It is estimated that 5 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 central California, we can represent infants and their families who have been harmed by medical negligence and resultant birth injuries.

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 industry relative to 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 other circumstances.

Our lawyers handle many different types of childbirth injuries, including:

Umbilical cord injuries, depriving the fetus of oxygen

Forceps injuries/vacuum pump injuries

Failure to do a Cesarean section (C - section)

Fractures

Cerebral palsy

Erb's palsy

Facial paralysis

Arbitration of Birth Injury Cases

Many healthcare providers, such as Kaiser Permanente, require cases be resolved through the arbitration process, rather than litigation through the courts.

In arbitration of a birth injury case, both sides to a lawsuit meet with an arbitrator. The participants present facts, issues and legal positions to the arbitrator, who then issues a decision. Arbitration may be binding or nonbinding. 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 and represent you through the process.

CONTACT US

Contact Miller Law, Inc. by calling our Sacramento office toll free at 916-229-6695 or contact us online. Initial consultations regarding birth injury cases are free and confidential.