subject: Birth Injuries and Medical Malpractice Attorneys [print this page] Author: Adam Author: Adam
Over the years this firm has represented many parents who have brought lawsuits to recover money damages for injuries sustained by their children at the time of birth. These are heart wrenching stories of injuries to infants which could have been avoided.
The two (2) most typical types of cases are the Erbs Palsy injury and the brain damaged baby case. You can recognize someone who has Erb s Palsy- they usually have a shriveled arm and hand.
Medical malpractice is defined in the law as a departure from accepted medical practice. That is, a doctor did (or did not do) that which a reasonable doctor would have done under similar circumstances. A mere error in judgment is not medical malpractice. These cases usually require a medical expert, in the same field of specialty as the doctor being sued, to testify in Court that a doctors treatment fell below the accepted standards of practice.
Typically, what occurs in the Erbs Palsy case is that a baby is too large to come through the birth canal or in some other manner the shoulder becomes stuck by the mothers pelvic bone. If a doctor does not know the correct maneuvers for extricating the shoulder he or she can, by executing too much force injure the brachial plexus (the nerve which is located over the shoulder) and cause problems in the arms development. There can be different degrees of severity of this injury. At the low end some Erb Palsys patients can be treated with physical therapy even with newborns) to the most severe which appear as shriveled up and useless arms and hands. This law firm has handled many of these cases.
Another typical medical malpractice lawyers case that we handle is the brain damaged baby. Very typically what happens in these cases is that the fetal heart monitor shows that the baby is in distress because of oxygen deprivation. In many cases this calls for an emergency cesarean Section to avoid the effects of oxygen deprivation to the brain. This is not performed immediately the baby can be born with an array of neurological deficits.More information on medical malpractice can be explored at www.triallaw1.com.About the Author:
Adam Smith belong to a group of new york personal injury lawyers, new york city personal injury attorneys performing legal services for the people who are facing cases of personal injury, medical malpractices, construction accident injuries, premises and property cases, etc. He is always ready to raise his voice for perfect judgement and injury compensation for those who are suffering from of personal injury, medical malpractices, construction accident injuries, premises and property cases, etc. Writing articles about these legal cases is a step from him to spread awareness about how to win cases related to personal injury, medical malpractices, construction accident injuries, premises and property cases, etc. Internet is the best way to reach out people and thus he is writing articles here and sharing his experiences.
