Orlando, Florida Birth Injury Lawyers
Among the most tragic of medical malpractice cases are those that result in severe and permanent injuries to newborn infants. Usually these cases arise as a result of injuries incurred in the process of vaginal delivery of the baby. These tragic injuries place the mother and baby at risk for paralysis, brain injury, fractured bones, and even wrongful death. Shoulder dystocia and cerebral palsy are two distinct injuries that may result from negligence in the process of delivering a baby.
If your child has suffered personal injury that will require a lifetime of medical care as a result of medical care professional’s negligence, you may be able to file a medical malpractice claim on your child’s behalf. At Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna & Ruffier, LLP, our Orlando, Florida birth injury lawyers understand that the birth of a child is often the most important event in a person’s life and that any injuries or afflictions to a newborn child can be devastating for a family. Our medical malpractice attorneys seek to protect the rights of victims of birth injury and to send a message to health care providers that there will be accountability for professional negligence. If your child has suffered a birth injury that could have been prevented, contact our law office today; our birth injury lawyers can review your case.
Birth Injury Lawsuits
Tragically, medical malpractice affects patients of all ages, including newborn babies. Infants are particularly susceptible to personal injury during and directly after birth, so their vulnerable bodies must be handled with exceptional care. When medical professionals are negligent in their duty to provide this care, serious, permanent injuries such as cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, shoulder dystocia, brain damage and skeletal deformities can result. In many cases, these birth injuries could have been prevented had the health care providers exercised due care.
At Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna & Ruffier, our Orlando, Florida birth injury lawyers will take action against any and all parties responsible for your baby’s birth injury, including physicians, nurses and other medical staff. Our experienced birth injury lawyers are able to build cases to address a range of medical errors, including the failure to anticipate or respond to complications during the birth process and the application of undue fore during the delivery.
Some birth injuries that may occur due to substandard care are:
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Paralysis
- Bone fractures
- Injury due to forceps
- Infections
- Cerebral palsy
- Erb’s palsy
- Shoulder dystocia
- Autism
- Epilepsy
- Wrongful death
Cerebral palsy is a permanent condition, the result of brain damage, which adversely affects motor skills, senses, muscles, mental development, and other areas. Erb's palsy, which occurs when the shoulder is stretched or pulled during delivery, is when the nerves of the arm and hand are injured resulting in paralysis of the arm, increased or decreased feeling, or diminished muscle control in the arm.
Of course, no financial award could ever compensate for the harm inflicted on your child. Still, it is important to understand and consider your legal options, as difficult as that may be during your time of grief. Our Orlando, Florida birth injury lawyers have the sensitivity and compassion to guide you through this difficult time. We invite you to contact our firm today to meet with a birth injury attorney for an explanation of your options and an evaluation of your case.
Contact Our Orlando, Florida Birth Injury Lawyers
If your baby has suffered birth injury due to medical malpractice or negligence, our lawyers will help your file a birth injury lawsuit and claim the compensation to which you are entitled. Damages include the cost of past and present medical care, as well as compensation for pain and suffering. Our attorneys will pursue a claim against the doctor, hospital or any other party who was responsible for your child’s birth injury. Our birth injury lawyers will obtain the all of the necessary medical records and review them with our trusted medical experts. Your case will be documented and presented for negotiation of settlement benefits. If we are able to settle the claim, litigation options will be reviewed and the case may be pursued through trial.
If your child was injured during the birthing process as a result of a medical care worker’s negligence, contact the Orlando, Florida birth injury lawyers at the law office of Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna & Ruffier.
