http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org Get all the help you need for a cerebral palsy child or baby Mon, 18 May 2009 19:50:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How the "Tort Reform" Movement is Responding to a Major Defeat in the Supreme Court. By Wayne M. Willoughby, Immediate Past President, Maryland Association for Justice Recently the consuming public won a major victory in the courts. In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court held in Wyeth v. Levine, 129 ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=33   A couple weeks ago, Wayne M. Willoughby of Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC, spoke to a class of graduate level students at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine about medical malpractice from the perspective of a malpractice lawyer who represents children with Cerebral Palsy.  The class consisted of medical ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=23 Recently I read the story of the reigning Miss Iowa USA, Abbey Curran.  This beauty queen reportedly decided to enter her first pageant because a teacher told her she couldn't do it -- it isn't realistic.  Why?  Abbey Curran was born with cerebral palsy (CP).  She wore leg braces as a child ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=15 What can you buy after receiving $85 billion in a taxpayer bailout of your business? The executives at insurance giant American International Group have an answer; within days of staving off bankruptcy with taxpayer money, AIG racked up nearly a half-million dollar tab at a posh California resort. Now AIG ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=11 Over the years, it has become clear that those trying to destroy the civil justice system will do almost anything to accomplish their misguided goal. Corporations have spent millions funding groups to peddle junk studies and fabricate statistics and figures designed to undermine the people's confidence in our legal system, ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=8 A new Australian study says long-term, heavy cannabis use causes brain damage that is equivalent to mild-traumatic brain injury or premature ageing. The research is published today in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry. The study also found that all users are at risk, and the more you smoke, the more your ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=7 'Green our vaccines' was the cry of parents today in Washington, D.C. It's a fight against what the rallying parents say are harmful ingredients in vaccines. Parents turned pictures of their autistic children toward the gathered media as the song 'Long Time Coming' played. Those parents are urging the government to eliminate ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=6 “Give a fi sh to a hungry man and you will save him from starvation today. Teach him to fi sh. He and his family will prosper and be happy for a lifetime.” This saying was the motto of András Pet?, founder of the International Pet? Institute, who was fi ghting for the recovery of ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=5 There is nothing out there that can touch your heart like a child. They can make you laugh. They can make you cry. They can also break your heart. When you see children, especially children with special needs, it’s easy to put your own children into their shoes, and ask yourself the question: What if? ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=4 Dictionary: “Cerebral Palsy - noun. A disorder usually caused by brain damage occurring at or before birth and marked by muscular impairment. Often accompanied by poor coordination, it sometimes involves speech and learning diffi culties.” One with Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral Palsyblessing. An alteration given to a person and in turn gives the person the power of change. To ... http://www.cerebral-palsy-child.org/?p=3