Cerebral Palsy Attorney in Hawaii

Millions Recovered for Birth Injury Victims

Cerebral Palsy encompasses a group of movement disorders related to the brain and nervous system that primarily affects motor skills. It is often the result of brain injury to an unborn or newly born child.

If your child suffered brain damage resulting in cerebral palsy due to medical malpractice, you may be able to seek justice and compensation for your damages.

Bostwick & Peterson, LLP is a nationally recognized trial practice that has secured over $1 billion for clients and numerous record results in high-stakes medical malpractice and birth injury claims. This includes breaking the CA record for largest medical malpractice recovery twice since 2018 with a $17M birth injury settlement and $14M neonatal injury settlement.

Our Honolulu attorneys serve clients across Hawaii and are available to discuss how we may be able to help you during a free consultation.

Examples of Our Results

• $11.4 million – Failure to timely identify fetal distress resulting in cerebral palsy.
• $8.9 million – Largest medical malpractice award for an individual in Federal District Court of Hawaii / Ninth District over improper use of vacuum extraction and failure to timely deliver, resulting in cerebral palsy.
• $8 million – Record settlement for baby who suffered brain injury resulting in spastic quadriparesis shortly after birth.
• $7.1 million – Child born with cerebral palsy after providers failed to timely intervene.

Types of Cerebral Palsy

There is currently no cure for cerebral palsy. Treatment objectives include helping the person lead the best life possible with their condition. There are varying types and degrees of cerebral palsy.

Types of cerebral palsy include:

• Spastic
• Dyskinetic
• Ataxic
• Hypotonic

Some cerebral palsy cases result from a complicated or traumatic birth. This can include uterine prolapse, shoulder dystocia, or umbilical cord strangulation. Many complications during the labor / delivery process can also result in a lack of oxygenated blood to the baby's brain, resulting in cerebral palsy.

If your doctor failed to exercise reasonable care or meet accepted standards and your baby was born with cerebral palsy, you may have a birth injury claim.

FREE Case Review with a Hawaii Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

When a medical practitioner makes a mistake during the delivery of a child, it can result in devastating physical conditions such as brain damage and cerebral palsy. This can include using forceps incorrectly, not recognizing that an umbilical cord has wrapped around the child's neck, improper or no treatment of seizures, jaundice and meningitis; allowing the child to remain too long in the birth canal, and not performing a cesarean section when needed.

Identifying the cause of cerebral palsy is important when pursuing compensation. Attorneys at Bostwick & Peterson will \investigate your case to determine if a medical professional's negligence or carelessness resulted in the injury.

Our firm is highly skilled in cases involving medical malpractice, and will fight for the monetary damages you deserve, including compensation for hospitalization, medical treatment, long-term care, pain, suffering and emotional trauma.

Was your child born with cerebral palsy? Contact us and we'll review your case for free: (808) 320-5024