About Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries

Mobile Birth Injury Lawyer

In certain birth injury cases, the infant suffers from brachial plexus, which is damage to the nerves in the shoulder.  This occurs in most cases when the baby is caught behind the pelvic bone and the nerves are torn, stretched, bruised or damaged.  Depending upon the degree of the injury to the nerves, the condition could resolve over time; in other sad cases in which the nerves are torn, there is often a permanent condition in which the child loses their ability to use the affected arm.  In any case of a birth injury of brachial plexus, when the level of medical care was deficient and led to the injury, a legal action should be taken against the doctor and hospital involved.   A Mobile birth injury lawyer from the legal team at the Law Office of Timothy A. Hughes is prepared to fight on behalf of the injured child and their families.

Compensation for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Cases in Mobile

When such an injury has come about through an obstetrician's lack of care, a claim for compensation for damages must be initiated on behalf of the injured child and their families.  Depending upon the degree of the injury and its effect on the future of the child, the compensation sought will vary.  In very serious cases in which the child will no longer have use of their arm, called Avulsion, the arm will not ever be able to be used.  These cases would demand a high compensation for damages, as the child's quality of life will forever be damaged. 

In other cases in which the nerves are torn but not detached from the spinal column, several surgeries may be required to attempt to correct the condition, with varying degrees of success.  The costs of such surgeries are extremely high, and when medical negligence has created the condition, it is vital to the health and future of the injured child that the expenses for the medical treatment is recovered, as well as other damages, depending upon the case.

It is a tragic circumstance when a baby is injured due to the lack of proper medical response to a critical moment in the birth process.  In many cases, it is determined that the condition could have been avoided had the attending physician been more attentive to the condition of the baby during birth.  In such a case, the legal team at Law Office of Timothy A. Hughes will fight relentlessly to recover compensation for damages.  It is urgent that you act quickly in any such case, as such cases may take time to properly prepare, and the documentation is of utmost importance.

Contact a Mobile Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Attorney from the Law Office of Timothy A. Hughes today.