Texas Birth Injury Lawyers
If you are considering a medical malpractice lawsuit
regarding birth injuries or death of a child, you are in for the fight of your
life. Not only will you be recovering emotionally from the terrible tragedy you
are facing, but you are also going to be in the middle of one of the most
complex forms of litigation.
When you work with McKeen & Associates, P.C., you know
that you are working with a group of professionals who have the experience and
skill to handle your case. At our law firm, you will find a Texas birth injury
attorney who can truly help you. Our lawyers have more than 100 combined years
of experience. We have been through this type of litigation countless times,
and we know how to win.
One of the most important issues surrounding birth injury
litigation is finding the cause.
Overly aggressive delivery: In some cases, the doctor uses
forceps or vacuum extraction methods incorrectly or unnecessarily, or simply
pulls the child too hard during delivery, causing shoulder dystocia, brain
damage or other physical injuries.
Improper fetal monitoring during delivery: In other cases,
the doctor fails to monitor the mother and child during labor, which leads to
injuries that include brain damage, hypoxia and cerebral palsy due to lack of
blood flow or oxygen to the child. Fetal distress during labor and delivery, as
well as infections and umbilical cord compression are other common birth
injuries that result from doctor negligence.
Post-birth errors: Doctors often make mistakes after
children are born. Failure to properly manage high bilirubin can lead to
kernicterus, for example.
These are just a few possible causes of birth injuries. With
more than 25 years as a law firm, we have handled many Texas birth injury cases.
We know how to find the cause of the injury and present that cause to the judge
and jury effectively. We will do everything possible to get the maximum
compensation award available to you.
Texas Based Birth Injury Lawyers Handling Serious Cases
Nationwide:
At Williams & Brown, L.L.P., we are Board Certified
Trial Lawyers representing babies who suffered severe injuries at birth. We
frequently have new parents call us with questions about what caused their
child’s injury. Often, the parents know that something went wrong and their
baby is injured, but they don’t exactly what happened or whether it could have
been prevented. Parents want to know if their child was injured as a result of
medical negligence and if the injury was preventable. Parents are absolutely
entitled to know the answers to these questions – parents are entitled to know
the truth.
If you are one of those parents searching for information
about birth injuries because you are concerned that your child may have
suffered a birth injury as a result of medical negligence, our law firm will
help you find the answers. If your child’s injury was preventable, we will work
with you to hold the parties who are responsible for your child’s injuries
accountable.
What do you need to do to protect your child?
The first thing you need to do is call us directly or fill
out the Free Case Review form to start the process of investigating exactly
what happened to your child. We will talk with you to hear your story directly
from you. We will obtain copies of the relevant medical records and review
those records for evidence of exactly what went wrong, what caused the injury,
whether there were medical mistakes made, and whether the injury was
preventable. In medical negligence cases, we must have medical experts who
believe that there were medical errors made and that those medical errors
caused the injury. We will request medical reviews of the records and
information by experts and will prepare the case for trial. In many cases,
there are settlements reached between the family of the child and the
responsible parties before trial. However, we don’t know which cases will
settle and which cases will go all the way to trial. So, we approach and
prepare each case presuming that the case will end up in a courtroom.
The Lifelong Impact of Birth Injuries:
There are different kinds of birth injuries, and those
injuries can range in severity and permanence. Probably the most devastating
kind of birth injury is an injury to the child’s brain caused by lack of
adequate blood flow or oxygen to the brain cells. This type of injury is a
“hypoxic-ischemic” brain injury or an “asphyxia” related injury – both of which
refer to lack of oxygen to the brain which causes the death of brain cells. The
severity and permanence of the injury depends on how long the baby’s brain went
without enough oxygen and the location of the injury in the baby’s brain.
Babies who suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen can have
severe physical and mental disabilities. As the child develops, he or she may
be diagnosed with a condition called “cerebral palsy” or “CP”, which is the
physical result of the brain injury. Severe handicaps from birth injuries may
require significant medical care, rehabilitation and therapy expenses, special
equipment including wheelchairs, wheelchair ramps, lifts, assisted feeding and
suctioning equipment, home modifications, etc. Severely affected children
require attendant care and sometimes skilled nursing care. While parents,
grandparents, siblings, and other family members frequently volunteer to help
with the rigors of caring for a child with this type of injury, the families
need help. The future costs of caring for a child with a birth injury can be in
the millions of dollars.
If the injury was preventable and should not have happened,
our law firm works to hold the responsible parties accountable for the cost to
care for the child. We work with medical experts to develop Life Care Plans. A
Life Care Plan is a specialized plan of care for a child over the course of his
or her lifetime. Although these children are injured, they grow physically like
other kids. For example, they will need larger wheelchairs over time. They will
need caregivers who are physically capable of lifting and moving them as they
grow. The Life Care Plan is developed by special doctors and nurses and life
care planners who have experience with children and adults with brain injuries
and who know what type of care each person will need over his lifetime.
