The experienced birth injury attorneys of Passen & Powell have seen all types of birth injury cases, from brain injuries and cerebral palsy to direct physical trauma. The causes of birth injury can vary widely, but one of the most dramatic and frightening causes is the occurrence of shoulder dystocia during childbirth. Shoulder dystocia is… Read More
Acquired Brain Injury in Children Caused by Negligence at Birth
This week, Passen & Powell’s Chicago personal injury lawyers have been discussing hypoxic-anoxic injury (HAI), a serious form of acquired brain injury. Our lawyers understand how devastating hypoxia and anoxia-related brain injuries can be for those who sustain such injuries, as well as their families. As with all permanent brain injuries, HAI carries… Read More
Types and Causes of Hypoxic-Anoxic Brain Injury
Chicago personal injury lawyers have engaged in a month-long discussion of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and nontraumatic brain injury in recognition of national Brain Injury Awareness Month. Today, our brain injury lawyers continue their exploration of hypoxic-anoxic injury (HAI), a severe and often devastating form of nontraumatic brain injury, looking at the causes of HAI…. Read More
Nontraumatic Brain Injuries
In honor of March being national Brain Injury Awareness Month, last week our Chicago brain injury lawyers engaged in a week long discussion of traumatic brain injury (TBI). When most people think of brain injuries, it is usually in association with a traumatic brain injury, for example from a physical impact sustained in an auto… Read More