Who qualifies
A bad birth outcome does not alone prove hospital fault. A lawyer must check who provided the care, what fell short and whether it caused harm under the applicable law.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities · Publisher of the cerebral palsy risk-factor guidance
Finding: Cerebral palsy can reflect abnormal brain development or damage before, during or after birth; its cause is often not fully known.
CDC: cerebral palsy risk factors (opens in a new tab) · Feb 26, 2026 · Checked Oct 3, 2026
The process
You answer a few questions
About two minutes. Nothing is sent until you agree on the last step and press submit.
A lawyer looks at it
A lawyer at the firm reads your answers and checks them against the current case criteria.
The firm decides and gets in touch
If the firm takes your case, you get the terms in writing to read before you sign. You can always say no.
Ask who provided the care and what each person or organization did. The California court guide requires deficient care and injury caused by it. Your law may differ.
Describe the event and the care concern without assume-and-blame shortcuts. A hospital’s name on paperwork does not by itself establish every legal responsibility. The actual roles and applicable rules need assessment.
No. Brain conditions can have several causes, including events before birth. Some causes are not known. Ask for a review of the full history.
CDC’s risk guidance explains why a diagnosis is not a fault finding. Do not treat all developmental harm as preventable or replace the record with an assumption about the delivery team.
Describe the care history and any gaps. Keep the birth and transfer records you hold. Ask a lawyer which roles and other records need a check.
Organize your concerns by event and date rather than assign responsibility from a single heading. Ask a lawyer which additional records or expert review would be useful. Access rights have exceptions.
Ask which records and forms you need for the child. A parent or helper needs legal authority. Access has exceptions.
The federal rule includes exceptions and relies on applicable authority. Keep the child’s request distinct from the delivering parent’s request, and do not assume a helper has permission to obtain both.
Ask a lawyer about the deadline, meaning the legal filing limit. Do not assume the hospital’s reply extends it. The claim and law matter.
The court time-limit guidance is general. It does not calculate a child’s or parent’s date or a special notice requirement. Tell the lawyer the location, event dates and any earlier legal papers.
Request written fee and expense terms. Ask who would handle the case and what the next step requires. Do not infer free services from a website.
The ABA model fee rule addresses expenses and how they may be deducted. It is not this provider’s contract or every state’s rule. Ask whether you may owe case expenses after a loss.
The review is free and private. Asking for it doesn’t commit you to anything.
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