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Birth Injury Compensation
If your child has a birth injury as a result of the negligence of a doctor or an unjust action, it can be devastating. These injuries can require ongoing treatment and treatment. The family will be left with a huge financial burden.
Many birth injury cases also have a complicated debate about medical errors versus malpractice. Our attorneys can explain the differences.
Costs of Treatment
In determining the amount to give for a birth injury, insurance companies attorneys and judges consider the degree of the injury as well as its impact on the child's quality of life. If a child requires extensive medical treatment that continues for a long time the value of the claim will rise.
Medical treatment for birth injury is often expensive. Compensation awarded for a birth injury will help families pay for these expenses. Lawyers and experts often collaborate to create an "Life Care Plan" that estimates the costs of a child’s injury over a lifetime. These include hospitalization expenses and surgical procedures, as well as specialized medical treatment prescriptions, home improvements and other equipment, and many more.
Your legal team will collect medical records from your child's birth as well as pregnancy, as well as firsthand accounts from relatives. They will be used to prove that your child suffered an injury due to negligence on the part of a medical professional and to prove the extent of the harm caused.
Many states have enacted medical indemnity funds to help families of children suffering from birth injuries. These funds can either collect the portion of malpractice insurance premiums, or require doctors and hospital to contribute to an asset pool. In addition to providing monetary support, these programs can also help reduce the need for families to pursue a lawsuit. JLARC staff however, discovered that these programs did not always meet their objectives and could be improved.
Life Care Planning
Children with disorders such as hypoxic ischephalopathy or cerebral palsy will require medical treatment throughout their lives. These needs include physical therapy, special equipment and home health care. These costs can often be significant.
A life-care plan is a legal document that defines the future medical education, in-home, and other costs that the child with disabilities will be liable for throughout his or her life. These plans are typically used to determine the amount of the damages awarded in a birth injury lawsuit. These plans should be thorough and carefully drafted in order to meet the strict requirements of admissibility.
Life-care planning experts can help to draft these documents using feedback and formal opinions from the child's medical professionals as well as therapists and other caregivers. The plans contain a thorough description of the initial injury and the diagnosis. They describe the underlying reason for the disability and its long-term effects.
A medical malpractice lawyer should collaborate with a health care planner to draft the most appropriate plan for their clients' situation. The goal of the plan is to ensure that your child receives sufficient compensation to cover the cost of all of their future medical expenses and care. The money is typically put in a trust to cover special needs, which is administered by an approved administrator. Typically, the amount of funds granted will be adjusted over time to adjust to changes in your child's requirements.
Suffering and Pain
In a case involving birth injuries and damages are awarded to compensate the plaintiff for future and past discomfort and pain. This includes physical and mental discomfort caused by the injury, as also the inability to engage in activities that others can participate in.
It is also possible to claim for income loss if an individual's disability restricts their career options or prevents them from working at all. Families can also receive compensation for the care of an injured child.
The verdicts in medical malpractice cases are often extremely high, since juries tend to be sensitive to the victims and hold doctors accountable for their actions. Many hospitals and doctors opt to settle rather than risk an expensive trial and stressful for everyone involved.
During the lawsuit attorneys from both sides will collect evidence to prove their points. They will share documents during a process called discovery, which entails the deposition of witnesses to obtain statements under the oath. In most states, defendants are able to ask to see the records of the plaintiff.
A successful birth injury claim requires a lawyer with experience in these types of cases. An experienced attorney will go over the facts of your case, determine if it meets the requirements for a lawsuit and ensure the highest financial settlement that is possible.
Punitive Damages
Some medical malpractice lawsuits also include punitive damages. These are intended to convey a message and deter future negligent behavior. These damages are awarded when there is a high degree of malice or negligence on the part of the doctor. However, they are rare in birth injury cases.
Once the attorney has identified the proper defendants, they must gather and analyze evidence to back up their claims. They must establish that the injuries sustained by medical professionals did not comply with the standards of care required. The legal team is also required to prove the damages resulting from these injuries, referred to as "damages." This information can be both economic and non-economic in nature.
Economic losses are calculated by the estimation of ongoing treatment costs, which includes long-term facilities as well as other services. It is also possible to include the loss of earnings if the accident caused one or both parents to quit their jobs.
The legal team will prepare a demand letter that they can present to the malpractice lawyers. The document will explain the birth injury and its effect on the child's and family as well as request compensation to cover the expenses of these losses. The lawyers will negotiate with medical providers until an agreement is reached. During this process, lawyers will share information about their cases with the other side through discovery, which includes taking depositions from witnesses who swear to their testimony under oath.
