Chicago Birth Injury Lawyer

Prominent Chicago Birth Injury Lawyers

Birth injuries can forever change the lives of entire families. Not only is there a huge emotional toll involved, but permanent birth injuries require extensive future medical care, which can place considerable financial and emotional stress on the family.

The Chicago Birth Injury Lawyers of Passen Law Group provide assistance and advice to families affected by serious birth injuries such as cerebral palsy, shoulder dystocia, and Erb’s palsy. If you believe your child was born with a birth injury as a result of medical negligence, call us at (312) 527-4500 for a free consultation with a top Chicago birth injury attorney regarding your case.

Each Chicago birth injury lawyer at Passen Law Group recognizes the extraordinary responsibility associated with fully investigating and prosecuting birth injury claims to protect the interests of children through to adulthood.  Because birth injuries often have ramifications well into the future, we always make sure that any claim takes into account the injury, and comprehensively covers the medical care the infant is likely to need into adulthood.

Your Chicago, Illinois birth injury lawyer will consult with nationally-recognized obstetricians, economists, and life care planners as needed to ascertain the cause of the birth injury and to demonstrate the emotional and financial impact of the injury on the child's life. Please refer to Our Verdicts and Settlements for specific results obtained by the firm in birth injury cases.

Birth Trauma Cases

The birthing process is complex, and any number of medical errors can result in birth injuries. While the Center for Disease Control reports that one out of every 33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect, it is important to note that many birth injuries are not the result of malpractice. For that reason, it is essential to consult with an experienced Illinois birth injury attorney if you suspect a birth injury may have been the result of medical error or negligence. Our Chicago birth injury lawyers have successfully handled birth injury cases stemming from a variety of causes.

A birth injury can be caused by a doctor failing to respond to signals of patient or fetal distress, or can be the result of inadequate care provided during the pregnancy, labor and delivery. Medical negligence can have devastating consequences to either the mother or the child.  Permanent brain damage (e.g., due to hypoxia), spinal cord damage, or even death can possibly occur if a physician or nurse fails to provide medical attention to the patient.

Some of the birth injuries that may arise as a result of medical negligence include:

• Bone Fractures
• Brachial Plexus
• Brain Damage
• Cerebral Palsy
• Damage to the Spinal Cord
• Erb’s Palsy
• Fetal Distress
• Failure to Perform C-Section
• Infection
• Hydrocephalus
• Hypoxia & Oxygen Deprivation
• Injury Due To Forceps
• Instrumental Delivery
• Internal Bleeding
• Labor & Delivery Negligence
• Neonatal Jaundice & Kernicterus
• Obstetric Complications
• Paralysis
• Preeclampsia
• RH-AB Incompatibility
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Uterine Rupture

Two of the most common and often serious forms of birth injury are Cerebral Palsy and Brachial Plexus injury.

Cerebral Palsy describes a permanent medical disorder caused by brain damage, which can be a result of birth trauma during labor and delivery. Areas affected by cerebral palsy often include mental development, the senses (sensation, perception, cognition and communication), motor skills, muscles, and many other areas.  Because of the permanency and nature of medical care required for treating cerebral palsy, the financial expense and emotional toll associated with this condition are extremely high.

Brachial Plexus injury occurs when the nerves of the arm and hand are injured, resulting in increased or decreased feeling, absence of muscle control, or even paralysis of the hand or arm. This condition may occur during labor and delivery if the shoulder is pulled, stretched or yanked during a difficult birth. The injury is often permanent and sometimes devastating.

Contact a Top Chicago Birth Injury Lawyer

We recognize that no amount of compensation can reverse the damage caused by birth errors. Each Chicago birth injury lawyer at Passen Law Group is dedicated to helping ensure that families receive the justice they are entitled for serious birth injuries caused by medical negligence. Our attorneys are passionate about investigating medical cases involving children and pregnant mothers. Your Chicago birth injury lawyer will fight to ensure you, as a mother who suffered serious injuries during the birthing process, or your injured child, receives the maximum compensation available under the law.

To speak with a top Chicago birth injury lawyer, call us at (312) 527-4500 or fill out a Free Case Evaluation to schedule a free consultation with one of our lawyers.