File a Birth Injury Claim

Sometimes, childbirth can come with many risks and potential injuries for both the mother and the child.

If your child has experienced a birth injury due to preventable causes, you can seek financial compensation through a birth injury lawsuit.

Without question, childbirth is one of the most extraordinary moments in many parents’ lives; however, the range of experiences is vast, and not all of them are positive.

Some childbirth experiences are frightening and even devastating. This is sometimes true in cases where a birth injury occurs. A birth injury is any physical injury to the baby that occurs before, during, or after childbirth.

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The Birth Injury Lawsuit Process

When you are a hospital patient, the hospital accepts a legal responsibility to care for you to the best of its ability. If your baby suffers an injury due to medical negligence, you may be eligible for financial compensation to pay for the damages suffered as a result of filing a birth injury lawsuit.

Birth injuries are incredibly scary. Not only do they threaten the immediate safety and health of your newborn child, but many birth injuries also have devastating long-term effects. The child can experience physical impairments as well as delays in the development of their cognitive, emotional, and social development.

Families can experience psychological distress, including anger, guilt, disbelief, sadness, and shock. Everyone copes in different ways. Assistance from a therapist or support group can help significantly but also affect finances.

or these reasons, you deserve to pursue a birth injury lawsuit for any injuries caused by medical negligence. Birth injury lawsuits can prevent families from being saddled with a lifetime of debt. Do not miss out on the compensation you may be eligible for.

Each state has its own statute of limitations for birth injuries.

The statute of limitations puts a time limit on when you can receive financial compensation for your damages. That’s why it’s essential to act quickly.

You have a limited amount of time to make sure you receive the compensation you deserve. Get in touch with a lawyer and ask about filing a birth injury lawsuit as quickly as possible.

Recoverable Damages

Understanding Recoverable Damages in Birth Injury Lawsuits

Birth injuries can have devastating and lifelong consequences for both the child and their family. For lawyers who handle birth injury cases, understanding the full spectrum of recoverable damages is essential to securing justice and adequate compensation.

Achieving success for clients with a birth injury lawsuit involves not only proving negligence or malpractice but also ensuring that compensation achieved through settlement or at trial thoroughly addresses all the potential damages.

We want to provide an in-depth exploration of the types of damages that can be recovered in birth injury lawsuits.

What are Economic Damages in a Birth Injury Lawsuit?

In birth injury litigation, economic damages are often the most straightforward to quantify.
These damages cover actual financial losses incurred as a result of the injury.

Medical expenses constitute a significant portion of these damages, including costs related to immediate treatment following birth. Additionally, long-term care needs are calculated as well including

Surgeries

Rehabilitation Therapies

Medications

Assistive Devices

Projected future medical expenses should be meticulously calculated based on expert testimonies to ensure lifetime coverage for ongoing medical needs.

Lost income is another crucial aspect of economic damages. Parents may face reduced earning capacity due to taking time off work or reducing hours to care for their injured child.

In some cases, if the child’s ability to earn income in adulthood is compromised by a severe disability resulting from the birth injury, this prospective loss must also be considered when calculating recoverable economic damages.

How The Yost Legal Group Can Help You

At The Yost Legal Group, we understand the challenges HIE can present to a family. Our experienced CP lawyers are dedicated to helping families like yours. We work hard to seek justice and the financial compensation needed to provide lifelong care for your child.

Our medical malpractice attorneys will investigate your case, fight for your rights, and seek the financial compensation you need to provide for your child’s care.

We have years of experience assisting parents in understanding the complex legal process and advocating for their child’s future.

Contact The Yost Legal Group today at 866-607-4901 for a free, confidential consultation with an experienced birth injury lawyer. Let us stand by your side as you seek justice for your child’s HIE and ensure the best possible future for your family.

What are Non-Economic Damages in a Birth Injury Claim?

Non-economic damages encompass those intangible impacts that do not have specific monetary values but significantly affect quality of life.

These damages cover a wide array of subjective issues that affect the quality of life for both the child and their family.

The first type of non-economic damage is pain and suffering, which encompasses:

Both physical pain endured by the child during and after delivery
Emotional distress caused by the injury’s long-term impacts.

As an HIE attorney, quantifying this type of damage requires a deep understanding of medical testimonies and expert opinions to paint a vivid picture of your experience.