When something goes wrong during labor and delivery, life can change in an instant. If your baby was hurt because of medical malpractice, you are probably feeling scared, overwhelmed, and unsure of where to turn. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
Medical professionals make mistakes more often than most people realize. And when they do, the physical, emotional, and financial costs should not fall on your family. Our birth injury lawyers have recovered more than $750 million by holding the right people accountable, and we are ready to do the same for you.
If you are looking for a compassionate birth injury lawyer in Chicago, our team is ready to walk with you every step of the way.
How Can a Birth Injury Lawyer in Chicago Help You?
Taking on hospitals and insurance companies after a birth injury can feel like an impossible task. But when insurers know that a skilled Chicago birth injury lawyer is prepared to take your case to court, they are far more willing to offer fair compensation. That changes everything.
Our team understands how to prove that medical negligence caused your child’s injuries. Using our investigative skills, medical records review, and a trusted network of expert witnesses, we work to show that someone breached the standard of care that every patient deserves.
We also make sure our clients understand all of their legal options and how to protect themselves from insurance tactics designed to minimize what they receive. If an insurer has already reached out to you with a settlement offer, please do not accept anything without speaking with us first.
"If your child was born with a birth injury, or cerebral palsy, we can help."
What Are Birth Injuries?
Birth injuries are injuries to babies and mothers that happen before, during, or just after birth. During this critical time, families are completely in the hands of their medical team. Most medical professionals take that responsibility seriously, but not all of them do.
When medical personnel act negligently, the results can be devastating, from brain injuries and cerebral palsy to spinal cord injury and even wrongful death. If negligence caused harm to your child, you may have a medical malpractice case.
Unlike general personal injury claims, medical malpractice cases are complex and require specialized knowledge. Without skilled medical malpractice lawyers in your corner, you are likely to receive far less than your family deserves.
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Types of Birth Injury Claims We Handle
No two families come to us with the same experience, but our dynamic legal team is equipped to handle a wide range of birth injury cases. Depending on your situation, you may want to speak with a:
- Chicago birth asphyxia lawyer: When medical negligence leads to oxygen deprivation and birth asphyxia during delivery, we are here to fight for your family.
- Chicago brain damage lawyer: Preventable brain damage and brain injuries caused by medical malpractice can alter a child’s life forever. We help families seek the justice they deserve.
- Chicago brain ischemia lawyer: We fight for newborns and families affected by brain ischemia caused by delayed or improper medical care.
- Chicago cerebral palsy lawyer: We advocate for children diagnosed with cerebral palsy resulting from medical errors during labor and delivery.
- Chicago Erb’s palsy lawyer: If a medical provider’s actions led to Erb’s palsy and long-term disability, we can help your family pursue fair compensation.
- Chicago hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy lawyer: We represent families in cases of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy caused by oxygen deprivation during childbirth.
- Chicago infant broken bones lawyer: Broken bones caused by medical negligence during labor and delivery are never acceptable. We take every form of birth trauma seriously.
- Chicago infant cephalohematoma lawyer: We pursue legal action for families whose newborns develop cephalohematoma due to improper medical techniques during difficult deliveries.
- Chicago newborn brain hemorrhage lawyer: When malpractice by medical staff results in newborn brain hemorrhages and lasting complications, we are here to help your family find justice.
- Chicago umbilical cord birth injury lawyer: We fight for families impacted by umbilical cord injuries that proper medical care could have prevented.
We also handle cases involving the following concerns: shoulder dystocia, fetal distress, placental abruption, uterine rupture, facial paralysis, facial nerve injuries, spinal cord injury, meconium aspiration, Group B Strep infections, delayed C-sections, cesarean section errors, epidural anesthesia complications, and fetal monitoring strips that were misread or ignored.
If you are not sure whether your situation qualifies, please reach out to one of our birth injury lawyers in Chicago. We are happy to talk it through with you.
"We know first-hand what you are going through."
Compensation Available for a Birth Injury Claim
At Birth Injury Lawyers Group, we believe every family deserves to pursue the maximum compensation available to them. Depending on your situation, we may be able to recover money to help cover:
Medical Bills
We understand how quickly medical expenses can pile up after birth trauma. The liable party may be required to cover the costs of diagnostic tests, surgeries, medications, ongoing neonatal care, and other healthcare costs, both now and in the future.
Pain and Suffering
The emotional toll of watching your child suffer because of someone else’s medical errors is immeasurable. The at-fault party could be required to compensate your family for:
- Emotional distress
- Mental anguish
- Pain that diminishes quality of life
A birth injury attorney in Chicago can walk you through all of the types of compensation that may be available in your specific situation.
"Our Birth Injury Lawyers have recovered over $750+ Million on behalf of our clients."
How Much Is a Birth Injury Case Worth?
Every family’s situation is different, and the compensation available through birth injury litigation is determined on a case–by–case basis. Your lawyer will carefully review your family’s specific losses, including medical expenses, long-term care needs, and pain and suffering, to put a price on your claim.
It’s so important that you get proper legal guidance before accepting any offer from the insurance companies representing the liable party. In personal injury law, once you accept a settlement, you generally cannot go back and ask for more, even if your child’s needs grow over time.
Our verdicts and settlements speak for themselves: we have recovered over $750 million on behalf of birth injury victims and their families.
Why Choose Our Chicago Birth Injury Attorneys?
Because we truly care about the families we serve. We hold negligent healthcare providers accountable for the pain, distress, and financial hardship they cause, and we do it with compassion and decades of experience.
As a medical malpractice law firm with a strong track record of verdicts and settlements, we understand what it takes to build a winning case. We handle everything, from reviewing medical records and consulting expert witnesses to negotiating with insurance companies and even taking your case to trial.
We also work on a contingency fee basis, which means you will never owe us anything unless we win your case. There is no financial risk to getting started.
Can You File a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Chicago?
You may be able to file a lawsuit if your attorney can establish medical malpractice. There are four things we need to prove:
A Medical Relationship
There must be an established medical relationship between your baby and the person or people you are suing. In many cases, you may have claims against both a medical professional and the hospital that employs them, which means more avenues to secure fair compensation.
A Breach of the Standards of Care
Every patient deserves a certain standard of care.
When a doctor or nurse fails to meet those standards of care, for example, by ignoring signs of fetal distress on fetal monitoring strips, missing a non-reassuring fetal heart rate pattern, or failing to act quickly during a vaginal delivery, that is considered a breach.
Delayed C-sections, improper use of vacuum extraction, and failure to obtain informed consent are other common examples.
Causation of Injury
It is not enough to show that something went wrong. We also have to connect that breach directly to your child’s injuries.
Whether it is a direct mistake like a shoulder dystocia injury mishandled during delivery or a more indirect chain of events, our team knows how to build that connection using medical records and trusted expert witnesses.
Damages
Damages are real-world consequences of the injury: medical bills, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and long-term care costs. These are what your family deserves to be compensated for, and a Chicago birth injury lawyer will work tirelessly to make sure nothing is overlooked.
Illinois Laws on Medical Malpractice Claims for Children
There are a few important Illinois laws to be aware of when pursuing a birth injury claim:
The Statute of Limitations
The statute of limitations controls how long you have to file. Illinois law provides special filing deadlines for medical malpractice claims involving children, and the applicable deadline depends on the specific circumstances of the case. Mothers who were injured during labor and delivery must file within two years of the injury, and no more than four years from when it occurred.
Affidavit of Merit
Illinois requires an affidavit of merit before a medical malpractice lawsuit can move forward. This means we must consult with a qualified healthcare professional who can confirm that your case has merit to support the medical malpractice lawsuit.
No Caps on Compensation
Some states limit how much money birth injury victims can receive in medical malpractice cases. Illinois used to have those limits, too, but they were struck down as unconstitutional in 2010. That means if a jury awards your family significant compensation, there is no state cap limiting what you can receive.
Hire a Birth Injury Attorney in Chicago Today
You and your baby have been through enough. If you believe your child’s injuries were caused by medical malpractice or medical negligence during labor and delivery, please do not wait to get help.
Contact Birth Injury Lawyers Group today to speak with a compassionate and experienced birth injury attorney in Chicago. All of our attorneys work on contingency, meaning you will never owe us a single dollar unless we win your case.
Getting a free consultation is completely risk–free.
"We are committed to helping families who have suffered medical negligence."