Iowa Birth Injury Lawyer

Working With an Iowa Birth Injury Lawyer

An unexpected birth injury can be traumatic. It also creates a financial burden that the child’s family couldn’t have planned for and may not be able to handle on their own.

Birth injuries can lead to cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, and other health conditions that are expensive to treat. Medical bills from a birth injury may continue to pile up throughout the course of a child’s life.

An Iowa birth injury lawyer is a type of personal injury attorney who can help families seek compensation for injuries caused by a health care provider’s errors or negligence.

They do this by filing a birth injury lawsuit on behalf of the child or their family and building a strong case to recover the most compensation.

Our partner law firm can work with Iowa families in:

• Ames
• Ankeny
• Cedar Falls
• Cedar Rapids
• Council Bluffs
• Davenport
• Des Moines
• Dubuque
• Iowa City
• Marion
• Sioux City
• Urbandale
• Waterloo
• Other Iowa cities

If you believe your child suffered a preventable birth injury because of a health care professional’s medical negligence, you may be able to file a lawsuit. Talk to one of our nurses to learn what steps you can take.

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Birth Injuries and Medical Negligence

Doctors, nurses, and other health care providers are trained professionals who are trusted to do their jobs without making mistakes. When they fail to provide adequate medical care and injure a patient as a result, they should be held accountable.

Caring for a child with cerebral palsy or Erb’s palsy can be expensive, but compensation from a birth injury lawsuit can help pay for medication, physical therapy, adaptive equipment, and doctor’s visits throughout their lifetime.

Doctors and hospitals may be at fault for medical negligence if they:

• Don’t detect or treat signs of oxygen deprivation (hypoxia)
• Fail to perform a C-section (cesarean section) in a timely manner
• Fail to recognize or treat signs of fetal distress
• Improperly use forceps, vacuum extractors, or other assistive delivery tools
• Use excessive force on a child’s head, neck, arm, or shoulders

If your child suffered a preventable birth injury due to medical negligence, you may be able to file a lawsuit with the help of an Iowa birth injury lawyer.

Types of Cases Iowa Birth Injury Attorneys Handle

When a child is hurt because of a health care professional’s medical malpractice, an Iowa birth injury attorney can help the family file a lawsuit.

An Iowa birth injury lawyer can handle cases involving:

• Vacuum extraction complications
• Brain damage
• Forceps delivery complications
• Intraventricular hemorrhage
• Periventricular leukomalacia
• Kernicterus
• Meconium aspiration syndrome
• Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
• Hydrocephalus
• Meningitis
• Shoulder dystocia
• Intrauterine fetal demise
• Caput succedaneum
• Klumpke’s palsy
• Cerebral palsy
• Newborn cephalohematoma
• Erb’s palsy and other brachial plexus injuries
• Cervical dystonia
• Maternal infections
• C-section injuries
• Infant torticollis (twisted neck)
• Other common birth injuries

If you believe medical malpractice was to blame for your child’s birth injury, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Call us today at (800) 914-1562 to learn more.

Notable Iowa Birth Injury Settlements and Verdicts

Although some go to trial, most birth injury lawsuits are resolved outside of court through a birth injury settlement. In this case, the health care providers and/or hospital (defendants) pay the family of the child (plaintiffs) an agreed-upon lump sum of money as compensation.

Settlement amounts depend on several factors, including the severity of the injury, the state in which the injury occurred, and the lifetime cost of treatment. A skilled Iowa birth injury lawyer will attempt to negotiate the highest amount of compensation possible for the plaintiffs.

A few notable Iowa birth injury verdicts and settlements include:

• $97.4 million verdict

  for a child with brain damage

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  $4 million settlement

  for a child with a brain injury

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  $437,500 settlement

  for a child with Erb’s palsy

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  $425,000 settlement

  for a child with Erb’s palsy

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  $300,000 settlement

  for a child with Erb’s palsy

If the defendants do not agree to a settlement and your case goes to trial, a judge or jury will determine whether the defendants are guilty or not. If they are found guilty, the defendants will pay your family a specific sum of money through a trial verdict.

The value of each birth injury case varies, but an experienced Iowa birth injury lawyer can give you an idea of how much money (if any) you may receive from a settlement or trial verdict.

Request your free consultation now to get started.

When to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit in Iowa

If you believe that medical malpractice caused your child’s birth injury, don’t delay in contacting an Iowa birth injury lawyer. Due to statutes of limitations, you only have a short window in which to act.

Each state has its own statute of limitations, which is a deadline that prevents people from filing legal claims after a certain time. If you don’t file your claim by the deadline, you may never be able to pursue compensation for your child’s birth injury.

• 2 Years

  IA Statute of Limitations for Birth Injuries

• 2 Years

  IA Statute of Limitations for Infant Wrongful Death

Even if your child has not yet been formally diagnosed with a birth injury, you shouldn’t wait to connect with an Iowa birth injury lawyer. Your attorney can help you file a lawsuit before the statute of limitations is up so you don’t miss your chance to pursue compensation.

Contact an Iowa Birth Injury Lawyer

Families shouldn’t be held financially responsible when their child is harmed by an act of medical negligence. With the help of an Iowa birth injury lawyer, you can help force those responsible to answer for their negligence and pay for their mistakes.

Health conditions that stem from birth injuries may be long-lasting and expensive to treat, but compensation from a birth injury lawsuit can help lift some of the burden.

Get a free case review today to see if your family can file a birth injury lawsuit in Iowa.