Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Attorney · Erie, Pennsylvania

A baby's delicate brain can be irretrievably damaged by lack of oxygen, pre-natal exposure to harmful prescription drugs, or bleeding in the brain due to head trauma. A cerebral palsy diagnosis may involve several brain-injury and body-movement disorders. Brain damage that does not improve or worsen is known as static encephalopathy (SE).

If your child is not developing properly, and you feel he or she may have suffered brain damage as result of a birth injury, Attorney David Hunter will, with the assistance of medical experts, evaluate medical records and determine whether you should pursue a claim for the loss your child has suffered. Contact an Erie, Pennsylvania law office to schedule a free consultation.

There are a number of causes of cerebral palsy. When a damaging lack of oxygen (hypoxia) is the result of a treating physician's unreasonable delay in performing a caesarean-section delivery, or to take some other action that could have prevented the damage, the resulting cerebral palsy birth injury may be a case of medical malpractice. In some cases, it may result from hospital negligence.

Examples of negligence that causes cerebral palsy include failure to identify situations where the baby is too large for the birth canal, an undiagnosed intrauterine infection, an untreated Rh factor incompatibility, failure to identify fetal distress, allowing labor to last too long after a mother's water broke, umbilical cord strangulation, and unnecessary or careless use of forceps.

If your child's cerebral palsy is the result of medical negligence, you are entitled to compensation not only for medial expenses, but also for the anticipated cost of life-long care and therapy for your child. The only lawyer in Erie, PA, that focuses primarily on medical malpractice, Attorney David Hunter understands how to best work with local medical providers, judges, and juries. He will help you, so you can help your child.

Consultations are free. We don't get paid until you do.

Contact Attorney David Hunter for help with your claim. Our law office is located in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, within three blocks of both the federal and state courthouses, and provides free parking that is handicap accessible.