Tennessee Birth Injury Lawyer

Working With a Tennessee Birth Injury Lawyer

Tennessee birth injury lawyers are personal injury attorneys specializing in serious conditions caused during the birthing process. If the injury occurred because of a health care provider’s negligence, an attorney may be able to help the child’s family recover financial compensation. This also allows victims to hold negligent health care professionals accountable for mistakes.

A skilled birth injury attorney will build the strongest case possible to obtain maximum compensation for treatment costs like physical therapy, medication, adaptive equipment, and more.

Our partner Tennessee birth injury law firm can represent families in:

• Bartlett
• Charleston
• Chattanooga
• Clarksville
• Franklin
• Hendersonville
• Jackson
• Johnson City
• Kingsport
• Knoxville
• Memphis
• Murfreesboro
• Nashville
• Other Tennessee cities

If you believe your child suffered a preventable birth injury, you may be able to file a lawsuit. Speak with one of our nurses now to find out if you could be entitled to compensation.

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Birth Injuries and Medical Negligence

Health care professionals who work in the delivery room have undergone years of training to prevent medical errors during the birthing process. Unfortunately, medical negligence still happens, and it can cause birth injuries, which can lead to severe consequences.

A medical malpractice lawsuit can allow the family to hold medical professionals accountable for their mistakes and get financial compensation for treatment costs.

Doctors, nurses, or other staff may be at fault for medical negligence if they:

• Don’t detect or treat signs of fetal distress
• Don’t detect or treat signs of a lack of oxygen (hypoxia)
• Improperly use vacuum extractors, forceps, or other assistive delivery tools
• Neglect to perform a medically necessary C-section (cesarean section)
• Use excessive force when guiding a child out of the birth canal

You may be entitled to compensation if medical negligence played a role in your child’s injury. A Tennessee medical malpractice attorney can help you file a lawsuit.

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Types of Cases Tennessee Birth Injury Attorneys Handle

There are many potential causes of birth injuries. Tennessee birth injury attorneys represent the families of children harmed by medical malpractice, which can show up in many different forms.

The best birth injury attorneys can handle cases involving all types of circumstances.

Tennessee birth injury lawyers handle cases such as:

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

If your child has suffered from any of these injuries due to inadequate medical care, you may be able to file a lawsuit. Call us at (800) 914-1562 today to find out if you can work with a Tennessee birth injury attorney.

Notable Tennessee Birth Injury Settlements and Verdicts

Most birth injury cases are resolved in a birth injury lawsuit settlement. This is when the hospital and/or health care provider that caused the injury (defendant) agrees to pay a set amount of money to the injured child’s family (plaintiff).

In this situation, there’s often no need to go to court for a trial, and the case ends with the family receiving financial compensation.

If the case does go to trial, a Tennessee birth injury lawyer will represent the family in court, where a judge and/or jury will determine if the defendant committed medical malpractice. If the defendant is found guilty, they will be ordered to pay a specific sum of money to the family.

Here are additional reported Tennessee birth injury verdicts and settlements:

• $33.5 million verdict

  for a child with brain damage and cerebral palsy

• $15.15 million verdict

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $4.25 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $3.25 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $1.85 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $1 million settlement

  for a child with cerebral palsy

• $925,000 settlement

  for a child with a brain injury

The value of a birth injury case varies based on several factors, including the type and severity of the injury, the state in which it occurred, future medical expenses, and more. A Tennessee birth injury lawyer can help you determine how much your case may be worth.

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When to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit in Tennessee

Although birth injuries aren’t always obvious right away, you only have a certain amount of time to take legal action before the birth injury statute of limitations expires. If you don’t file a lawsuit before this deadline, you may forfeit your right to pursue compensation.

Each state has its own statute of limitations for legal action, which is why it’s important to work with a skilled Tennessee birth injury lawyer as soon as you suspect that your child was injured due to medical negligence.

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  1 Year / 3 Years

  TN Statute of Limitations for Birth Injuries

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  1 Year

  TN Statute of Limitations for Infant Wrongful Death

Make sure you connect with a Tennessee birth injury lawyer as soon as possible so you don’t miss your chance to file a lawsuit and obtain compensation.

Contact a Tennessee Birth Injury Lawyer

If a doctor, obstetrician, or other health care provider fails to uphold their duty of care and harms your child, your family shouldn’t be held responsible for the medical expenses. In fact, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

Tennessee birth injury lawyers can help you fight for maximum compensation for treatment costs while holding negligent medical professionals accountable for their mistakes. They can guide you through each step while keeping the legal process as stress-free as possible.

Get a free case review today to find out if your family can file a birth injury lawsuit in Tennessee.