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The birth of your child should be one of life’s happiest events. However, if an error happens in the delivery room and your child is injured, happiness can quickly turn to despair. A serious injury at the very beginning of life can lead to lifelong complications, permanent disabilities and, in some cases, a shortened lifespan.
If your child was harmed in the delivery room due to a preventable medical error, you have the right to seek payment for medical bills and other losses you have experienced. At Palmer Law Group, we are dedicated to helping families who are going through the aftermath of a delivery room error. Our Kansas delivery room errors attorneys will fight hard on your behalf.
Call (785) 233-1836 today to arrange a free consultation with one of our experienced delivery room errors attorneys.
After suffering losses because of a delivery room error, you need to have a team of experienced lawyers at your side. At Palmer Law Group, we have more than 60 years of combined experience helping the people of Kansas.
If your child suffered injuries because of a medical error, you are probably dealing with significant expenses. To ensure that we do not add to the stresses you already have, we offer free initial consultations. We also work on a contingency-fee basis. With this type of fee structure, you do not have to worry about paying us for our services unless we win.
We offer lots of flexible contact options, including online meetings, so you do not have to worry about fitting our consults in with your likely busy schedule of medical appointments. Our team of medical malpractice lawyers is here to help you, and we will do everything possible to make our services more convenient.
Palmer Law Group has helped clients recover more than $100 million in settlements and verdicts.
If something goes wrong in the delivery room and you or your child is injured, you may not understand what rights you have. At Palmer Law Group, our hospital negligence lawyers can guide you through the entire claims process to help you recover losses.
One of the first things we will do is ensure we can establish liability. This is not always a simple process, because it requires proving that the medical professional had a duty of care toward you and your child and they breached it. We have to demonstrate that the injury would not have occurred under a competent and responsible healthcare provider. That means reaching out to medical experts who can analyze what the doctor did and provide their thoughts on whether the doctor acted correctly or not. We then have to show that the doctor’s actions directly led to the injuries your child suffered and that your family deserves compensation.
If we can prove negligence, we will then start negotiating with insurers. We will fight to help you get fair compensation, even if it means advocating for you in court. Our years of litigation experience mean that we will always prepare a case for court, even if the majority of claims are resolved much sooner.
Birth injuries can be very expensive because they may require treatment and care for years or even for a lifetime. Damages in these cases can include compensation for:
You may be able to claim other damages as well. Our medical malpractice attorneys can assess all of the current and future damages that may be available for you to claim.
If your child has suffered injuries because of a delivery room error, we have the answers to some common questions.
What causes delivery room errors?
Delivery room errors can occur for many reasons, including overworked healthcare providers. The recent nurse shortages have made clinics and hospitals less able to maintain their standard of care, resulting in errors of all types. Besides overworked staff, other causes of delivery room errors are the improper use of delivery instruments and not appropriately monitoring both the mother’s and the baby’s vital signs.
How do you prove medical malpractice in the delivery room?
To prove medical malpractice, our attorneys will work to show that the healthcare provider did not deliver the standard of medical care that another provider would have in similar circumstances and that this negligence directly led to your child’s injuries.
What types of injuries can happen in the delivery room?
Some of the more common birth injuries according to Stanford Children’s Health include facial nerve injuries, bruising and swelling of the baby’s head, broken blood vessels, fractured clavicle or collarbone, bleeding under cranial bones, and damage to nerves that supply the arms and hands.
How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in Kansas?
Under the Kansas statute of limitations , you generally have to file a medical malpractice claim within two years from the date of injury or the date on which injuries were discovered.
If you have further questions, contact our team of lawyers at Palmer Law Group.
Seeing your child struggling with injuries that could have been prevented can leave you with anger, frustration, and fear. At Palmer Law Group, we offer the guidance you need throughout the process of getting compensation so you can provide your child with the care they require.
Our years of experience and our dedication to offering compassionate and dependable representation have earned us a reputation as a highly trusted law firm in the area. We will fight for your rights.
Contact Palmer Law Group by calling (785) 233-1836 to schedule a free consultation.
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