebral palsy. The child’s mother sued the health authority overseeing the hospital, a doctor and... Placenta Separation Levin & Perconti 2010-06-23T13:58:17-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/cooling_blankets_help_reduce_t.html Parents of children who suffer birth injuries now can seek post-natal treatment for their newborns to reverse brain damage. A researcher at the University of Florida has discovered that the use of cooling blankets within six hours of birth may... Fetus/Fetal Asphyxia Levin & Perconti 2010-06-14T11:07:20-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/233_million_birth_injury_verdi.html A jury recently awarded over $23 million to 5-year-old boy and his mother in a birth malpractice trial in Milwaukee that lasted over two weeks. The jury found the woman’s doctor negligent for the birth injury her son sustained during... Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Levin & Perconti 2010-06-01T16:57:46-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/05/chicago_illinois_birth_injury_1.html Our Chicago birth injury attorneys at Levin & Perconti have recently launched a newly-designed firm website. The Chicago personal injury website offers a number of new resources, including community pages, the Nursing Home Attorney Resource Center, a directory of commonly... Cerebral Palsy Levin & Perconti 2010-05-18T10:27:41-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/05/185_million_jury_verdict_for_e.html A jury has awarded the family of a 12-year-old boy $18.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital and obstetrician, according to The Star-Ledger. An emergency cesarean section became necessary for his birth back in 1998, but it... Verdicts and Settlements Levin & Perconti 2010-05-06T11:24:19-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/04/95_million_settlement_in_illin.html A Cook County judge and mediator approved a $9.5 million settlement on behalf of a baby born with Cerebral Palsy as a result of medical malpractice, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. This Illinois birth injury occurred because a... Cerebral Palsy Levin & Perconti 2010-04-19T10:05:15-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/04/medical_malpractice_causes_mat.html CBS 6 Albany reports this month that a $5.2 settlement was ordered in a lawsuit brought on behalf of a mother’s death during childbirth that occurred as a result of medical malpractice. Doctors cut or tore the mother’s uterine arties... Uterine Rupture Levin & Perconti 2010-04-12T11:43:45-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/04/291_million_verdict_for_chicag.html The Daily Herald reports that a medical malpractice lawsuit resulted in a $29.1 million verdict for a boy suffering the effects of a severe birth injury. Medical malpractice occurring during the boy’s delivery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago resulted... Cerebral Palsy Levin & Perconti 2010-04-06T10:46:47-06:00