Health Law

Illinois Mom Files Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit

Haley Overmeyer has cerebral palsy – a condition her mother alleges was caused by negligent medical care. Her mother, Linda, recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who delivered Haley and the hospital where she was born in January 2005.

Errors made during a child’s delivery can cause brain damage and, consequently, conditions like cerebral palsy. In Haley’s case, her mother alleges that the cerebral palsy was caused by the doctor’s failure to properly resuscitate, intubate and monitor Haley after her birth.

Lack of sufficient oxygen is one of the main known causes of damage to an infant’s brain. This damage can have devastating consequences, resulting in developmental delays, hearing and vision problems, and cerebral palsy.

Haley suffers from all of these and the lawsuit filed by her mother is seeking compensation for:
 

• Mental anguish
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Loss of sleep
• Physiological consequences

Memorial Hospital and St. Louis University are both named in the suit in addition to the delivering physician.


 

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on January 11, 2009 (boomark / email).