Blog: Birth Injury Lawsuits

Utility of a Special Needs Trust for Your Child’s Birth Injury Settlement

Jul 6, 2024

How a Special Needs Trust May Protect Your Child’s Future after Settling or Winning a Birth Injury Case in Court The first battle is getting the financial support you need for your baby’s birth injury through a medical malpractice action. The second challenge is managing a settlement or damages award to ensure that your child has all of the necessary care for as long as they need. How do you budget for your child’s possible...

Is there Such a Thing as an Average Birth Injury Settlement?

Jun 21, 2024

As the Parent of a Child who Suffered a Birth Injury, You may Wonder: What is the Average Settlement Amount? The Short Answer: There Isn’t One. Explore Why and What Matters for Determining Compensation. When a birth injury occurs, the financial costs for temporary or permanent care can be overwhelming. If the injury results from a medical professional’s negligence, parents may pursue a claim for damages, including the medical and other care costs for the...

Stillbirths and Medical Malpractice: A Complex Issue

Sep 10, 2021

In some cases, medical negligence can lead to or fail to prevent stillbirth. The baby shower is over, and all the gifts, bows, ribbons, and wrapping paper long brushed aside, waiting for the new arrival, but the new arrival never comes. A stillborn child is a loss like no other, the hope of a new life crushed before it even begins. And if your medical team could have prevented the loss, you undoubtedly feel an...

Spina Bifida and Negligence

Aug 27, 2020

New Jersey Spina Bifida Lawyers for Victims of Failure to Test, Diagnose, & Treat Neural Tube Defects Your baby was born with spina bifida, a birth condition that occurs when the neural tubes in a fetus’s spine do not close completely, leading to spinal malformations and damage, as well as possible nerve damage to the nerves of the spine. This disorder arises in the early weeks of pregnancy but may not become apparent until birth...

Who can be Held Responsible for a Birth Injury in NJ?

Jun 12, 2020

Little else is more devastating than leaving the hospital after giving birth to a baby with a birth injury. In some cases, it may be months or even years before your child begins exhibiting signs that something is amiss, which may ultimately lead to a birth injury diagnosis. Birth injuries occur before, during, or after delivery and may affect the mother, the baby, or both. In addition, these injuries result from many causes, including negligent...