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Birth Injury Lawsuits Explained

Families expect that their medical professionals and doctors maintain a high level of care. When they do not, birth injuries can be devastating to families.

Contact a birth injury attorney for help in the event that you suspect your child has suffered a preventable injury at birth as a result of medical malpractice. Reputable attorneys will evaluate your case with no upfront fees. A successful claim is based on the evidence of the four elements of your case.

Duty of Care

Few life events are more exciting and special than the birth of a baby. Unfortunately, the process can be difficult for parents who have medical mistakes cause serious injuries to the baby during labor and birth. These errors can be irreparable and cause a family be faced with a series of challenges for the rest of their lives.

Medical professionals and doctors have an obligation under law to treat their patients with the same care and expertise that is expected from health professionals of similar professions under similar circumstances. This is known as the duty of care. If you want to prevail against a healthcare provider at fault you must prove that the medical professional breached this obligation. This typically means proving that the medical professional's actions or failure to act in a manner that was not consistent with what a reasonably educated and competent medical professional would have done in similar circumstances.

The second component in a negligence lawsuit is the cause. You must establish through medical records and testimony from an expert that the healthcare professional at fault's breach of duty caused your child's injuries. For instance, a physician might not have been able to observe your child's vital signs during labor and delivery. This could have led to prolonged oxygen deprivation which, in turn, caused brain damage.

Damages are the last part of a successful negligence case. You must prove that you and/or your child suffered actual and quantifiable loss as a result of the healthcare professional's negligence when it came to their duty of care. This usually includes past and future medical expenses, lost wages and non-economic losses like suffering and pain.

Causation

Medical professionals have a responsibility to patients to provide treatment that is in line with the highest standards of care in their specialization. A nurse or doctor who fails to meet the standards of care can cause injuries to a patient and lead to claims for damages. In order to win a case involving birth injuries, an attorney must prove that the breach of duty caused your child's injury. This has to be proven by evidence, like medical documents or expert testimony.

It is also important to establish that your child wouldn't have suffered the injury in the event that the medical professional been able to provide the standard of care. Medical experts are asked review the case in order to determine whether the doctor or hospital acted in a manner not consistent with accepted medical practices.

Birth injuries can cause a lot of trauma and require medical care for the rest of your life. It is important that you hold doctors and hospitals accountable for their negligence, and receive compensation to help pay for the future needs of your child.

A lawyer who is experienced in handling medical malpractice cases can handle the entire legal process for you, including responding to insurance requests and filing lawsuits against the responsible parties. They can also construct an evidence-based argument and obtain expert testimony, retrieve medical records as well as other documents and then fight for a fair settlement that covers your family's losses as well as lifetime care costs.

Damages

Medical experts are required to examine medical records, evidence from you and your family members, and other evidence in the birth injury lawsuit. They will determine if the doctor in your case has not complied with their duty to care and caused injuries to your child. Then, they'll estimate the damages that you have suffered due to those injuries. This includes the current and future medical expenses and the loss of income, the loss of quality of life, emotional distress and many other losses.

It can be a tragedy for your family when nurses, doctors and other medical staff commit unavoidable errors prior to or even after the birth of your child. It can be also difficult to bring legal action against the hospitals and doctors who may have committed negligence or malpractice. They often have their own teams of lawyers working full-time to protect their clients and deny claims, or reduce settlement amounts.

When you employ an New York birth injury lawyer to represent you, you can hold medical professionals responsible for your injuries. The lawyer will handle all communications with insurers and submit your claim to court, and build an evidence-based argument to establish responsibility. They will also work to secure you an appropriate settlement or jury verdict for your losses and life-long care costs. They may also bring a lawsuit within the timeframe for any applicable statute of limitation in the event that the clock begins to tick from the time the malpractice or medical error occurred.

Statute of Limitations

A successful claim for compensation in a case of birth injury is based on four components. Your attorney can explain each of them and build a strong legal argument to support your claim.

Medical negligence claims require you to establish that the defendant owed an obligation to care for your child, that he breached that duty, and that this breach caused the injuries to your child. To prove a claim it is crucial to prove causation which means that your child's injuries wouldn't have occurred but for the defendant's actions (or inaction).

The defendants have the option of challenging any of these elements. They can argue that there is no doctor-patient connection or that the standard of care is not what you claim it to be. They can also challenge your evidence as well as your expert witnesses or their opinions.

To prove a breach of duty, you'll need to submit medical records as well as other documentation as well as a written statement of what went wrong with your child's birth. Additionally, you'll need to make an application for a demand form, which includes an inventory of the parties you believe should be named defendants. A skilled attorney can assist you in identifying right defendants and ensure that there is sufficient insurance coverage. A lawyer can help advance costs associated with litigation, like the expenses of highly qualified medical experts. This helps to alleviate some of the financial stress associated when litigating a birth injury claim.

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