A lawyer can help in a retinopathy of prematurity claim by proving the medical negligence that led to your baby’s current condition. Medical negligence means one or more of the health care professionals who treated you and your baby:
- Owed you a standard of care
- Breached the required standard
- Caused your infant’s eye damage
- Led to financial damages
A lawyer may also help by consulting medical experts to establish whether or not your child’s condition could have been prevented if you had received the acceptable standard of care.
If you and the other party’s insurance company cannot agree on a fair settlement, the lawyer who represents you may also be able to ensure your lawsuit is filed in time to comply with the relevant statute of limitations and any additional time constraints that might jeopardize your lawsuit if overlooked.
Assessing Your Financial Expenses and Losses
You may be entitled to financial compensation if your lawyer proves medical negligence played a role in your child’s retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). You may be entitled to recover the costs of the medical care your child requires now and will require in the future as their ROP is monitored and treated. In addition, you may be entitled to:
- Economic losses
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
A birth injury medical team may be able to help you calculate your current, future, and intangible expenses. Your birth injury lawyers will use standard methods to assign monetary values to your economic and non-economic damages and ensure your needs are met with a fair settlement or court verdict. Consult a legal team right away to ensure your right to seek compensation is preserved.
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File Your Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Lawsuit on Time
When you seek compensation from the medical professional whose negligence may have led to your child’s diagnosis of ROP financially liable, your state imposes a predetermined deadline on the amount of time you have to do so.
If the allotted time expires, your ability to legally compel them to compensate you may expire with it. The best way to ensure compliance is to consult a birth injury law firm that is familiar with the laws in your state right away.
Filing your lawsuit on time has additional advantages. It allows your legal team time to navigate the complex settlement process and weigh each offer carefully. If your ROP lawsuit cannot be resolved with a financial settlement, your legal team also has time to prepare your lawsuit for court.
Get Your Free Case Review Today
If your baby was premature and suffered from the eye-damage common to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) preemies, you might be eligible for financial recovery. Get help today by contacting the client intake team at the Birth Injury Lawyers Group. Call (800) 222-9529 immediately to find out how a lawyer can help you in a retinopathy of prematurity claim.
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