The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it failed to turn over documents regarding the use and distribution of the morning sickness drug thalidomide despite repeated requests by attorneys who have filed a birth injury lawsuitagainst the companies involved with the drug. Law360 (subscription required) reports the FDA is being sued for allegedly violating the [...]
Women who take certain over-the-counter painkillers during the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with rare birth defects, a new study suggests. The study, which has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, shows that women who took painkillers such as naproxen (the drug used in Aleve) or aspirin during pregnancy were three times as likely [...]
A Zoloft lawsuit has been filed against drug maker Pfizer by a group of parents who claim the antidepressant caused their children to be born with severe birth defects, including heart damage. According to the Madison Record, six couples filed Zoloft lawsuits on December 2, 2011 and allege that, despite the medical studies published on the dangers of drugs similar to Zoloft in pregnant women, the [...]
A Zoloft lawsuit has been filed against Pfizer by a Chicago woman claiming the antidepressant drug taken by her mother during pregnancy caused her to be born with birth defects. According to the Madison Record, Angela Rife claims that she was born on December 1991 with congenital birth defects, including cleft palate and cleft lip that was caused by Zoloft medication given to her mother during the pregnancy. [...]
Cerebral palsy is a serious birth injury that affects many families in the U.S. The birth injury causes lifelong challenges to both victims and their families, making it difficult to achieve life goals. That’s why this story is so heatwarming and inspiring. Tyler Sexton was born in February 1986, 12 weeks earlier than expected. Soon after the birth, his [...]
In an unusually grisly birth injury case, a Louisville-area mother was awarded $1.4 million in damages by a jury following the accidental decapitation and death of her premature baby during delivery. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Micheatria Donelson was approximately 21-24 weeks pregnant on February 23, 2006, when she was admitted to Norton Suburban Hospital complaining of bleeding. A [...]
While we have heard of handheld devices such as the iPhone or iPad being used as part of therapy programs for children with cerebral palsy, an actual game being developed to raise money for a child with a birth injury is a new – and to us – fantastic idea. According to the video game publication Gamepro, mobile developer [...]
After gaining Internet fame for an audition video posted as part of a reality show contest led by television diva Oprah Winfrey, wheelchair-bound cerebral palsy survivor Zach Anner will star in his own show documenting his travels and exploits around the world. The show, titled “Rollin’ with Zach,” will premiere December 12 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and hopes to raise [...]
A West Palm Beach, Florida, couple has been awarded $4.5 million in abirth injury lawsuit levied against the doctors who did not properly anticipate and care for their child, who was born with no arms and only one leg. The Palm Beach Post reported that Ana Mejia and Rodolfo Santana were awarded the money – half of the $9 million [...]
Birth injuries such as cerebral palsy are a life-long condition. So many adults who were born with cerebral palsy must cope with it as they live their lives, maintain families, and work full-time. With the U.S. Labor Department celebrating October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we thought it would be appropriate to take a moment to honor cerebral palsy [...]
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