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How Birth Injury Lawsuits Help

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 7th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

For more than 40 years, the medical malpractice team at The Fitzgerald Law Firm has been successfully handling birth injury cases. During that time, we’ve helped many children with autism, cerebral palsy, seizures, learning...

Appeals Court Upholds $3 Million Ruling for Birth Injury Caused by Topamax

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 8th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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A $3 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for severe birth injuries that resulted from the mother taking Topamax has been upheld by a Pennsylvania appeals court. While Topamax is normally prescribed to ease...

Mother Sues for Birth Injury in New York

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 19th, 2015 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

According to a recent report, a mother in New York has recently filed a birth injury malpractice lawsuit, claiming that employees at a non-profit neighborhood health center were “negligent and careless” during the delivery of...

Medical Groups Call for Reduction in C-Sections As Numbers Skyrocket

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 3rd, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

The Cesarean birth, more commonly known as the C-section, is obviously not a new procedure. Legend dates it back to the days of Julius Caesar, although in reality this procedure has been used for...

Negligence Before Birth – 5 Common Mistakes Made With Prenatal Care

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 24th, 2013 in Birth Injury Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

When you represent families as New York medical malpractice lawyers over a period of 42 years, you come to understand that birth injuries can occur in more ways than people outside the medical world...

Ohio Birth Injury Lawsuit Settles for $5.25 Million

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 9th, 2013 in Birth Injury Blog

When people see stories regarding birth injury lawsuit verdicts or settlements in the media, many of them react strongly to the raw amounts involved with these sums that are to be paid to plaintiffs....

Daunting Rise in Number of New York City School System With Autism

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 2nd, 2013 in Autism Blog

Based on all of the attention that autism has been getting in recent years and because of the noble awareness efforts that have been undertaken by individuals and groups, most people understand that this...

Johns Hopkins Study on Medical Malpractice Claims Reveals Shocking Statistics

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 28th, 2013 in Medical Malpractice Blog

There are many people out there who, when they hear about medical malpractice lawsuits being filed, will react with a bit of skepticism. That’s likely because they have never been the victim of medical...

New York Birth Injury Lawyers Discussing Cerebral Palsy and Seizures

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 27th, 2012 in Accidents Injury Blog

Below you will find information regarding the problems that both arise with and that are associated with a child who was deprived of oxygen while being born and subsequently suffers from periodic seizures. You...

New York Birth Injury Lawyers Helping Families Harmed by Clomid

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 25th, 2012 in Accidents Injury Blog

Below you will find a brief overview of the uses, problems associated with and issues related to the use of Clomid in women. You will also find information regarding the realities of taking on...