Some of the common types of birth injuries that can lead to a birth injury lawsuit include: Cerebral palsy – When the brain gets too little oxygen, cerebral palsy can result. It is a neurological condition that can impact motor skills and muscle tone. Depending on the severity, cerebral palsy can affect the rest of the baby’s life […]
You do not need to worry about paying our lawyers. Our Duluth birth injury lawyers work for you on a contingency basis, meaning that they do not charge you any money upfront (such as in the form of a retainer), nor are they paid on an hourly basis. Instead, your attorney receives payment only if […]
The most frequent defendant in a birth injury lawsuit is the doctor who caused the injury through their own negligence. Most often, your lawsuit will analyze the doctor’s actions while the mother was pregnant, or during the delivery that caused the mother’s or baby’s injuries. In many cases, the doctor does not simply work for […]
Ask for sufficient damages for your birth injury lawsuit. This case is the one opportunity that you will have to obtain money to pay for what could be a lifetime of care for you or your child. If you settle your case for less than what it is worth, you may end up with insufficient […]
The amount to seek in damages is certainly not something that you would know on your own. Birth injuries can be quite severe. In many cases, they require an encompassing care plan for the rest of the baby’s life since they will never fully recover from these serious injuries. Your attorney would calculate the proper […]
While the rate of birth injuries has declined somewhat this century, it is still unacceptably high. In 2004, the rate of birth trauma was 2.6 babies out of every 1,000 live births. By 2012, that declined to 1.9 babies out of every 1,000 live births. While this number may seem low to many, it breaks […]
Some of the common causes behind birth injuries include: Prolonged labor – The doctor has allowed the mother to remain in labor for too long. By definition, labor is a traumatic process for the baby, who must leave the uterus and traverse through the birth canal. The longer that labor lasts, the more of a risk […]
Many birth injuries are completely avoidable. The rate of birth injuries is generally decreasing because of a reduction in forceps use during deliveries. Nonetheless, nearly half of birth injuries that occur are preventable, meaning that babies and mothers are injured every year due to medical mistakes. One of the first things that your birth injury lawyer […]
In general, the doctor must breach their duty of care by acting unreasonably before the labor and delivery or during the process itself. What follows are some examples of actions taken by doctors that a jury might consider negligent: The physician or medical staff did not properly monitor the mother or the infant before delivery. The doctor […]
Birth injury lawsuits are not always easy to pursue because they require an attorney who has extensive knowledge of the field and the ability to work closely with medical experts. Your attorney will need to know everything that happened leading up to the birth injury to demonstrate to the jury that the doctor was negligent, […]
