The birth of a child should be a happy and exciting time for parents and their loved ones. However, negligent medical providers can turn joy into anxiety and anger in an instant. Erb’s palsy, sometimes called Erb-Duchenne paralysis or brachial plexus palsy, is a birth injury that affects a nerve in the neck and arm. Your baby may need medical intervention to help with nerve damage, and this can be a costly and stressful process for your family.
Our West Palm Beach Erb’s palsy lawyers understand that you are dealing with a lot right now, but you have legal options. Our South Florida firm is dedicated to helping people seek the compensation they are owed from negligent medical professionals, especially those families dealing with the injury of children. Our birth injury lawyers are waiting to hear from you, so please call our offices now.
What Can a West Palm Beach Lawyer Do for a Birth Injury Case?
The time after birth is crucial for family bonding, but now you have to worry about unexpected medical checkups, expenses, and stress. With Freidin Brown, P.A. by your side, you have dedicated advocates who want to take as many burdens off your shoulders as possible.
Florida medical malpractice laws are incredibly nuanced, and trying to go up against big hospitals and insurance companies is incredibly difficult without legal help. Insurers may try to downplay the provider’s actions or the severity of your baby’s injuries and offer an unfair settlement. Trying to dispute them by yourself could mean leaving valuable compensation behind.
When you choose our firm to represent your Erb’s palsy case, we take on tasks like:
- Finding and interviewing witnesses, experts, and professionals: Our firm has access to numerous medical professionals who can help us prove that your nurse, doctor, or other provider was careless or negligent. They can also speak about the issues in care and the severity of your baby’s harm. We will also find any potential witnesses who can support our claims of negligence and the impact of your baby’s injury.
- Estimating damages: Medical malpractice cases can have a large impact on the lives of victims. Many damages must account for the long-term impact of harm, while others try to help with the mental and emotional suffering your family is dealing with. Our lawyers are well-equipped to seek a settlement or verdict that pays you for every loss.
- Determining liability: The threshold for medical malpractice is quite high, but our team will use their expertise to demonstrate that one or more parties are liable for your baby’s harm.
- Handling all communications: Dealing with insurers is overwhelming, especially when you are trying to bond with your baby. These parties may have an agenda and try to use your own words against you, so we will handle all of these calls on your behalf.
- Conducting negotiations with the other party: We will first try to negotiate with the at-fault party for a simpler resolution. In our experience, many cases are settled in this phase. If the other party has an offer that meets your needs, you may not even see the inside of a courtroom.
- Taking your case in front of a jury: At Freidin Brown, P.A. our Erb’s palsy lawyers are quite familiar with the trial process. We’ve taken over 300 cases before a jury and successfully argued on behalf of our clients. Our team will not back down until we have a satisfactory settlement for you.
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Our Lawyers Help Children and Parents Seek Damages
Every birth injury case is different, and we cannot make any guarantees about the final results. There are many factors that can impact your potential settlement or verdict amount, but we fight for the maximum possible results. Some of our results include:
Let us help your family get the settlement you deserve.
What Birth Injury Damages Can West Palm Beach Victims Seek?
We know how stressful this whole ordeal is for you and your loved ones. Our goal is to get you the money you need to help with your various losses and damages. We can fight for compensation for losses like:
- Hospital bills
- Surgeries and antibiotics
- Physical therapy
- Travel expenses
- Lost wages and income
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional anguish
If these and other losses have long-term consequences and expenses, we may be able to seek compensation for these damages.
How Long Do I Have to File an Erb’s Palsy Malpractice Case?
You generally only have two years to file your Erb’s palsy malpractice lawsuit, per Florida Statutes § 95.11 (4)(c); however, every case is different and there are many exceptions in the law. If you do not file within the statute of limitations, you may not be able to seek compensation. Our lawyers can review your case to determine how much time you have to file and if any circumstances impact this deadline.
How Do I Know If I Have a West Palm Beach Birth Injury Case?
When working on birth injury cases, our lawyers must prove the following elements of negligence:
- Your provider had a standard of care to uphold when providing treatment.
- This provider failed to uphold the standard of care expected of this field and its practitioners.
- These actions caused your baby’s palsy.
- Your baby and your family now have injuries and losses.
A provider’s careless handling of a child during birth is just one example of medical malpractice that can lead to Erb’s palsy.
Let Our Erb’s Palsy Lawyers Represent Your Child’s Case
During this stressful time, let Freidin Brown, P.A. offer hope and justice. When it comes to complex malpractice cases, we offer compassion, experience, results, and attention to detail that other firms cannot offer. Call our West Palm Beach Erb’s palsy lawyers now for help. We offer free consultations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.