Cerebral Palsy Lawyers and Legal Advocates

If you think it's possible that malpractice caused your child's cerebral palsy, we can help.

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CPFN has partnered with the Cerebral Palsy Family Lawyers at Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC; a team with an OBGYN and nurses on staff, a team who understands the proper birthing and delivery process, a team that has decades of experience reviewing medical records to identify errors or medical negligence. We wanted a law firm that would uncover the truth, seek justice for our families, and recover compensation that will help us care for our child for life.

Over the past 40 years, they have helped over 30,000 families nationwide.
JJS has recovered over $3 Billion for families, including record-breaking CP jury verdicts and settlements.
JJS’s in-house medical experts, including a board-certified OBGYN, uncovered medical errors that other law firms missed.
They offer a free, no-obligation case evaluation and are entitled to a fee only if they recover compensation for your family.
They treat families like ours with compassion and respect.

Uncovering The Truth

What Should I Do if I Suspect Medical Negligence?

If you suspect your child’s injury may have been the result of medical negligence or malpractice, seek the help of a professional. It can sometimes be difficult for individuals to obtain and interpret their medical records, but our birth injury team is highly experienced in both the legal and medical fields and can help you get the materials you need to determine if you have a case.

What Happens When You Contact CPFL?

STEP 1 – Initial Free, No Obligation Consultation Our attorneys will answer any questions you may have, and gather some basic information about your potential case. We then advise you on whether or not to proceed with your case. Key factors in arriving at our recommendation at this stage include the seriousness of your child’s injuries, whether there is a reason to suspect malpractice was to blame, and the statute of limitations laws in your state.

STEP 2 – Use of Client Authorization to Gather Records Our medical records department sends out authorizations and follows up until we receive what we need to build a strong case.

STEP 3 – In-house Analysis of Merits of Case We conduct an in-house case evaluation, looking for evidence of violations of the standard of care, and evidence that links up your child’s injuries to any such violations. This involves putting many heads together, including our in-house board-certified physician. Once we have analysed your unique circumstances, we will determine if you have a case we would advise pursuing.

If we advise moving forward, you pay us nothing unless we win your case. We also keep our communications confidential and respect the privacy of you and your loved ones.

Don’t Wait to Get Help

Each state imposes a deadline, known as a Statute of Limitations, for filing a lawsuit. If you miss the deadline, you can expect to lose the best opportunity to find out the truth about your child’s CP and to recover the compensation your family deserves. Contact our cerebral palsy attorneys today.

Featured Case Results

Verdicts

$33.5 Million–Delayed C-section
A jury awarded this record-breaking verdict after finding that delays in performing an urgently needed cesarean section resulted in a baby developing severe brain damage and cerebral palsy.
$24.25 Million Failure to Diagnose
A record-breaking medical malpractice jury verdict, obtained for a child who suffered brain damage and cerebral palsy because her doctors failed to properly diagnose and respond to an airway obstruction.
$18.1 Million Mismanaged Labor and Delivery
Verdict obtained on behalf of a child who developed spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy after the mother was taken off of continuous electronic fetal monitoring and placed on intermittent monitoring despite known risk factors.
$15.5 Million Delayed Delivery
An OBGYN’s failure to come to the hospital to assess and deliver a baby caused brain damage and cerebral palsy, resulting in a record-breaking verdict.
$13.5 Million Fetal Monitoring Errors
This record jury verdict was obtained for a child’s cerebral palsy that resulted from the failure to properly interpret and respond to signs of distress that appeared on electronic fetal monitoring tracings.

Settlements

$18 Million Medication Error
A settlement obtained in a case against a pharmacy that negligently dispensed incorrect medication to a pregnant mother, resulting in her child developing a neural tube defect, resulting in paraplegia and other significant injuries.
$17.5 Million Mismanaged Delivery
Settlement obtained on behalf of a child who suffered brain damage and developed cerebral palsy as a result of mismanagement of labor and delivery.
$14 Million Mismanaged Labor and Delivery
A settlement obtained on behalf of a family whose child developed hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and cerebral palsy as a result of mismanaged labor and delivery.
$13 Million Poor Post-Operative Care
A settlement received in a case against a U.S. government-employed healthcare provider whose poor post-operative care resulted in brain damage and cerebral palsy.
$11.5 Million Delayed Resuscitation
Settlement obtained on behalf of a family whose child suffered acute hypoxic ischemic brain injury as a result of delayed resuscitation at a U.S. Naval Hospital.

Meet Some of the Families We’ve Helped

Jordan and his family–A breakdown in communication between doctors resulted in their failure to carry out the plan they devised to ensure a safe delivery.

Lizzy, and her parents, Lisa and Damon–The hospital put their medical records under lock and key.

Nathan, and his mother, Deborah–The hospital and doctors made over 11 mistakes, but it took CP Family Lawyers to uncover them.

Tiara, and her parents, Donna and Mike–They wondered if delays in performing a C-section caused Tiara’s CP.

An Experienced Legal/Medical Team

Their team leaders have earned the highest ratings available from such peer review organizations as Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers® and Martindale-Hubbell.

Giles Manley is a preeminent medical malpractice lawyer who is also a board certified OBGYN. Dr. Manley has delivered over 2,000 babies and uses his wealth of medical knowledge to uncover medical errors that were missed by others (keep in mind most CP cases involve errors committed at or around the time of birth).

Howard Janet has won multiple record-breaking jury verdicts in birth injury and other CP cases. Mr. Janet has the courage to take the fight to the courtroom if a settlement offer is inadequate. He puts great pressure on medical malpractice insurance companies to pay what cases are really worth. That has translated into record-setting settlements to go along with his unprecedented verdicts.

Kenneth Suggs is one of the country’s most experienced and talented CP lawyers. Over his 40-year career, Mr. Suggs has taken on tough CP cases and has broken records in the process. He is so highly respected nationally that he was elected president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now known as the American Association of Justice).