Alabama Medical Malpractice Birth Injury LawyerLaurence P. Banville2018-11-14T14:46:59-05:00
Birth injuries are often preventable and many only occur because of medical negligence. If a healthcare professional made a mistake which injured your child during birth, our experienced Alabama birth injury lawyers can help your family.
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Each day in Alabama, approximately 163 newborns are brought into this world. While the large majority of these births occur without any major issues, a handful of children suffer serious injuries during the delivery process. On average, about 7 out of every 1,000 babies born in the United States each year suffer birth injuries. In Alabama, this would work out to about 416 birth injuries each year.
If your child has recently suffered a birth injury in an Alabama healthcare facility, our experienced medical malpractice lawyers can help. We’ve worked with families in Birmingham, Montgomery, Hunstville, Mobile, and throughout the state. We understand the variety of personal and financial difficulties you and your child may face, along with how state-specific laws may apply to your case. We’re prepared to help you build a case, represent you through all steps of the legal process, and help your family secure the full financial compensation you need and deserve.
Birth injuries often require extensive medical treatment, with the most severe conditions requiring a lifetime of care. The costs of thesse treatments can quickly become unmanageable for most families. For severe disabilities like cerebral palsy, lifetime healthcare costs can even exceed $1 million. Depending on the severity of your child’s condition, he or she may require:
Frequent doctor’s appointments
Surgeries
Medication
Physical, occupational, speech, and other therapies
Personal caretakers
Adaptive equipment, such as wheelchairs, braces, prosthetic limbs, etc.
Handicapped accessible vehicles and home renovations
Many families lack the time and money to fully provide for their child’s needs on their own. Along with the direct financial costs of treatment and equipment, some parents may be forced to miss time from work while caring for their child. This can make it even more difficult to handle the financial costs of a birth injury when your income has dropped.
Birth Injuries Commonly Caused By Negligence
While some birth injuries occur due to unavoidable circumstances, such as a genetic or maternal health problem, those which are caused by medical negligence could be grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit. These lawsuits help families keep up with the costs of a birth injury and provide children with the full support system they need.
Improper delivery methods and medical mistakes can lead to a variety of serious birth injuries, including:
After any birth injury, it’s normal to ask questions about how it may have been prevented. Our lawyers can help you find answers.
What Is The Statute Of Limitations In Alabama?
Like most other civil and criminal court matters, there is a statute of limitations set for medical malpractice lawsuits. The statute of limitations restricts the amount of time parents have to file suit on behalf of their child. Determining the beginning date of this statute of limitations is more complex for birth injuries, since the injuries occurred to a child who, at the time of their injury, had no ability to exercise their legal rights.
Because of these complexities, and because each birth injury case is unique, we refrain from publishing a concrete time limit on this site. It’s usually best to discuss the details of your situation with an experienced birth injury lawyer as soon as you become aware of your child’s injury. Hesitating for too long could prevent you from filing a claim if the statute of limitations passes.
How Much Is My Birth Injury Case Worth?
Unlike many other states, there is no maximum cap for recoverable damages in Alabama medical malpractice cases. Determining the value of your case is based on several unique circumstances, including the nature and severity of your child’s injury, direct financial costs of the injury, and many other factors. An experienced birth injury lawyer can give you a better idea of how much you could recover after reviewing your case.
You can find more general information about birth injury cases by visiting our birth injury FAQ’s page.
Will We Need A Lawyer?
Medical malpractice cases involve many complex laws, and providing the necessary evidence can be difficult on your own. In Alabama, these cases are notoriously difficult to win. However, a lawyer with the right knowledge, experience, and resources can greatly increase your family’s chances of success.
The right lawyer can help you provide everything you need for a strong case, including medical evidence and testimony from medical experts. A birth injury lawyer is also necessary for navigating the complex litigation process and negotiating with insurance companies. Without legal counsel, your lawsuit is much more likely to be dismissed, or settled for an amount far below what your family needs and deserves.
