Erb’s palsy is a serious disability involving the arm and shoulder nerves. Negligent doctors who pull or twist a baby the wrong way during delivery cause many cases. If your newborn received this diagnosis, you need to speak to a legal professional that knows these cases.
Our Minnesota birth injury lawyers are ready to hear your story and tell you if you may be owed money for your baby’s injuries. We can help you get justice through filing a malpractice claim against the hospitals and medical professionals that harmed your baby.
Erb’s Palsy in Infants
A palsy is an injury to the nerves that affect their functions. William Erb first described this kind of palsy that affects a bundle of nerves in the neck called the brachial plexus. It controls the shoulder, arm, hand, and fingers.
People with Erb’s palsy have weak arms and loss of feeling and mobility. Sometimes, the arm could be completely paralyzed. About 1 in 1,000 babies are born with Erb’s palsy. Medical malpractice causes many of these cases.
Some babies recover from Erb’s palsy with regular physical therapy to regrow the nerves, but not all cases will heal completely. We must hold doctors who harm babies during delivery accountable. We can help you do that.
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How Malpractice Causes Erb’s Palsy
While congenital nerve damage may cause some cases, the main cause of Erb’s palsy is when someone pulls on a baby’s neck during a difficult labor. A doctor may need to use force to free a baby if they’re too large, born breech, or get stuck on the mother’s pelvis.
This force can stretch the nerves in the neck and damage the brachial plexus, especially if they use forceps. This is a preventable medical error, whether through better birth procedures or opting to do a C-section.
If we can determine your doctor acted negligently and caused your baby to suffer from Erb’s palsy, you’ll be eligible to file a malpractice lawsuit. We can help you get justice and cash compensation to pay for your child’s care, pain and suffering, and more.
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Fighting the Malpractice Insurers
Malpractice insurers know they may have to pay quite a lot of money to victims of malpractice. That’s why they have powerful lawyers on their side to argue against claims and fight so hard for tort reform. If you try to make an Erb’s palsy claim on your own, odds are that you’ll be denied.
However, if you have one of our Minnesota Erb’s palsy attorneys working for you, the insurers know they cannot pull their usual tricks. They can’t try to bully you into taking a smaller settlement, delay your claim until financial pressure wears you down, or outright deny you.
With our team on your side, the insurer will be forced to consider the evidence we bring and work with us to reach a settlement. If the defendants refuse to settle, then we will take your case to court and fight for justice there.
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How Our Erb’s Palsy Attorneys in Minnesota Can Help You
Compensation from a lawsuit will help your child get the care they need to make the best of their disability and achieve a high quality of life. Our mission is to make this possible. To do this, our team will:
- Review your situation to see if you have a valid malpractice claim for free.
- Explain all of your legal options and advise you on the best course of action.
- Investigate what happened to build a strong claim against the defendant.
- Meet the legal requirements for filing a malpractice claim in Minnesota.
- Document all the damages your baby and your family have suffered because of the injury.
- File a claim with the insurers and argue for a fair settlement on your behalf.
- Take the insurers to court if they refuse to do so.
As soon as your child has been diagnosed with Erb’s palsy, we may be able to help you. Starting early gives our Erb’s palsy attorneys in Minnesota more time to investigate before we have to worry about legal deadlines and losing evidence that could help your claim. You’ll also get your compensation sooner.
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Compensation You Can Recover Through an Erb’s Palsy Lawsuit
There are many damages you can claim through your lawsuit, and our job is to get you the most money we can for those damages. We can pursue compensation for things like:
- All medical costs, past and future, for your child’s Erb’s palsy care
- Assistive devices (e.g., wheelchairs)
- Therapy and rehabilitation
- Any out-of-pocket expenses related to your child’s treatment
- Non-economic losses like pain and suffering, loss of quality of life, and more
Our investigators will work to turn up the evidence we need to pursue all damages you’re eligible to get and to calculate their true value. Insurers will have their numbers for how much you’re old, but they’re almost always too low. We’ll make them pay what you’re truly owed.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire Your Lawyers?
Our Minnesota Erb’s palsy attorneys work on a contingency fee basis and offer free consultations. This means you won’t have to pay any lawyer fees upfront and you will owe us nothing if you lose your case.
If you win your claim, the at-fault party sends your settlement or award to your lawyer. The attorney takes their agreed-upon fee and sends the rest of your money to you. The amount you’ll owe will be discussed during your consultation.
The usual method for charging is a percentage of the total amount you receive. That percentage is fixed when we’re hired. The more we help you win, the larger our fee in the end, but it will stay proportional.
Partner With Our Experienced Birth Injury Lawyers
If your child was diagnosed with Erb’s palsy after delivery, discuss your legal options by calling the Birth Injury Lawyers Group. We’ll connect you with an experienced lawyer who can tell you if you have a case. If so, we will work tirelessly to get you maximum compensation for your baby.
Contact our team now to learn your legal options and how much your case may be worth. All consultations are free and without obligation.
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