Birth Injury Lawsuit Information Provided by IQ Personal Injury

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:00 -0500

IQ Personal Injury now offers comprehensive legal information for families who have been affected by a birth injury and are in need of legal help. If your child's birth injury was caused by a doctor's carelessness or negligence, you may be entitled to file a birth injury lawsuit and recover compensation. At IQ Personal Injury, we are dedicated to helping parents of birth injury victims understand their legal options by providing free informational resources. When a physician fails to meet the appropriate standard of care during the birth process, catastrophic birth injuries can result. Failure to anticipate or react appropriately to complications, improper use of forceps or a vacuum, and failure to monitor the infant's heart rate are among the causes of birth injuries. The effects that a birth injury can have on an infant vary depending on the circumstances surrounding the injury, but paralysis, brain damage, and even death occur in the most serious cases. Some common types of birth injuries include: Cerebral Palsy, Erb's Palsy, fractures, and cephalohematoma (bleeding in the brain). At IQ Personal Injury, parents of birth injury victims can learn about their rights and get the legal help they need. We can match you with an experienced birth injury lawyer in your area who can provide sound legal representation. If a doctor or nurse was at fault for the injuries your child sustained, your lawyer can file a birth injury lawsuit on your behalf and help you recover compensation. This compensation can help you deal with the effects of a birth injury by providing for surgeries, therapy, medications, and other costs associated with treating your child's condition. If you believe that your child's birth injury was the result of medical malpractice, visit IQPersonalInjury.com today. It is important to contact a birth injury lawyer as soon as possible in order to ensure that your rights will be fully protected. Submit the details of your birth injury claim in the Free Case Evaluation form and your case will be reviewed by a birth injury attorney from our national network. Even if you are unsure if a medical professional was at fault for your child's injury, a birth injury attorney can explain your options and provide the legal assistance you need. About IQ Personal Injury IQpersonalinjury.com is your one-stop resource for finding personal injury legal help. IQ Personal Injury allows injury and accident victims to easily access the legal information they need. From birth injuries to trucking accidents, the personal injury attorneys in our national network are experienced in all areas of injury law, so you can feel confident that your rights will be protected. If you or a loved one has been injured, get the legal help you need today. Visit IQPersonalInjury.com and complete the Free Case Evaluation form to have your claim reviewed by a personal injury lawyer.

Benefit to be held for Oliphants

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:48:00 -0500

by Anna Jauhola " Daily News Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 9:47 AM CST
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2008/12/03/news/doc4936a8483fa0c620708885.txt At 10 months old, Lawson Oliphant is a happy little boy spending time at his grandma's daycare in Breckenridge. One wouldn't be able to tell the difference between him and another 10-month-old except possibly by the way he climbs furniture. Lawson has brachial plexus palsy, which is a birth injury. The nerves in his left arm became detached from his spinal cord during delivery, resulting in a lack of muscular control. Lawson is the son of Alysha and Tanner Oliphant, Foxhome, Minn., and his grandparents are Kim and Tom Willemssen of Breckenridge, Lori Oliphant of Abercrombie, and Danny and Doreen Oliphant of Foxhome. Lawson had surgery at 6-months-old and was in a half body cast for six weeks. Prior to that he had two MRIs and two EMGs. Currently, Lawson sees an occupational therapist and a physical therapist from Fergus Falls, Minn., at his daycare. The occupational therapist is teaching Lawson how to do things using both his arms. Due to his injury, Lawson cannot feel his left arm at all, resulting in him not realizing he even has a left arm. When he pushes a toy around, the occupational therapist will place both of Lawson's hands on the toy. "His mind is not saying 'I have an arm,'" Willemssen said. "He can't feel the arm at all. If he cut himself he'd never know it." The occupational therapist is also teaching Lawson's parents and grandparents how to teach him things. Currently, Lawson climbs furniture using his right arm and his head to compensate for the lack of use in his left arm. The physical therapist is working to build Lawson's muscle tone in his left arm. Since he doesn't know he has a left arm, he doesn't use it, resulting in the loss of muscle. "They're currently talking more EMGs and MRIs, which will lead to more surgeries," Willemssen said. Lawson goes to Gillette Children's Health Care Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. A benefit is being held Friday, Dec. 5 at the Wahpeton Eagles Club from 5-9 p.m. Everyone is welcome to the Chili 'n Fixins feed with a free will offering. The theme of the benefit will be a Christmas Wonderland Auction. A silent auction will be set up along the sides of the room with things like decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and other holiday-themed items. Four major items up for auction include an 80 acre aerial spray, a Wii game system, a Nintendo DS game system and an iPod. Santa will also be at the benefit. People can have their picture taken with him for a free will offering. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Wilkin County Chapter 31304, is matching funds up to $1,000 for this benefit.

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Benefit to be held for Oliphants