Birth Injuries in California Affect Your Children
It is estimated that five out of every 1000 children born in the United States will suffer some type of birth injury. While not all of these injuries are caused by medical malpractice, some birth injuries are the direct result of a healthcare provider's mistakes.
If your infant has been harmed by a birth injury, talk with a lawyer about your options. Filing a medical malpractice lawsuit may be one option. At Miller Law, Inc., located in Folsom, California, and serving people throughout the state, we can represent infants and their families who have been harmed by medical negligence.
The Standard of Care
We are capable of bringing lawsuits against many different types of healthcare providers and hospitals, including physicians, nurses, midwives, residents, and others who participated in the birth process. If a healthcare provider failed to meet the standard of care in the delivery of the child, he or she may be held responsible for a birth injury. The standard of care is usually described as the degree of care exercised by other doctors in the same or similar circumstances.
Our lawyers handle many different types of childbirth injuries, including:
- Umbilical cord injuries, that deprive the fetus of oxygen
- Forceps injuries/vacuum pump injuries
- Failure to do a Caesarean section (C-section)
- Fractures
- Cerebral palsy
- Erb's palsy
- Facial paralysis
Arbitration of Birth Injury Cases
Many healthcare providers, such as Kaiser Permanente, require that cases be resolved through the arbitration process, rather than litigation through the courts.
In arbitration of a birth injury case, both sites to a lawsuit meet with an arbitrator. The participants present facts, issues and positions to the arbitrator, who then issues a decision. Arbitration may be binding or non-binding. In binding arbitration, the parties must adhere to the arbitrator's decision. At Miller Law, Inc., our attorneys are familiar with arbitration and can guide you through the process.
Contact Us
Contact Miller Law, Inc., by calling our Sacramento, California, law offices toll free at 888-353-0285 or by contacting us online. Initial consultations regarding birth injuries are free and confidential.
