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• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Spinal Cord Injury
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• Cerebral Palsy
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Case Results

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Awarded: $1,000,000.00*

Shaken Baby Syndrome - Abusive Head Trauma - Wrongful Death

Awarded: $11,000,000.00

Shaken Baby Syndrome lawsuit

Awarded: $4,600,000.00*

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Child Safety News

Middle Schoolers Raise Awareness for Shaken Baby Syndrome in Attempt to Break World Record
Posted on 12/29/2009 More

Did the State of Tennessee medically abandon James Eric Sullivan?
Posted on 8/24/2009 More

Former Indiana Day Care Owner Charged With Battery That Led to Child's Blunt Head Trauma and Death | CA Shaken Baby Syndrome Attorney
Posted on 5/21/2009 More

Commendable coverage
Posted on 5/12/2009 More

In Washington State, the budget cut is reducing funding for First Steps, the state program for educating indigent parents, by 20%. The number of child abuse cases is expected to rise.
Posted on 1/19/2009 More

Sarah Jane Brain Foundation Founder to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
Posted on 1/8/2009 More

Erica Bernal, Mother of Jose Ariellano, shaken baby victim, waits for jury verdict in her murder trial in Norwalk Superior Court
Posted on 12/9/2007 More

9th Circuit upholds decision to exonerate Shirley Ree Williams in shaken baby syndrome conviction
Posted on 12/5/2007 More

New shaken baby syndrome case: Rodrigo Salcido, 10-month-old San Jose boy allegedly shaken to death by babysitter
Posted on 11/30/2007 More

Infant, Emilia Matwiy, reportedly killed by shaken baby syndrome
Posted on 8/17/2007 More

Commendable coverage

As pediatricians and members of the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center's board of directors, we commend The Chronicle's coverage of the iPhone "Baby Shaker" application and the focus on this deeply disturbing issue.

Each year in the United States, more than 1,500 children die after being shaken by their caretakers. These situations are often due to the caretaker's inability to cope with the child's persistent crying.

The action of rapidly shaking an infant may cause severe brain injury. If the infant does not die, shaking can cause lifelong injury, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation and blindness.

The five delivery hospitals in San Francisco have partnered with the Department of Public Health and the center to create the San Francisco Shaken Baby Project. This project educates nurses who then educate every new parent about the danger of shaking. The project provides community resources, including a 24-hour talk line - (415) 441-KIDS - to help caretakers cope with the stress of parenting.

We urge Apple to join the effort to educate the public on the dangers of shaking a baby. Perhaps they could create "an app for that," too.

CHRIS STEWART, M.D., SHANNON THYNE, M.D., San Francisco

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