After the birth of your child, your family should be celebrating. However, a condition called hydrocephalus can mean your baby now has to spend more time in the hospital for treatment and can have various lifelong needs. While children with hydrocephalus can live long and full lives, diagnosing and treating it as soon as possible is crucial. Negligent care can make symptoms worse and can even turn a treatable condition into a fatal one.
This neglect is inexcusable, and our failure to diagnose hydrocephalus lawyers in Miami, FL, are ready to represent your family’s claim for compensation. Freidin Brown, P.A. has seen firsthand how diagnosis errors can hurt families, and we’re determined to hold at-fault parties accountable. We urge you to call us now for a free and confidential consultation. Se habla español.
Let Our Lawyers Get to Work on Your Child’s Malpractice Case
When providers fail to diagnose hydrocephalus in babies, families are understandably overwhelmed and scared. Your child is suffering, their future is uncertain, and your family is struggling financially and emotionally. The hospital or provider and their insurance companies probably aren’t cooperating with your attempts to seek accountability, or they are offering inadequate settlements.
For over 45 years, Freidin Brown, P.A. has served victims of medical malpractice and recovered over $500 million for people just like you. Our experience, knowledge, and resources allow us to go up against negligent parties and their representatives. If you work with our Miami birth injury attorneys, we will:
- Collect and analyze evidence to support your claim
- Draw on medical experts who can support our claims of provider negligence
- Work with life care planners, economists, and other experts who can assess your expenses and losses
- Handle all communication with at-fault parties and insurance companies, shielding you from tactics that could twist your words and weaken your claim
- Negotiate settlement discussions with the other party and advise on the fairness of any offers made
- Represent you at trial if the other party does not agree to a settlement
Our team knows how much is at stake with a birth injury, so our firm ensures that you have at least two lawyers handling case strategy and planning. When you work with Freidin Brown, P.A., you work with a team of advocates ready to seek the best possible outcome for your family.
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Compensation for a Miami Provider’s Failure to Diagnose Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which fluid builds up in the spaces in the brain, and when this condition occurs at birth, you may hear it called “congenital hydrocephalus.” Fluid buildup can prevent proper brain function and result in brain damage. Some potential causes and risk factors of this condition include maternal infections, spina bifida, aqueductal stenosis, and brain bleeds (intraventricular hemorrhages).
While healthcare professionals cannot prevent hydrocephalus from occurring, they have a duty to address it. When providers fail to recognize symptoms, delay or deny treatment, or fail to communicate about the child’s symptoms or needs, they could be liable for harm. Our Miami lawyers know that your family is facing many struggles, and we are here to help you seek compensation that includes:
- Current and Future Medical Expenses: Your child will need neurological exams, brain imaging, surgery, and multiple types of follow-up care. They will need to undergo surgery for a shunt to manage their condition, and may need it for the rest of their life. Whatever medical costs your child and your family have or will have, we will pursue compensation for them on your behalf.
- Pain and Suffering and Other Non-Economic Damages: Emotional suffering and physical pain are just as important to address as financial needs. Your family can pursue compensation for pain and suffering, emotional anguish, lost quality of life, and other intangible losses.
- Your Child’s Future Needs: Undiagnosed hydrocephalus can cause significant physical and cognitive disabilities. Your child may need assistive devices, in-home medical care, specialized education, and other accommodations. Whether these are immediate or future needs, our team will seek a settlement that addresses these costs.
- Wrongful Death Damages: Tragically, some failures to diagnose hydrocephalus can result in death. While there is no amount of money to make up for this devastating loss, our lawyers can help seek damages that acknowledge your pain and help with any financial burdens.
Whatever losses your family is facing after a healthcare provider’s failure to diagnose hydrocephalus, please let our lawyers help you. You can call our office at any time for a free consultation.
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Find Help With a Hydrocephalus Case When You Call Our Firm
Hydrocephalus is a treatable condition, but any failures in diagnosing it can be disastrous for babies and families. Providers should not get away with this medical negligence, and our lawyers are here to help you fight back.
Call Freidin Brown, P.A. today for a free case review. Our team is available 24/7, so do not hesitate to reach out to us.
FAQs for Our Lawyers About Hydrocephalus Injury Cases
What Is My Child’s Birth Injury Case Worth?
Hydrocephalus can have a wide spectrum of symptoms and outcomes, and many factors can influence your malpractice settlement or payout. These include:
- The severity of your child’s injuries
- Your bills and expenses
- The extent of your family’s non-economic needs
- Your child’s quality of life and future needs
- The provider’s level of fault or negligence
- The strength of evidence
How Long Do I Have to Sue for Damages?
State law establishes a statute of limitations for injury cases, including birth injury malpractice claims. If you do not file your suit by the deadline outlined in Florida Statutes § 95.11, you could lose your chances to seek damages. There are also presuit notice requirements that must be complied with.
The statute of limitations for birth injury malpractice cases is complex. Many factors can change how long you have to file, and it is best to reach out to our firm to discuss this deadline.
How Will Lawyers Prove Malpractice in My Child’s Case?
Birth injury claims require a careful understanding of malpractice laws, medical standards of care, and the elements of negligence in a malpractice case. Our team must:
- Establish a standard of care. Essentially, did your provider deliver care that is expected of providers in similar situations with comparable skills and training?
- Show that the provider breached the duty of care. Proving this breach requires strong evidence and expert testimony about the provider’s care and the expected standard.
- Demonstrate causation between the provider’s actions and your child’s harm. Providers may try to deny or downplay the link between their actions (or inactions) and your child’s harm. It’s our job to prove that they are the direct cause of injury.
- Provide proof of losses and damages. Medical records, billing statements, proof of expenses, and other forms of evidence will help us show that your family has suffered damages from the provider’s failure to diagnose your child’s condition.
