Category Archives: Brain Damage
Forceps: What Are the Risks During Delivery?
If your doctor uses forceps at the wrong stage of labor, your baby can suffer a brain injury, bruising, permanent indentations, cranial damage, excessive blood loss or cephalohematoma. It can also experience disfigurement or total disability. In a sad case out of Europe, a child who suffered eye injuries during a forceps delivery was awarded €198,000 in damages. The girl will reportedly have to wear glasses temporarily, as she suffered cuts to her eye, which swelled after her birth. A judge ruled that the use of forceps during her delivery was inappropriate and done incorrectly. The girl also reportedly suffers from permanent scarring under her eye. Should I File a Lawsuit if My Child Suffers Birth Injuries? Keep in mind, physicians are obligated to protect the safety of the mother and child by not allowing delivery complications to result in injuries. This includes the expectation that medical devices will be…
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Are There Laws About When Birth Injury Lawsuits Can Be Filed?
We often like to remind our readers that time is of the essence when it comes to birth injury and medical malpractice claims, as there are laws in each state regarding periods when lawsuits can be filed. The last thing you need if your child has suffered birth injuries is to be turned down by the legal system because of outrageous tort reform laws. Unfortunately, earlier this year, the Texas Supreme Court upheld state tort reform laws, which ban medical malpractice lawsuits from being filed more than 10 years after an injury takes place. The ruling came after a teenager was born with severe brain damage and her parents failed to act on her behalf over her birth injuries. According to the Austin Statesman, the girl attempted to sue an El Paso doctor and hospital after her mother failed to do so in a reasonable period of time. Madeline Rodriguez…
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Why Should I Contact the Birth Injury Attorneys at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP?
It has been estimated that seven out of every 1,000 deliveries in the U.S. results in birth injuries. This should not happen—if your son or daughter suffers trauma during his or her delivery, you need to contact our attorneys immediately. Unfortunately, many birth injuries, including cerebral palsy, erb’s palsy and brain damage, are the result of doctor error. Many of these injuries result in intellectual limitations, hearing deficits, vision impairment, behavioral problems, seizures, speaking difficulties and learning disabilities. These injuries can occur when a medical provider fails to act quickly to protect the child from ensuing complications. Additionally, issues like a delay in ordering a caesarian (C-) section or a physician erroneously using forceps or a vacuum extractor can result in a child suffering injuries that can haunt him or her for life. When a child is born with a birth injury, he or she will often face a lifetime…
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