An infant’s skull can be fractured during or immediately following delivery, resulting in significant pain and suffering. Skull fractures during childbirth can also cause other medical problems, including traumatic brain injuries and lasting brain damage. If your child’s skull was fractured during delivery because of a doctor’s or another medical provider’s negligence, you might have […]
While children develop differently, there are certain developmental milestones that they are expected to reach by different ages in early childhood. When a child fails to meet some of these developmental milestones, he or she might be considered to have developmental delays. In some cases, developmental delays are symptoms of birth injuries and malpractice, but […]
Doctors and other healthcare professionals sometimes make mistakes while treating patients. When those errors rise to the level of medical malpractice and cause serious injuries and losses, the victims have the right to pursue malpractice claims to recover compensation. Sustaining injuries because of medical negligence can leave people with serious disabilities, worsened conditions, and substantial […]
When expectant mothers have complications during delivery, or their doctors suspect or diagnose their infants with birth defects, many parents fear that their babies will have brain damage. In many cases, pediatricians tell parents that it is too early to tell whether a newborn or toddler has suffered brain damage. Early diagnoses of brain damage […]
People seek treatment from their healthcare providers with the hope that their conditions will improve. While the outcome of treatment cannot be guaranteed, there are certain situations in which a medical professional can negligently cause serious injuries or patient death. Medical malpractice is much more prevalent than many people realize. A study conducted by researchers […]