Personal injury attorneys for medical malpractice and birth injuries

If your child or family member has been the victim of medical malpractice in Hawaii that has resulted in cerebral palsy or other birth injuries, the personal injury attorneys of Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner can help. Successful litigation of a birth injury case can provide you and your family with the financial settlement necessary to help your injured child lead a full and rewarding life.

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a chronic medical condition caused by damage to a developing brain. This is one of the most common and debilitating birth injuries resulting from medical malpractice. The condition arises from a difficult labor or delivery that leads to bleeding, lack of oxygen, head trauma, or other injury to a newborn child.

Some specific causes of cerebral palsy because of birth injury include:

• The physician waiting too long before performing a C-Section
• The physician failing to diagnose fetal distress during labor
• The fetal monitor strips were interpreted incorrectly
• Being given too much Pitocin
• Failure of the physician to refer mothers with a high-risk pregnancy to a specialist
• Failure to have a pediatrician present during birth

Cerebral palsy is generally diagnosed before a child reaches three years of age. Currently there is no cure for cerebral palsy. However, it can be managed with diligent health care. We want to help ensure that your child receives every potentially beneficial therapy, mobility aid, and communicative assistance that modern medicine can provide.

Possible signs of the condition include:

• Child is easily startled
• Poor head control
• Excessive stiffness or limpness
• Difficulty sucking and feeding
• Delays in motor development