HOME Cerebral Palsy Resources Ask the Doctor What is Cerebral Palsy? Types of Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Statistics Cerebral Palsy Glossary Medical Malpractice Record Verdicts Lifetime Benefits Cerebral Palsy Q&A Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis Cerebral Palsy Risk Factors Causes of Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Therapy & Treatment History of Cerebral Palsy More Cerebral Palsy Resources	Cerebral Palsy Articles 14 Million Dollar Settlement Reached with Chicago Hospital In June 2007, a Chicago family reached a 14 million dollar settlement with Northwestern Memorial Hospital after their son suffered a severe brain injury during birth resulting in cerebral palsy. The Plaintiffs asserted that their baby boy was not breathing when he was born. They maintained that emergency staffers were not prepared to resuscitate him because the doctors mistook the mother’s pulse for the child’s. The obstetrician and nurse allegedly misinterpreted the boy’s heart rate before the delivery and did not realize the baby was in fetal distress. In addition, a neonatal resuscitation team was not called to help the newborn until after he was delivered. As a result, the child went without oxygen for seven minutes, causing him to suffer from spastic quadriplegia.
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