http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Levin & Perconti en-us 2010-02-15T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/jury_awards_232_million_in_cer.html A jury recently found a medical clinic and hospital negligent and awarded $23.2 million to the family of Kylie Rodgers, a two-year-old victim of medical malpractice. Kylie suffers from numerous permanent conditions resulting from her traumatic birth in June of... Verdicts and Settlements Levin & Perconti 2010-02-15T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/doctor_blamed_for_erbs_palsy_b_1.html An obstetrician recently received a public reprimand from her state’s medical board. The reprimand states that the doctor’s negligence caused a newborn baby to suffer Erb’s Palsy. According to the report in The Mercury News, the negligent doctor tried a... Brachial Plexus Levin & Perconti 2010-02-02T22:49:59-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/illinois_woman_files_medical_m.html The Record reports that a woman in Madison County, IL is suing Anderson Hospital and her physician, claiming they failed to provide appropriate prenatal care during her pregnancy. According to the suit, filed by an Illinois medical malpractice lawyer, the... Fetal Distress Levin & Perconti 2010-01-26T12:56:45-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/drop_in_average_birth_weight_m_1.html Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently released a paper in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that found the average birth weight in American newborns has dropped by two ounces. The study looked at babies born between 1990 and 2005... Birth Injury Prevention Levin & Perconti 2010-01-22T16:34:33-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/cerebral_palsy_lawsuit_finds_n.html A judge has ruled that a doctor violated the standard of care and found him responsible for causing cerebral palsy in a child during a traumatic birth where the doctor had to use a vacuum extraction for almost 50 minutes.... Cerebral Palsy Levin & Perconti 2010-01-15T16:48:03-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/fda_to_study_safety_of_drugs_d.html The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced that it will be launching a new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program to study the effects of prescription drugs taken during pregnancy. The program... Reports & Studies Levin & Perconti 2010-01-04T10:34:19-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/ultrasound_detects_shoulder_di.html A new study in the January issue of Radiology found that an ultrasound can now be used to detect a posterior shoulder dislocation in infants 3 to 6 months old with a permanent brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI). A doctor... Birth Injury Treatment Levin & Perconti 2009-12-30T12:15:13-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/erbs_palsy_in_infants.html Birth injury can lead to Erb’s Palsy, which is a condition in which nerves are stretched and cause the hand, arm, shoulder and face to be injured. The disease is frequently caused by the excessive force or inappropriate traction on... Erb's Palsy Levin & Perconti 2009-12-26T21:46:53-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/law_firm_introduces_birth_inju_1.html A Massachusetts birth injury law firm recently announced a new website for parents of children who suffered serious birth injuries, www.childrc.com. The birth injury website contains valuable information, including contacts and tools to help parents who are affected by birth... Erb's Palsy Levin & Perconti 2009-12-11T11:19:27-06:00 http://www.chicagobirthinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/11/25_million_verdict_awarded_for.html A $25 million jury verdict was recently awarded in a Cook County medical malpractice trial to a Chicago boy who suffers from cerebral palsy resulting from his botched birth eight years ago. Payton White was deprived of oxygen during his... Verdicts and Settlements Levin & Perconti 2009-11-09T09:00:00-06:00