Memphis Birth Injury Attorneys
Fighting for Injured Mothers & Children
Was your child born with a birth injury that might change their life forever? If that birth injury could have been prevented with more attention and care from the medical team, then it is only right to explore your legal option to file a claim for compensation. Donati Law, PLLC and our Memphis birth injury attorneys are here to help you and your child.
Our team has more than 150 years of collective legal experience that have mostly focused on complex and high-stakes injury cases. We know how to look for useful evidence in a birth injury case and what to do with it when we find it. We also know the importance of giving you space and time to take care of yourself and your family. While we are busy at work on your birth injury case, we hope you can try to rest and relax.
We can handle cases involving all sorts of birth injuries, such as:
- Brachial palsy
- Cerebral palsy (CP)
- Forceps injuries
- Cephalohematoma
Dial (901) 209-5500 to speak with a member from our firm today.
Difference Between a Birth Defect & Injury
Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 3% of all children in the country are born with a birth defect. The rate of birth injuries is not exactly known because the data is often confidential and/or confused with birth defects. But some estimates state that 7 in every 1,000 births might be complicated or marred by a birth injury.
Understanding the difference between a birth defect and a birth injury is an important first step for your case:
- Birth defect: A birth defect is some form of health condition suffered by a newborn child that is believed to be unpreventable and often unpredictable. For example, most heart defects suffered by a newborn are difficult to detect while the child develops, and its cause is often unplaceable. Many birth defects are believed to be caused by genetic predispositions.
- Birth injury: A birth injury is some form of harm suffered by a child or a new mother that could have been prevented, i.e., the harm that was caused or allowed by the medical professionals who assisted the mother and her child. Some birth injuries are not preventable, but it is assumed that most are.
You can file an injury claim if your child’s birth injury was preventable and caused serious harm. On the other hand, birth defects can usually not be answered with a lawsuit because medical practitioners do not cause or contribute to the risk of most birth defects.
What Compensation Can You Get?
The liable parties for a birth injury can include:
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Obstetricians
- Hospital groups
The compensation that you can secure through a birth injury claim will depend on who is liable and the consequences of the injury. Most claims seek damages to cover all past and future medical treatment costs for the mother and her child in relation to the birth injury. If the child has been permanently disabled due to the injury, then a claim can demand financial compensation that will pay for lifelong care, which can make the value of a claim significant.
Compensation can also account for the pain, suffering, and lessened enjoyment of life experienced by the child and the parents. Some parents can also receive compensation for the income they won’t earn because they have to alter their careers to take care of their injured child.
Let Us Help You – Call (901) 209-5500
You should let our Memphis birth injury attorneys work on your case right away. We can handle all the steps and processes, so you don’t have to exhaust yourself from figuring out the many small details of the law. Furthermore, courts often won’t hear a birth injury case unless a medical expert can provide testimony for the plaintiff. We can network with medical experts throughout Tennessee to give your case a strong chance of success. With so much to do and so much on the line, please leave your birth injury case up to Donati Law, PLLC.
To find out more, contact our firmtoday.
