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This page will look at broken arms and other types of arm injuries in personal injury lawsuits. We will discuss the various types of arm injuries that our lawyers typically see in tort cases, and we will analyze the average settlement payout value for these arm injuries in a lawsuit.

Arm Injuries in Car Accidents

Arm injuries in car accidents are common due to the confined space of the vehicle, the force of impact, and the natural instinct of occupants to brace for impact with their arms. The types and severity of these injuries can vary widely depending on factors such as the speed of the collision, the direction of impact, whether occupants were wearing seat belts, and the deployment of airbags.

This page discusses injury claims related to bicep injuries resulting from car accidents and other incidents. Our legal team examines the causes of these injuries and explores the typical compensation amounts awarded by juries or settled for torn bicep injuries.

About Bicep Tear Injuries

The biceps are muscles located on the front of the upper arm responsible for bending the forearm at the elbow. The bicep is connected to bones by three tendons. One tendon extends from the shoulder’s outer side, attaching the bicep to the top of the shoulder socket. A second tendon secures the bicep to the inner side of the shoulder socket on the shoulder blade (scapula). Finally, a third tendon links the bicep to the lower arm bone (radius) at the elbow.

Cerebral palsy is a disability commonly caused by medical negligence during childbirth. This page will examine how medical mistakes during labor and delivery can cause cerebral palsy. We will also explain how parents and children can get compensation by filing a cerebral palsy malpractice lawsuit.

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent neurological condition in which the brain cannot direct normal muscle movement and coordination of the body. CP is caused by a defect in the brain that impairs its ability to direct motor and muscle function through electrical impulse signals. This “glitch” in the brain occurs when cells in the brain are damaged during fetal gestation, childbirth, or early infancy.

This page looks at the growing tide of lawsuits alleging that Boston area doctor Derrick Todd, M.D., at Bringham and Women’s Hospital sexually abused hundreds of females.

A growing number of women have come forward and filed lawsuits alleging that Dr. Todd performed unnecessary pelvic and rectal exams on them for his own sexual gratification. This page will look at who is eligible to file a lawsuit against Dr. Todd and what the potential settlement value of these cases could be.

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Under Wisconsin law, anyone who has been the victim of sexual abuse or assault can file a civil lawsuit against not just the person who abused them, but also against churches, schools, or other third parties who negligently enabled the abuse to happen. This post will look at the basic elements of a sex abuse lawsuit in Wisconsin. We will also analyze the potential settlement value of Wisconsin sex abuse lawsuits.

News & Updates:

January 2024: A lawsuit alleges that a nurse’s sexual assault and aggravated battery at Garden Place Waterloo nursing home resulted in the death of a resident. The facility is now facing a wrongful death lawsuit.

This page will look at sexual abuse lawsuits being filed against the Lord’s Ranch, a mental health treatment facility in Arkansas.

Lord’s Ranch Sex Abuse News & Updates:

March 2024: The Governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is now getting involved in the fallout over the Lord’s Ranch sex abuse scandal. Gov. Sanders recently released a public statement denouncing the abuse at the now closed facility. She calling for the resignation of Aloza Jiles from the state Board of Corrections. Jiles is a named defendant in all of the Lord’s Ranch lawsuits, and is alleged that he ignored his responsibility by repeatedly refusing to take action in response to known incidents of sexual abuse.

Recent reports and investigations have shown that detainees at Maryland juvenile detention centers (e.g., the Hickey School and Waxter) were often subjected to sexual abuse and assault by staff and other inmates. Thanks to a new law in Maryland, victims of child sexual abuse at Maryland juvenile detention schools can now bring civil lawsuits against the state and get financial compensation. This page will look at sex abuse lawsuits against juvenile facilities in Maryland.

About Maryland Juvenile Detention Centers

In Maryland, juvenile criminal offenders (anyone under the age of 18) are processed in a separate criminal justice system administered by both the courts and the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (“DJS”). For those juveniles who are charged with and/or convicted of serious offenses, DJS operates a number of juvenile detention facilities throughout the state.  The list below shows all current DJS detention facilities and centers in Maryland:

Cerebral Palsy is a severe birth injury that is caused when a baby suffers prolonged oxygen loss during labor and delivery (or earlier in pregnancy). Sadly, just a few minutes of oxygen deprivation during childbirth can cause cerebral palsy, leaving a child disabled for the remainder of their life.

In most cases, the loss of oxygen during childbirth that causes CP is the result of negligent care or management by the doctors, nurses, and/or hospital staff handling the labor and delivery.

This page will explain what cerebral palsy is and why it happens. We will also look at cerebral palsy medical malpractice lawsuits in Philadelphia. There is no question this is a good jurisdiction for cerebral palsy lawsuits.  So, our lawyers will talk about the average settlement payout for a cerebral palsy lawsuit in Philadelphia and what victims can expect in the process.

Parents of new babies in many parts of the country had a hard time finding infant formulas such as Similac and Enfamil.  The supply chain problems currently hampering the U.S. economy have created a very acute shortage of infant formula, resulting in empty shelves and understandably stressed and concerned parents.  There are concerns in 2024 about the infant formula supply chain and the fact that just a few companies control the market.

FORMULA SHORTAGE UPDATES

April 15, 2024: Three parents filed a proposed class action representing consumers nationwide who bought Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare products from April 2021 onward. They claimed that Abbott’s failure to adhere to essential safety standards caused the shortage and that it was unjust for the company to benefit from the resulting price increases.