Birth Injury Lawsuits in The Bronx and Brooklyn
As many as seven babies out of a thousand in the United States suffer trauma or other injury — such as Erb's palsy or cerebral palsy — during the birth process, according to the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
In 2004, renowned personal injury trial attorney Harvey Weitz founded a new personal injury law firm with his son, Andrew Weitz. Andrew L. Weitz & Associates, P.C., is a successor law firm to the powerhouse personal injury legal practice of Kleinick, Weitz, Damashek & Shoot.
Representing children who are the victims of avoidable birth injury is a major focus of our law practice. Our main office is located in Manhattan, and our attorneys have strong ties to Brooklyn and The Bronx. We have handled birth injury lawsuits on behalf of several families from those boroughs — including one case against Coney Island Hospital and other defendants that resulted in a $4.77 million dollar verdict after failure to perform a Caesarean section and other errors resulted in profound brain damage to an infant. Read more about our successful verdicts and settlements in birth injury and other personal injury lawsuits.
Andrew L. Weitz & Associates has the resources and proven skill to provide aggressive legal representation to families seeking financial compensation after the trauma of a birth injury such as Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, or shoulder dystocia.
Birth Injury: Common Incidents
When an ob/gyn doctor, a nurse or midwife makes errors during the delivery process, any number of things can go wrong. The doctors and nurses have a legal responsibility to act according to accepted standards in the medical community when responding to an unusual incident during the delivery. If the doctors or nurses fail in their duties, then any number of injuries can result:
- Erb's palsy or cerebral palsy
- Hypoxia leading to infant brain damage
- Facial paralysis
- Bone fractures
- Shoulder dystocia
- Forceps injuries
What Compensation Is Available in a Birth Injury Case?
The purpose of bringing a personal injury lawsuit against a hospital or doctor in the aftermath of an avoidable birth injury is to seek financial compensation. We know that money cannot compensate for the loss of your child's good health. However, a successful medical malpractice lawsuit can provide sufficient financial resources to provide for your child's medical and educational future.
Working with medical and financial experts as well as with lifecare planners who specialize in the area of pediatric injury, we develop a complete picture of your child's medical needs — both now and into the future.
The financial demand we make on your behalf will include such items as:
- Special health care costs, both now and those that will be necessary throughout your child's life as the result of the injury
- Medical equipment
- Special educational equipment or tutoring
- Home care assistance
- Funds to pay for group home placement, in the event your child is severely disabled and cannot be cared for at home
As part of preparing a birth injury lawsuit, our attorneys will carefully calculate the total cost of these and other items. As past verdicts and settlements illustrate, we are known as a law firm that fights tooth and nail for a jury verdict or settlement that truly meets our clients' needs.
As medical malpractice attorneys, our job is to turn a parent's outrage into a jury verdict or financial settlement. We fully recognize that money can never compensate parents for the trauma of knowing that — but for a doctor's error — their child would have been born without injury. However, full and complete financial compensation after serious mistakes in the delivery room can go a long way towards answering the natural questions every parent has upon being informed that their child has suffered a birth injury:
- How will I pay for my child's special medical care?
- How will I pay for my child's special educational needs and medical equipment?
- If my child needs a medical assistant, how will I pay those wages?
All of these expenses — and more — may be compensable in a medical malpractice lawsuit based on an avoidable birth injury.
Learn More About Our Law Firm
We are always available to provide a free and confidential case evaluation in birth injury cases. We can travel out of Manhattan for appointments in The Bronx and Brooklyn, when necessary for our clients' convenience. We also welcome general inquiries about our law firm.
To schedule an appointment with one of our lawyers, call 866-647-9094 or 212-203-4862, or send us an e-mail.
Via the Information Centers on our Web site, you will find additional general information about personal injury lawsuits and about products liability lawsuits.
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