For one family, our attorneys were able to secure a $ 38 million verdict from a doctor and hospital
responsible for birth injuries associated with a delayed C - section.
However, there are times when the proper interventions are not utilized, leaving your baby at serious
risk for a birth injury.
If you're
looking for a birth injury compensation calculator to give you an idea of what your case may be worth, I have bad news: these tools are completely useless.
Many different parties may be
liable for birth injuries, including any healthcare provider present during the process of labor and delivery.
A
lawsuit for a birth injury may be appropriate when a medical professional's deviation from the accepted medical standard of care leads to harm.
Many medical malpractice lawsuits stem from
claims for birth injuries involving the birth process as well as problems in the womb that are often preventable.
If you or your child has been injured by a doctor's recommendation to undergo vaginal birth after cesarean section, you may be able to pursue medical
malpractice for a birth injury.
For over 35 years, Mr. Michels and his firm have achieved some of the highest verdicts and settlements in
California for birth injuries, wrongful death, spinal cord injuries, child drownings and sexual assault.
For dependable advice about your legal options against a negligent obstetrician or
anesthesiologist for birth injuries, contact a medical malpractice lawyer at Breslin & Breslin for a free consultation.
Morgan & Morgan has a track record of success helping families hold doctors
accountable for birth injuries and recover the compensation they need to give their children the best life possible.
Plaintiffs wishing to pursue compensation
for a birth injury suffered by their child must do so under Nebraska's medical malpractice laws.
Therefore, the best way to ensure that your child is justly
compensated for the birth injury or illness is not to hesitate to seek legal help as early as possible.
In these instances, parents may be entitled to pursue compensation so that they can better provide their children with the medical care, therapy, and other special treatment
required for their birth injuries.
Our recoveries total over one billion dollars, including the then highest award ever for a fatal child injury against a local school district and one of the highest
awards for a birth injury against Los Angeles County.
In 2008, Jay was reviewer for a fetal monitoring textbook used by physicians around the country on the issue of
liability for birth injuries.
Most recently, she participated in securing a $ 5.65 million birth injury settlement for failure to properly monitor a fetus during delivery, and a $ 5 million
settlement for birth injuries sustained when a nurse and midwife failed to act on signs of fetal distress.
Our medical malpractice attorneys have pursued
claims for birth injuries (such as cerebral palsy, oxygen deprivation, and shoulder dystocia), surgical error (such as severed or punctured vessels, organs or bowel), medication or drug mistakes (such as drug interactions, overdoses, unrecognized drug allergies or improper drugs), failures to diagnose diseases or injuries (such as cancer, heart attacks, bowel injuries, stroke, or bleeding), delayed treatment and defective medical devices.
Birth injuries have time limitations, meaning that after a certain period of time passes, you can no longer pursue a birth injury lawsuit — whether someone was
responsible for the birth injury or not.
Yes, if a midwife is negligent, then the midwife may be liable
for any birth injuries that result from her negligence.
Thus, midwives — like doctors, other nurses, and hospitals — may be liable
for any birth injuries that result from negligence.