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Home > Cerebral Palsy Lawyer > Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Lawyer
Last Updated: May 20, 2022

Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

Page Written by Robert Wharton, Esquire
Page Written by Robert Wharton, Esquire

This article has been fact checked by an experienced birth injury attorney. Sources of information for the article are listed at the bottom.

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If you have a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy, find a lawyer to determine if you have a medical malpractice case. Rely on a Rhode Island cerebral palsy lawyer who knows the laws in the state and who will give you and your child the best possible chance of success. An experienced attorney can also help you understand disability rights.

Why You Need a Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

There are several reasons you may need a cerebral palsy attorney. The first issue likely to arise that requires a lawyer is a medical malpractice case.

A Rhode Island cerebral palsy lawyer can help you decide if you have a case. If you do, they’ll take you through the steps of filing a lawsuit.

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When your child begins school, you may face another set of legal concerns. Your child has a right to free and appropriate education, but schools don’t always take that right seriously. You may need a lawyer to force your local schools to provide the services and technology to which your child is entitled.

Over the years, your child may face other types of discrimination that require a lawyer to fight back against. You may also have financial decisions to make, trusts to set up for your child, a living will make, and other significant decisions and legal maneuvers that will benefit your child.

You need the right lawyer to help you get through all of these situations.

How a Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Provides Help

There are numerous ways in which the right lawyer will help you, your child, and your family as you cope with this challenging situation.

Finding out your child is disabled for life is overwhelming and upsetting. You likely feel lost, maybe as if someone is to blame for this, but you don’t know who or how.

In filing a lawsuit against a doctor or hospital, your lawyer will be an invaluable help. An experienced lawyer will know how to investigate malpractice, get through all the barriers to filing this kind of lawsuit, and give you the best chance of recovering the highest amount of damages.

Over the years, your lawyer can help you in numerous other ways, from making decisions about financial trusts for your child’s future to setting up a conservatorship for their care if something should happen to you. Your lawyer will help you fight discrimination and stand up to those denying your child access and educational services.

How to Find a Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

Check with the state bar association to find the right lawyer to help your family and guide such crucial decisions. You can find information about lawyers with the right kind of specialty practice.

You cannot rely on a general lawyer for a case as important and complicated as medical malpractice.

If you know other parents of disabled children or work with a related community group, ask around for recommendations. It’s likely someone you know has been through this process already.

As you sort through the potential law firms and lawyers, make sure you feel comfortable with your choice. Ask questions, get references, and do what it takes to make the right decision for your child’s future.

Rhode Island Malpractice Laws

One of the most significant legal issues you will face as the parent of a disabled child is filing and trying to win a malpractice lawsuit. The state laws regarding these cases are complicated and tend to favor the defendants.

You need to know some of the basics of the rules, and your lawyer can fill in the rest of the details to guide your decisions. For instance, be aware that you have just three years since you realized your child suffered from negligence to file this lawsuit.[1]

Disability Rights

Your child will grow older and face discrimination and other issues because of their disabilities. There are laws in place to protect against this, and you may need your lawyer to help you fight back against schools, airlines, government agencies, and other groups that deny your child benefits, services, or access.

Both federal and state laws in Rhode Island protect your child from discrimination and denial of opportunities.[2]

Your lawyer will understand which rules apply in your specific cases and how to go up against those agencies and individuals causing the problem.

Rhode Island Cerebral Palsy Lawyers Win Cases

You can find dozens of examples of successful cerebral palsy and birth injury cases brought by families in Rhode Island. These cases are won by the lawyers they choose.

One such instance occurred when a newborn baby needed a blood transfusion. The delivery by C-section had gone well, but the baby had a low red blood cell count. The pediatrician on staff was too inexperienced to provide a transfusion and delayed it.[3]

The baby girl suffered brain damage due to the delay faced in the hospital after her birth. Since she did not get the transfusion on time, she didn’t get enough oxygen to her brain.

She developed cerebral palsy and disabilities and will need lifelong care. Her family’s lawyer helped them win $4.5 million in a malpractice case.

Cerebral palsy is a severe and often debilitating condition, and too often, the brain damage causing it could have been prevented with better medical care.

If your child has this condition, find a Rhode Island cerebral palsy lawyer to help you make your case for justice and recover your child’s damages.

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References

  1. Medical liability/Malpractice statutes of limitation. (2014, March 20). Legislative News, Studies and Analysis | National Conference of State Legislatures.
    Retrieved from: https://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/medical-liability-malpractice-statutes-of-limitation.aspx
  2. What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (n.d.). ADA National Network | Information, Guidance and Training on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
    Retrieved from: https://adata.org/learn-about-ada
  3. Crane, M. (2017, February 27). 50 shades of malpractice. Medscape.
    Retrieved from: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/849305_11
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Page Written by Robert Wharton, Esquire

Page Written by Robert Wharton, Esquire

Robert Wharton is an experienced cerebral palsy and birth injury attorney. His law firm handles medical malpractice cases throughout the United States. He has been selected multiple times as a “Super Lawyers – Rising Star”, and was honored as a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association.

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