Archive for July, 2007

Surgeon Charged for Death of Man With CP

July 31st, 2007

The trial for a San Francisco plastic surgeon who traveled to San Luis Obispo in February 2006 to operate on a crippled man is finally underway. Th...

$18M Settlement Reached in Birth Injury Case

July 31st, 2007

A settlement was recently reached in Milwaukee regarding the lawsuit by a family whose daughter was born with ...

Motion Analysis Laboratory Opens for CP Patients

July 29th, 2007

In recent years technology has greatly changed the way doctors determine how to treat neuromuscular problems like ...

Mother Found Guilty for Murdering Son With CP

July 24th, 2007

Last Friday, an Ohio mother of six was proven guilty for dousing her house with gasoline and killing her 26-year-old son who was confined to a wheelch...

Girl with CP Enables Suits Against Recreation Programs

July 17th, 2007

The Supreme Court recently ruled that those who are injured in recreational programs are eligible to sue when extreme negligence is proven. Whether or...

Family Awarded $23M in Cerebral Palsy Settlement

July 10th, 2007

The Jordan family of Pittsburgh, PA, just settled in their suit against West Penn Hospital for the ...

Woman with CP Aims to Fly Around the World

July 3rd, 2007

Adele Schneidereit, from Pismo Beach, CA, isn’t letting the fact that she has ...