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When a healthcare provider’s negligence causes a developmental delay, life-long disability, or any other type of birth injury to your baby, you’re devastated. Beyond that, the medical expenses associated with caring for an injured child only add to the cost of having a baby.
You shouldn’t have to take on the emotional and financial hardship of a birth injury alone—especially when it’s the result of someone else’s wrongdoing. An Ohio birth injury attorney at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy can help you get the compensation you need to care for your child.
If you’re worried about missing your chance to take legal action, know that it’s not too late. In Ohio, our “tolling law” means you have until your child turns 19 years old to pursue compensation for your birth injury case.
Call us today at (216) 621-2300 or complete a free consultation form.
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Raising a healthy child is expensive. But, when you’re raising a child who sustained a birth injury, you have additional medical expenses for rehabilitation, therapy, and even life-long, daily care. The cost can be overwhelming.
You shouldn’t be left with the burden of medical expenses when someone else’s actions caused your child’s injuries. The Cleveland birth injury lawyers at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy are here to hold the person responsible for your or your child’s injuries financially accountable.
If a doctor or other healthcare provider caused your or your child’s injuries, you may be able to collect damages—or financial compensation—to help cover the costs of:
Birth injury cases are unique in that their statute of limitations—or allotted time victims have to file for damages after injuries—gives minors and their families a longer time to file a claim than with most personal injury cases involving adults.
Birth injury cases are some of the most sensitive and costly legal battles any attorney will face. Evaluating the painstaking details of your doctor’s actions to try and determine who or what is responsible for your child’s condition is challenging.
At Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy, we have several attorneys who have years of experience handling birth injury cases, including Bill Jacobson, Jonathan Mester, Pamela Pantages.
Our law firm has been helping injured victims for more than 90 years, and we have the knowledge of the law and the necessary resources to handle your case. The birth injury attorneys at our firm have helped many families like yours, and we can help you, too. Call (216) 621-2300 or complete a free initial consultation form to contact our legal team now.
Because birth injury cases are often associated with medical negligence—or a healthcare provider’s failure to exercise reasonable care—it’s important that we carefully prepare and evaluate your medical records before your case is filed.
Even if you think that your actions as a mother were partially responsible for the injury, you shouldn’t feel discouraged—you still have legal rights. Contact an Ohio birth injury lawyer at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy today to find out if you may have a case. Call (216) 621-2300 or complete a free initial consultation form.
When the legal team at Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy is investigating and preparing your case, we will:
If the evidence we collect during the investigation and preparation process shows that you have a strong case, your birth injury attorney will file a claim on your behalf. In order to prove that negligence was a factor in your case, we must show that:
Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy has investigated and pursued many birth injury cases, and we know all the factors that can establish whether negligence caused injury to you or your child.
Some of the most common birth injuries are also the most life-altering and long term. Here are just a few of the most common birth injuries.
Symptoms of cerebral palsy include:
The bundle of nerves surrounding the shoulders is known as the brachial plexus. When these nerves are stretched during birth, it can cause Brachial palsy—or Erb’s palsy. This disorder results from trauma during the birthing process, often as the result of improper treatment of a shoulder dystocia (a condition that occurs when one or both of a baby’s shoulders get stuck inside their mother’s pelvis during labor).
Symptoms of a brachial plexus injury in newborns include:
Often the result of asphyxia during traumatic births, HIE is a life-threatening brain injury that can lead to severe complications, including:
Giving birth is one of life’s most exciting and wonderful moments, but it is also a very delicate and precarious time for mother and baby. If complications arise during delivery, they must be handled carefully to ensure the health and safety of mothers and infants.
To learn more about even more about these and other birth injury causes, here are some other helpful resources:
If you believe that you or your child is suffering from a birth injury that was caused by the negligence of your healthcare provider, our Cleveland birth injury lawyers can help you get the compensation you need to cover the costs of medical expenses.
Our legal team will consult medical experts, such as nurses, obstetricians, pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and more, to help you determine what happened and how your child’s life will be affected.
Contact us today—we have more than 90 years of experience fighting for the rights of injured Ohioans, and we’re ready to help you, too.
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