Parents of children with cerebral palsy are often highly motivated to do everything in their power to help their child living with cerebral palsy to reach his or her full potential. For those children whose cerebral palsy was caused by lack of oxygen during labour and delivery, parents may wonder if the delivery of a
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Spinal Cord Injuries Affect More Than Mobility
Spinal cord injuries can be caused by trauma such as a motor vehicle accident or a fall from a ladder. They can also have a medical cause, such as tumours or infections or even a severely herniated disk, that presses on the spinal cord. At Pacific Medical Law, we see people who have experienced a
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What a Ban on Plastic Straws Means for People with Disabilities
The City of Vancouver’s “Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy” is set to come into effect in June 2019. A ban on plastic straws is part of this strategy, and is being hailed by many as a step forward in reducing our waste from single-use plastic items such as packaging, straws, and bags. The ban has already
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The Role of Genetics in Birth Injury Claims
Proving that a defendant’s actions caused or contributed to the plaintiff’s injuries is an essential component of any medical negligence claim. In claims surrounding birth injuries, this often means proving that the defendant physician’s or nurse’s actions (or inactions) lead to oxygen deprivation around the time of birth, which resulted in a hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
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