Colorado Birth Injury Lawyer

Working With a Colorado Birth Injury Lawyer

When a health care professional’s negligence causes a preventable birth injury, the family of the injured child may be entitled to compensation.

Colorado birth injury lawyers help families pursue compensation for medical bills, adaptive equipment, medications, surgery, and other expenses resulting from the injury.

An experienced Colorado birth injury lawyer knows how to build the strongest case possible in order to recover the maximum amount of compensation. In addition to filing a lawsuit on a family’s behalf, a Colorado birth injury attorney can collect evidence, negotiate a settlement, and, if necessary, represent the family in a court of law.

Our partner law firm can work with Colorado families in:

• Arvada
• Aurora
• Boulder
• Centennial
• Colorado Springs
• Denver
• Fort Collins
• Greeley
• Highlands Ranch
• Lakewood
• Longmont
• Loveland
• Pueblo
• Thornton
• Westminster
• Other Colorado cities

You may be entitled to compensation if your child suffered a preventable birth injury. Talk to one of our registered nurses to learn whether medical negligence could have been the cause of your child’s injury.

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Birth Injuries and Medical Negligence

When a health care provider makes a mistake in the delivery room, serious and lasting birth injuries may occur. A medical negligence lawsuit can help affected families recover compensation for the high treatment costs that often accompany a birth injury.

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

Types of Cases Colorado Birth Injury Attorneys Handle

Preventable birth injuries are often caused by medical malpractice, and the health care professionals involved should be held responsible. Colorado attorneys can manage various types of birth injury cases.

A Colorado 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 birth injuries

If your child has suffered any of these injuries, you may qualify for financial compensation. Call our team today at (800) 914-1562 to find out if you can work with a Colorado birth injury lawyer.

Notable Birth Injury Settlements in Colorado

A birth injury lawsuit will end in either a settlement or a verdict. Although some cases go to trial, the majority resolve in a settlement outside of the courtroom.

Factors like the severity of the injury and the cost of future medical expenses are used to calculate the value of the settlement.

Every case is different, but according to a study from the TDC Group, the average value of a medical malpractice case involving children under one month old is typically about $1 million.

If no settlement is reached, the birth injury lawsuit will go to trial — where a judge or jury will decide if the defendants (those being sued) are guilty of medical malpractice. If they find the defendants liable, they will award the victim with compensation in the form of a trial verdict.

Some notable Colorado birth injury settlements and verdicts include:

• $9 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $8.03 million verdict

  for medical malpractice leading to a birth injury

• $5.99 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $4.5 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $4 million verdict

  for medical malpractice leading to a birth injury

• $500,000 settlement

  for a child with Erb’s palsy

If you believe your child experienced a birth injury due to medical negligence, you can talk to a Colorado birth injury attorney to learn more about how much your case could be worth.

Request a free case review now to get started.

When to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit in Colorado

It’s crucial to file a lawsuit as soon as you can, especially since it might take a while to recognize the signs of a birth injury in your child. If you wait too long and the statute of limitations expires, you may never be able to recover compensation.

Statutes of limitations, which vary by state, determine how long a victim has to file a claim for a particular incident. Working with a Colorado birth injury lawyer as soon as you suspect you have a case will help ensure you can file a claim before the deadline.

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  CO Statute of Limitations for Birth Injuries

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  2 Years

  CO Statute of Limitations for Infant Wrongful Death

If you believe your child suffered a birth injury due to a medical professional’s negligence, you should connect with a Colorado birth injury lawyer today for a free consultation.

Get Help From a Colorado Birth Injury Lawyer

We trust health care professionals to keep us healthy and safe, so it’s horrifying when their errors or negligence lead to birth injuries. If your baby suffered an injury due to the mistakes of doctors or nurses, they may be held accountable through a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Birth injuries can lead to long-term disabilities that affect a child’s quality of life for years to come. While these effects of birth injuries can be devastating, an experienced Colorado birth injury attorney can help you seek accountability and compensation for medical negligence.

Find out if you can work with a Colorado birth injury lawyer to pursue financial assistance with a free and confidential case review.