New York City Cerebral Palsy Lawyers

Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP is one of the leading birth injury law firms in the State and City of New York. Our medically experienced attorneys have in-depth experience in birth injury cases involving cerebral palsy, a condition commonly caused by oxygen deprivation or head trauma during birth.

Prominent New York Cerebral Palsy Attorneys

Cerebral palsy is a term used to reference a group of disorders typically related to an individual's inability to control motor function. Typically, cerebral palsy is categorized into four types: spastic cerebral palsy, athetoid or dyskinetic cerebral palsy, ataxic cerebral palsy, or mixed forms of cerebral palsy. While there can be genetic factors that contribute to cerebral palsy, often it is caused by oxygen deprivation, head trauma, or brain damage during the birthing process. Some common medical errors that lead to cerebral palsy include:

• The failure to recognize and treat infant seizures
• Failure to perform a C-Section when a fetus is in distress
• Excessive use of a vacuum extractor
• Failure to detect a prolapsed umbilical cord
• Improper use of delivery forceps
• Improper response to precarious vital signs
• Failure to recognize fetal distress
• Failure to diagnose and treat jaundice or meningitis
• Delayed delivery
• Failure to recognize pregnancy-induced hypertension

The medical care for children and adults diagnosed with cerebral palsy can be financially and emotionally challenging. Cerebral palsy can require a lifetime of medical care to deal with the physical disorders as well as speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, and physical therapists. Our lawyers have successfully settled numerous cerebral palsy cases, as well as winning many cerebral palsy medical malpractice verdicts.

If you would like a free consultation about your Cerebral Palsy malpractice claim, please contact us.