Birth Injured Child

Birth injury refers to any kind of physical injury to a newborn during or right after birth. They are highly probable if the infant is bigger than normal or is premature.

Bigger babies are hurt when they get caught in the mother's birth canal, or by the physician's efforts to pull out a baby with forceps. The injuries are caused by delay in treatment, miscalculation in timing, wrong medication and medical negligence.

Another birth injury that can occur is Erb's Palsy. This condition causes nerve damage in a baby's arm due to pressure put on the nerves during birth. Similarly, cerebral palsy can caused by injury to the baby's head during birth. Bruising and fractures during birth resulting from negligence and or miscalculation are also common.

The doctor's liability needs to be established in order to sue. Medical practitioners and a personal injury attorney need to be involved. Because death or injury during birth causes trauma to the parents of the child, these cases are handled with great sensitivity by lawyers experienced in cases of birth injury lawsuits.

The settlement amounts for birth injuries tend to be large, sometimes going up to millions of dollars. This is because the settlements need to cover a lifetime of medical and other expenditures for an injured and possibly disabled child.

Birth injuries are traumatic for the entire family, as well as the injured child. A fair settlement helps them to partly overcome their trauma through proper medical care, therapy and counseling. It ensures a secure future for a child who may have to lead a physically or mentally impaired life.

Birth Injury Attorney

For dedication and experience, contact a birth injury lawyer at the Harris Law Firm. Firm principal attorney David Harris used to serve as defense counsel to hospitals, midwives, and doctors, defending them against birth injury claims. Now, he handles cases on behalf of birth injury victims

For dedication and experience, call the Harris Law Firm. We proudly serve clients throughout Florida, but our focus is on those who, like us, live here in Southwest Florida, including: Charlotte County, Collier County, Desoto County, Glades County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Highlands County, Lee County, Manatee County, Sarasota County.

We provide aggressive, prompt, and ethical advocacy on behalf of individuals and families who have suffered serious personal injury, birth injury, and wrongful death.

Experienced, caring, injury attorneys are here to help.  Contact us in confidence today regarding your birth injury claim.

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