Did you suffer an injury while giving birth? Did your baby suffer an injury during childbirth? If so, you have the right to seek compensation. A Hicksville personal injury lawyer at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. can help you get the compensation you deserve.
We provide compassionate, customized legal representation and handle every aspect of your case, so you can focus on your health and on the health of your baby. Call us today at 516-932-0400 for a free consultation and case review.
- We Accept All Types of Hicksville Birth Injury Cases
- Working With a Birth Injury Lawyer Provides Many Benefits
- Proving Liability in Your Birth Injury Case
- Determining Damages for Your Birth Injury Case
- Get Help from a Hicksville Birth Injury Lawyer Today
We Accept All Types of Hicksville Birth Injury Cases
Birth injuries often occur when an obstetrician or other medical practitioner makes a preventable error. The personal injury lawyers of Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. can help you recover compensation for your damages.
We provide compassionate, personalized legal representation for mothers and babies who suffered a birth injury. We have more than 25 years of experience handling injury cases. We manage every aspect of your case throughout the legal process.
Some of the most common birth injury cases we accept include:
- Cerebral palsy
- Erb’s palsy
- Bell’s palsy
- Brain damage
- Spinal cord injury
- Shoulder dystocia
- Hypoxia
We will investigate and document your claim and calculate the value of your damages. We assist you throughout the legal process, communicating with you and representing you with all parties. We fight to get the compensation you deserve for your damages.
For a free legal consultation with a Birth Injury lawyer serving Hicksville, call 516-932-0400
Working With a Birth Injury Lawyer Provides Many Benefits
When you work with a birth injury lawyer at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., you will benefit from our knowledge and experience. Since 1991, we have helped clients seek justice and obtain the financial compensation they deserve for their injuries.
Our services include:
Providing Proactive Communication
Our support staff will communicate with you throughout the process, answering your questions and helping you understand your options for compensation. We will provide updates and advise you of significant developments in your case.
Establishing Fault & Liability for a Birth Injury
We will use our resources to determine all parties that caused or contributed to the birth injury. Using the related documentation and other evidence we uncover, we will pursue the best possible outcome for you and your child.
Communicating With All Parties on Your Behalf
Our lawyers will represent you in every aspect of your case and communicate on your behalf with all involved parties. We protect your rights and handle every aspect of your case throughout the legal process.
Gathering Evidence & Documenting Your Case
We will investigate all aspects of your claim and gather evidence to prove liability. We will show how the medical practitioner’s errors caused a birth injury to you or your baby.
Calculating the Value of Your Damages
We will identify your physical, emotional, and economic damages to determine the value of your claim. We will prove your damages and provide supporting documentation and evidence to make a persuasive case.
You have a limited time to pursue legal action for a medical malpractice or birth injury case. Contact Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. as soon as possible, so we can protect your right to seek compensation for your damages.
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Proving Liability in Your Birth Injury Case
To establish your case, the Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. legal team will investigate your birth injury to prove liability. We will show the elements of a medical malpractice case, which are:
Duty of Care: Medical practitioners, including physicians and nurses, must provide good and accepted care for mothers and their babies during pregnancy and childbirth.
Breach of Duty: If a practitioner acts negligently and does not provide good and accepted care, birth injuries can result.
Causation: If the practitioner was negligent and the mother or baby suffered a birth injury, the practitioner can be liable for the resulting damages.
Damages: The mother or baby suffered financial, physical, and emotional damages.
To support your case, we will assemble evidence and documentation including:
- Medical records and reports
- Documentation of injuries to mother and baby
- Medical practitioner history
- Medical facility safety records
- Eyewitness testimony
- Expert opinions
Once we establish fault and liability, we will fight to recover the maximum value of your damages for you.
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Determining Damages for Your Birth Injury Case
If your injuries resulted from a medical practitioner’s negligence, you can pursue physical, economic, and emotional damages.
The damages in your case may include:
- Medical treatment and care
- Imaging and medical testing
- Prescription medications
- Assistive or mobility devices
- Home and vehicle modifications
- Lost wages and benefits
- Other out-of-pocket costs
If you or your baby will require future or ongoing treatment, or if you cannot return to work, we will include the following:
- Estimated future medical care and treatment costs
- Estimated future lost income, benefits, and opportunities
If you experienced disability or permanent injuries, or if you cannot return to your job for other reasons related to the malpractice, we will demand those damages as well when making a claim on your behalf.
Your emotional damages may include:
- Emotional trauma
- Pain and suffering
- Diminished quality of life
If your baby or a loved one died from a childbirth injury, Friedman & Simon, L.L.P. will prosecute a wrongful death claim. Contact us today at 516-932-0400 for help.
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Get Help from a Hicksville Birth Injury Lawyer Today
When you trust a birth injury lawyer at Friedman & Simon, L.L.P., you will benefit from compassionate legal representation tailored to your needs. We will work to obtain the financial compensation you deserve for your injuries and other damages. Our multilingual team can assist you in English, Greek, Spanish, Bengali, Tamil, and Kannada.
We provide a free consultation, and we never collect a fee unless and until you get compensation for your damages.
Call today 516-932-0400 to discuss your case.
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