by Marcus Boston | Jan 31, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Contrary to what some think, there are some birth trauma cases we might not be able to assist a family with, in their journey. One of the main building blocks our firm is built on is the quest to provide quality educational information to families about medical...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 31, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work
Why you should just answer the question asked in your deposition. I know it sounds easy, but you would be surprised by how many people struggle with this issue, especially when they get nervous. As you will learn below, in some cases, you can even hurt your case (if...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 29, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Can you tell the jury of your OB’s previous birth injury case? To put the question another way, if your OB has been sued before in a birth injury case, can you tell the jury that fact in proving that negligence also happened in your baby’s case? When parents learn of...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 29, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Your baby has suffered a brain injury at birth, and you think that the OB is responsible for the cause of the injury. You learn that the OB has insurance, can you tell the jury this fact in a birth injury case to help with your case? This is a topic that is of great...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 28, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Assessing the future for a baby with a brain injury is important. From the time that a family is told that their baby has a brain injury, assessments must begin. With that said, what can happen is that families can sometimes get emotionally tied into the moment and...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 24, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Uncategorized
For some babies who have a HIE (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy) diagnosis, they will also suffer with seizures. This is because in its basic form, a HIE diagnosis is a brain injury. The injury can come about in this context because of a reduced level of blood and...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 24, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Uncategorized
Even though it sounds simple, some people forget that they need to understand the question before answering in a deposition. When this happens, the person giving the deposition runs the risk of providing answers to questions that may not actually reflect the answer...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 22, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Can you get a second opinion as to the HIE cause? To ask the question another way, if you have questions as to what caused your child’s HIE diagnosis can you get a second opinion? For families navigating the world of HIE, the cause of the diagnosis in their baby...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 22, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Wrongful Death Cases
What if the defense wants to video your deposition? For some, this request is not something they expect or know can be done. Regardless, in some situations a request to video your deposition might be made. When it happens, it is important that you understand not only...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 22, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Wrongful Death Cases
So, you want to fire your attorney (for the purpose of this article you are not in trial yet with your matter)? Contrary to what some think, you can fire your attorney. With that said, there are other things that you should make sure that you understand when thinking...
