Case Results
“We are committed to helping families who have suffered medical negligence.”
The birth of a child is a beautiful, miraculous event. However, when something goes wrong, it can turn a family upside down and cause immeasurable pain. When a preventable mistake injures your newborn, the future you envisioned for your child can disappear in an instant. You may also quickly become overwhelmed with bills and caretaking duties.
The birth injury attorney team at the Birth Injury Lawyers Group has dedicated its time to helping parents of injured children fight for their rights. We offer hope and possible financial compensation to families who have been harmed by a medical professional’s mistake.
Client Experiences
“Reaching out to the Birth Injury Lawyers Group was one of the best decisions I could have made.”
Sitting next to my brain-damaged baby in the NICU, I never felt more alone or afraid. Reaching out to the Birth Injury Lawyers Group was one of the best decisions I could have made. From the very beginning they showed compassion, integrity, and professionalism. Our family received a substantial out-of-court settlement that will take care of our son for the rest of his life.
“A friend of mine recommended that I contact the Birth Injury Lawyers Group, and I am glad I did.”
“My son was born with Cerebral Palsy. I didn’t know what to do or where to turn. A friend of mine recommended that I contact the Birth Injury Lawyers Group, and I am glad I did. They connected me with the best birth injury law firm in my state and were able to obtain a $10 Million settlement for our son. We are beyond grateful!”
“The Birth Injury Lawyers Group has assembled the dream team of the top birth injury law firms in the country.”
The Birth Injury Lawyers Group has assembled the dream team of the top birth injury law firms in the country.
“Bob and his partner law firms go above and beyond for their clients.”
I would highly recommend the Birth Injury Lawyers Group to any parent of a child with cerebral palsy or other birth injury. Bob Goldwater (the founder) is the absolute greatest. He is extremely professional, caring, and compassionate. Bob and his partner law firms go above and beyond for their clients and get them the best results they deserve.
My Personal Mission
“In 2002, my wife gave birth to triplets. Unfortunately, all three of our children were placed on feeding tubes, and two of them have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy.”
In 2003, I founded the Birth Injury Lawyers Group to provide helpful information for the families of children injured at birth. Although my children’s injuries were not caused by medical malpractice, a substantial number of birth injuries are the direct result of substandard medical care.
I wanted to provide a resource for parents to find out if their child’s birth injury was preventable, and if it was preventable, to connect them with one of the best birth injury attorneys in their area to help them obtain the maximum out-of-court settlement possible from the appropriate insurance company(ies).
Our Mission
Our mission is to get answers for families affected by birth injuries.
At Birth Injury Lawyers Group, you’ll learn what it takes to help your child or loved one manage injuries caused at birth, by malpractice or medical errors, and seek the help, compensation, and life every child deserves.
Our experts are here to help you and your family with your medical and legal concerns. We’ll inform you of your rights and answer your birth injury questions, ensuring that you feel comfortable with the process before we move forward.
There are several reasons our clients have chosen our birth injury attorneys to help them during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
We Are Familiar With Your State’s Birth Injury And Medical Malpractice Laws
Laws pertaining to birth injury cases vary from state to state, so your attorney should be familiar with the laws as they pertain to your state and your case. And, of course, the lawyer must be licensed to practice in your state.
The Birth Injury Lawyers Group can connect you with the right lawyer to handle your case in the state in which your child’s injury occurred.
Our Lawyers Have A Proven Track Record
Ask the attorney about similar cases he or she has handled in the past. The lawyer probably cannot divulge details about the cases like the names of the parties involved, because settlement documents often contain confidentiality provisions that keep the specifics a secret. But attorneys can usually speak in general terms about verdicts won and settlements reached.
There are several reasons our clients have chosen our birth injury attorneys to help them during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
Why Do Parents Hire Birth Injury Lawyers?
“Birth Injury Lawyers Group is a nationwide group of attorneys who can represent you no matter where you are in the US.”No parent goes into labor and delivery expecting everything to go perfectly. We understand that complications can happen, but we trust our obstetrician, the hospital, and the rest of the medical team to know how to handle any situation to keep mother and baby safe. When a preventable medical mistake happens due to negligence, that trust is broken, and lives can be shattered.
Labor and delivery personnel are trained to uphold high standards of care. If these professional standards are ignored, both mother and baby can suffer life-altering consequences. Hiring a birth injury lawyer to file a claim may not undo the harm that was caused, but it can help cover the costs of treatments that will allow your child to have the best possible quality of life.
The statute of limitations for filing a birth injury claim is different in every state. One thing that is the same in every state is the fact that if you file a claim after this time frame has passed, you won’t be able to get compensation. That’s why it’s critical that you reach out to us to learn what the laws are in your state.
How Can A Birth Injury Lawyer Help With My Case?
When your baby has a birth injury, you already have your hands full with providing the extra care that your child needs. A birth injury lawyer can deal directly with insurance companies, medical providers, and defense lawyers on your behalf so that you can devote your attention to your family.
Avoid lowball settlement offers.
People often find out later that they should have received much more money than they did.
Take over communications on your behalf.
Your lawyer can respond to insurer requests and manage the claims process for you.
File your birth injury lawsuit.
Your lawyer can also file your lawsuit and ensure you hit all the deadlines that apply to your family’s case.
Build your evidence-based case.
Your attorney can secure expert testimony, retrieve medical records, and gather other documents to prove liability.
Fight for a fair settlement.
Your birth injury attorney can also negotiate a settlement for your family’s losses and lifetime care costs.
How Does a Birth Injury Lawyer Prove Liability
There are four elements the law requires a birth injury attorney to prove to hold someone responsible for a birth injury. Your lawyer can help you build a case that proves all four of these factors:
Legal Duty Of Care
You can only sue someone who owed you and your child a legal duty of care. Someone delivering medical services in a healthcare setting owes their patients a duty of care to provide quality service consistent with the standard of care.
Negligence
If a medical professional did not provide care consistent with the standard of care, then the medical professional is negligent. The standard of care depends on the circumstances of the case and other factors. Your attorney can help you build a case that establishes the defendant did not adhere to the standard of care given the circumstances of your case.
Causation
Causation means that the medical mistake caused or contributed to harm that the patient sustained. For example, if a doctor was negligent in not monitoring the child during labor, and the child suffered brain injuries due to oxygen deprivation as a result of the inadequate monitoring, then the doctor’s negligent monitoring caused the child’s injuries. A more concrete example is that of cerebral palsy, a condition serious enough to give grounds for medical malpractice lawsuits. A doctor may have failed to diagnose the mother’s health problems, may have injured the baby during delivery, or may have improperly treated or mistreated the baby’s jaundice. To understand what happened, who is liable, and what compensatory damages you could obtain, you should seek a cerebral palsy lawyer to help with your case.
Damages
You must establish damages for your birth injury lawsuit. Damages may include economic losses, including lifetime cost of care, as well as noneconomic losses like pain and suffering. The costs of disabled access home and vehicle modifications, adaptive technology, and special education and training may also be included in your damages.
In some cases, there may be multiple parties who share some degree of liability. Our birth injury attorneys will identify all potentially liable parties in your case.
Meet The Lawyers
Robert Goldwater
Founder & Birth Injury Lawyer
Jeff Miller
Birth Injury Lawyer