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New York Birth Injury Attorney
A birth injury may occur when a physician does not react quickly and sufficiently to signals of a patient's distress or when substandard care is provided during the pregnancy or birthing process. These factors may result in devastating effects on the mother and/or child. Lifelong paralysis, brain damage, and even death may happen if a doctor does not provide adequate medical care to the patient. If your child has been seriously injured, please contact one of our skilled New York birth injury lawyers today.
Some birth injuries that may occur due to substandard care are:
- Bone fractures
- Damage to the spinal cord
- Bruising and skin irritation
- Paralysis
- Infections
- Brain damage
- Internal bleeding
- Injury due to forceps
- Cerebral Palsy
- Brachial Plexus
Cerebral Palsy is permanent medical condition that is due to brain damage which can occur during labor and delivery. Motor skills, senses, muscles, mental development, and many other areas are affected by this disease. The expenses involved with Cerebral Palsy are very high due to medical procedures, health care assistants, and assistive devices.
Brachial Plexus is when the nerves of the arm and hand are injured resulting in paralysis of the arm, increased or decreased feeling to the hand and/or arm, and little muscle control in the arm. Brachial Plexus occurs when the shoulder is stretched or pulled during labor and delivery.
In one case our firm obtained a $4.75 million settlement on behalf of a brain damaged infant. Plaintiff was the second born twin. Following delivery of the first twin, the fetal heart monitor showed signs of fetal distress. We claimed that the baby should have been delivered by emergency C-Section or forceps delivery. The obstetrician allowed normal vaginal delivery to continue and the baby was born neurologically impaired. He was ultimately diagnosed with cerebral palsy and spastic quadriparesis.
If your infant has suffered as the result of a birth injury contact the New York Birth Injury Attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro.
Birth Injury Verdicts & Settlements:
- Medical Malpractice:
Birth Injury
$10,000,000 Mediation Settlement
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Brain Damage
$6,000,000 Settlement
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Brain Damaged Infant
$4.75 Million Recovery
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Baby's Death
$4.5 Million Verdict
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Birth Injury
$3,900,000 Recovery
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Failure to Diagnose Kidney Abnormalities
$1.4 Million Settlement
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Brachial Plexus
$1.3 Million Verdict
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Obstetrical Malpractice
$1.080 Million Recovery
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