Cerebral palsy refers to a spectrum of chronic movement disorders that affect the body and muscle coordination. While the movement disorders vary from mild to severe, the most common symptoms of cerebral palsy include one or more of the following:
- Stiff, spastic muscles
- Difficulty learning to walk and talk
- Difficulty grabbing objects
- Involuntary muscle movement
- Vision impairments
- Seizures
Every year approximately 8,000 babies are born with cerebral palsy. One of the leading causes of cerebral palsy is asphyxia, or lack of oxygen, to the infant’s brain during the birthing process. In many cases, this can be prevented with special attention and care by the doctor. If the doctor sees signs of distress before or during labor, he or she should speed up delivery by initiating an emergency cesarean.
If the doctor delays delivery or attempts to deliver the baby vaginally, the baby’s risk of developing cerebral palsy or another birth injury is substantially increased.
Why Choose Gill Ports Hoste LLC to Manage Your Cerebral Palsy Claim in Chicago?
No family should ever have to experience medical negligence, much less during the birth of a child. You deserve high-quality legal representation from a Chicago birth injury lawyer as you take on the medical providers and hospitals that allowed your child’s injury to happen.
Clients across Chicago, IL choose Gill Ports Hoste LLC because we provide:
- An extensive, decades-long background in handling birth injury cases
- A track record that includes hundreds of millions recovered
- Battle-tested representation that has gone up against the largest healthcare corporations in the state and won
- Respect from the legal community and awards from services like Super Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell
- Contingency fee representation in all birth injury cases
If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and you suspect medical negligence played a role, contact Gill Ports Hoste LLC for a free consultation with a Chicago cerebral palsy attorney. Our medical malpractice lawyers in Chicago are able to help you seek justice for your child and family.
How a Cerebral Palsy Attorney in Chicago Can Build Your Case
Cerebral palsy is not always immediately diagnosed at birth. Symptoms may only become more noticeable as developmental milestones are delayed. By that time, proving that negligent medical care caused the condition can become more complicated, especially without legal representation.
An experienced Chicago cerebral palsy attorney can take the lead in determining whether your child was a victim of malpractice. Your lawyer will:
- Conduct a thorough review of birth and medical records
- Analyze fetal monitoring data and hospital documentation
- Consult with medical experts to evaluate whether your child was provided with substandard care
- Determine whether oxygen deprivation, delayed intervention, infection, or improper treatment contributed to the injury
- Identify all healthcare providers and institutions involved in your child’s injury/condition
- Pursue full compensation for your child’s present medical condition and anticipated future needs
Gill Ports Hoste LLC is ready to handle all legal aspects of your claim. Call us today to learn more about how an experienced Chicago personal injury attorney can help you.
Elements of a Birth Injury Case in Chicago, Illinois
Any healthcare provider who owed your child a duty of care and failed to provide the proper care may be held accountable for your child’s birth injury. To succeed in a cerebral palsy malpractice claim, you must generally prove that:
- You were in a provider-patient relationship, creating a legal duty of care
- The provider failed to meet the accepted medical standard of care
- That failure directly caused your child’s brain injury
- Your child and family suffered damages
Expert medical testimony is typically required to establish how a healthcare professional deviated from proper standards and what should have been done differently.
Recovering Compensation For Birth Injuries in Chicago, IL
Having a new child is one of the most special moments in a parent’s life. When medical mistakes result in birth injuries, this often causes a lifetime of devastation and trauma for both the injured infant and his or her family. Most children with cerebral palsy will need lifelong care and treatment for their condition.
Gill Ports Hoste LLC, is experienced in handling cases involving birth injuries. We help the injured and their families recover compensation to help with the lifetime medical bills and expenses that follow a birth injury. We also fight to recover compensation for other losses associated with the injury, including:
- Emotional pain and suffering
- Physical pain and disfigurement
- Permanent disabilities
- Lifelong treatment and care
If you or someone you love has a child who was born with cerebral palsy and you suspect it was caused by a medical mistake, our lawyers are standing by to help you. We will thoroughly investigate the situation and will fight aggressively to ensure all responsible parties are held accountable.
Identifying Liable Parties in a Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Case
Birth injury claims involving cerebral palsy frequently implicate more than one at-fault party. Depending on the circumstances, liable parties may include:
- Obstetricians (OB-GYNs)
- Delivering physicians
- Labor and delivery nurses
- Nurse midwives
- Anesthesiologists involved in labor and C-sections
- Pediatricians responsible for newborn care
- Hospitals and birthing centers
- Healthcare systems or medical groups
Gill Ports Hoste LLC will carefully investigate your case to determine who should be held accountable. Our goal is to identify every liable party and unlock multiple sources of compensation, so you have the best chance of obtaining a full financial recovery.
$30,000,000 Jury Verdict
Gill Ports Hoste LLC won a $30,000,000 verdict in a juried birth injury case for a six-year-old girl who suffered cerebral palsy due to a delayed emergency C-section delivery.
Let Us Help In Your Fight For Compensation
To schedule a confidential, complimentary consultation with one of our highly skilled medical malpractice attorneys, please call our Chicago office today at (312) 372-8893 or send us a message online.