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 funds later in your child’s life without the money to cover the care. Many birth injuries end up requiring a lifetime of care because they are so severe.
Many of the damages relate to what your child has gone through or will go through during their lifetime. Birth injury damages may include:
- Pain and suffering for both the past and future (often the largest part of a birth injury lawsuit)
- The cost of medical care both in the past and the future (since your future medical costs are difficult to estimate, your lawyer will ensure that you seek enough damages)
- Lost wages for time missed from work by the injured mother or due to time that the parents need to take off from their job to care for their injured child
- The cost of special education and nursing care
- Housing costs for the child as they grow up if they are severely disabled, which can include ramps for wheelchairs and stair-lifts
