When a medical provider fails in their duty of care, patients can suffer severe injuries and losses. Unfortunately, newborns can also be the victims of provider negligence. Seeing your child in pain can be devastating, and our Sunrise, FL medical malpractice lawyers are here to help you fight for full and fair compensation.
Since 1976, Freidin Brown, P.A. has been fighting for victims and their rights. Your family deserves compassionate and experienced representation, and our Sunrise birth injury lawyers are here to guide you through these difficult times. Please call our firm today for a free case review. Our team is available to take your call 24/7.
What Types of Birth Injuries Can Freidin Brown, P.A. Handle?
“Birth injury” is a broad term for many types of injuries caused by negligence during pregnancy, during labor, or shortly after delivery. Some of the birth injury cases our firm can help with include:
- Kernicterus
- Erb’s palsy
- Brachial plexus injuries and shoulder dystocia
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
- Intracranial hemorrhage and pediatric stroke
- Infant cephalohematoma
- Injuries related to undiagnosed or untreated preeclampsia
- Cerebral palsy
Birth Injury Due to Medical Negligence? Contact a Sunrise Lawyer Now for Expert Support!
Some birth injuries are not the result of negligence. However, a healthcare professional’s actions could end up making them significantly worse than they should have been. Providers may:
- Miss the signs of an injury or illness in the mother or the fetus
- Fail to treat a child’s injury in a timely manner
- Fail to account for known maternal or fetal health risks during pregnancy or labor
- Use birth tools (forceps or a vacuum) incorrectly
- Fail to communicate with other providers about injuries or risk factors
- Wrongly discharge the pregnant woman or the child from the hospital or emergency room
- Delay orders for a C-section, causing fetal distress and other complications
Healthcare providers like OB-GYNs, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives, imaging professionals, and others could be at fault for your child’s injuries. You could even hold healthcare facilities in the Sunrise area liable for harm.
Our Lawyers Have Helped Birth Injury Victims for Over 45 Years
Medical negligence can be devastating to families, especially those who are welcoming a child into their lives. When a doctor, nurse, or other provider in Sunrise acts negligently, families are left dealing with the financial and emotional consequences. It isn’t fair that your family is suffering from someone else’s choices, and Freidin Brown, P.A. has made it a mission to help families during these difficult times.
If you work with our firm, you can expect us to:
- Work with various medical professionals to help establish liability, negligence, and the extent of your child’s injuries.
- Draw on top experts who can review all of the economic and non-economic losses your family has suffered or may suffer in the future.
- Take on all correspondence with the other party and their insurance companies
- Handle all settlement negotiations and discuss the value and fairness of potential offers.
- Use our extensive trial experience to represent you in court if necessary.
Our team is also committed to providing personalized care. This means that you’ll have at least two lawyers overseeing your case and that our attorneys will never take on more cases than they can handle at once. Getting to know our clients is important to us, so we ensure our lawyers have the time, attention, and care to devote to each and every family we help.
Delivering Results to Our Clients Since 1976
Our commitment to the people in our community has helped us recover over $500 million in settlements and verdicts. Here are just some of the results we have achieved:
We are proud to have helped Floridians in their times of need, and we would like to help you next. Call us now to get started with a free consultation.
Your Family Can Seek Compensation for a Birth Injury Caused by Neglect
Birth injuries can affect families in different ways; families facing similar types of injuries can have different losses and needs. If you work with our firm, our team will assess the full extent of your child’s losses and the damages you have suffered as the parent of the injured child. There are two primary types of compensation we can seek:
- Economic damages address the money spent and lost as a result of the birth injury. This can include current and future medical bills, travel expenses, the costs of home modifications and in-home assistance, and other expenses.
- Non-economic damages are those losses that do not have a direct financial value. This could include pain and suffering (for parents and child alike), emotional anguish, your child’s lost quality of life, and other intangible losses.
If your child has passed away because of their birth injury, please know we are here to help you seek justice. Our team can pursue damages that address your family’s pain and suffering, funeral expenses, medical bills, and other losses. No amount of money will ever make up for the pain your family is going through, but legal action can force negligent parties to address the harm inflicted on your family.
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Our Sunrise Birth Injury Team Is Ready to Fight for Your Family
The negligence of a medical provider can upend your family’s life. Your child deserves protection, and our firm is here to help set things right. If you suspect that your child’s birth injury was caused by medical malpractice, please don’t wait to call. Your child’s claim is time-sensitive, and the sooner you can call us, the better.
Reach out to Freidin Brown, P.A. for a free consultation, 24/7. We can meet you by phone, by Zoom, or in person at one of our offices.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sunrise Birth Injury Claims
What Will It Cost to File My Child’s Claim in Sunrise, FL?
Every birth injury claim is unique, and there is no way to accurately predict the costs of filing your medical malpractice case. The complexity of the claim, the resources required, time in court, and other factors can influence your case’s expenses.
However, Freidin Brown, P.A. takes cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not have to worry about these costs upfront. Our team is only paid if we obtain a settlement or verdict on your family’s behalf.
How Do I Know If My Child Has a Case?
Malpractice cases, including birth injury claims, are incredibly complex claims. The fact that your child has some sort of injury is not direct proof of negligence. These claims require our team to establish a standard of care and demonstrate that a provider’s actions violated this standard. Our team will draw on medical professionals to determine a standard of care and prove that the provider’s actions did not live up to this standard.
Then, we must be able to demonstrate a direct link between a professional’s actions or choices and your baby’s harm. Providers and their insurance companies often claim that the provider’s actions were reasonable or that there is no clear link between their actions and the injuries.
Our team must also be able to show that your baby and your family suffered losses because of this neglect—without clear proof of losses, providers may claim that your family is not entitled to damages. Navigating these complex elements requires a firm with resources, experience, and knowledge of malpractice claims, and Freidin Brown, P.A. is up to the challenge.
When Should I File a Sunrise Birth Injury Lawsuit?
As soon as you suspect negligence, you should get started on your claim. Florida Statutes § 95.11 limits how long victims can file a claim for medical malpractice, and there are also presuit notice provisions that require action even before filing a lawsuit. When it comes to birth injuries, several factors can impact these deadlines.
Our team can review your case to determine how long you have to act and file your claim before the statute of limitations ends. If you wait too long, you could miss your chance to seek damages for your baby and your family.
Why Should I File a Lawsuit for My Child’s Birth Injury?
Dealing with your child’s injuries can be distressing—you want to focus on taking care of your baby and finding a new normal. You may even have an offer from the insurance company, allowing you to put the event behind you.
However, legal action can allow you to fight for a fair settlement that addresses all of your needs—many initial payouts are not nearly enough to pay for current and expected losses. Additionally, pursuing a claim or lawsuit allows you to hold providers and medical facilities accountable for substandard care and procedures rather than allowing them to cover up the incident and harm future families.
No one can force you to take action, but your child and your family deserve the chance at justice. Our lawyers are well-equipped to face big companies, and our dedication to our community means we will not back down without a fight.
Do I Have to Go to Court for a Birth Injury Claim?
Many injury cases, including birth injury cases, do not need to go to court to be resolved. Our Sunrise attorneys can often negotiate a settlement that addresses the injured party’s losses, sometimes even as we start trial proceedings.
However, there are times when taking a case before a jury is necessary. We cannot make any guarantees about the resolution of your case, but we can discuss all the possibilities and factors that go into making these decisions.
