by Marcus Boston | Nov 12, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
I recently had a parent have a hard time understanding why I could not give them an answer right away as to whether their baby’s injury was due to something the doctors and nurses may or may not have done the right way. As I began to explain what needs to happen...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 11, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
What is hypoxia, and can it be dangerous to your baby during labor and delivery? In my experience, when parents deal with hypoxia during delivery, this is the first time they have had to deal with this medical condition. The truth of the matter is that hypoxia can be...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 7, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Are you dealing with a birth injury alone and have questions about what you can do, especially if it seems that the doctors and other medical professionals are providing you and your family sparse answers to your questions? For example, what caused your baby’s injury,...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 6, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Is a bad result the standard for a birth injury case? In talking to parents, I have had them voice this position. But the question is whether this is the correct way of looking at things. The question essentially boils down to whether a bad result is always going to...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 5, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Is the hospital at fault for the birth injury? This is a question that can cause a lot of confusion among parents who contact us. For them, their baby has suffered a birth injury (usually a brain injury) and the question for them centers around is the hospital at...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 31, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Some parents think that taking the wait and see approach to ask for help with resources for their baby following a birth injury is always the best course of action. It is my opinion, as a birth trauma attorney who has talked with many parents about these issues, that...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 29, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Hospital Infections and Injuries, How Lawsuits Work, Misdiagnoses, Obstetrical Malpractice, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
I am taking the time to explain this issue because there can be a lot of confusion surrounding this point. So, will you get your settlement check the same day as the case settles? The short answer to the question is that in general you will not get your check the same...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 26, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
So, the question is how is life after a CP diagnosis and a birth injury case? To state the question another way, after a baby has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and their family completes a successful birth injury case, what are the next steps in their lives? I...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 24, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Is fetal distress dangerous? This is a question that we get from some parents when they are doing research into their baby’s birth injury. I took the liberty to narrow the question down into a more manageable format. With that said, the point is whether fetal distress...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 22, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Are these worrisome signs after labor and delivery? For some parents who contact us, some doctors may not be as forthcoming regarding information when a baby has suffered an injury at birth. As one family member told me, “they told us nothing…it was as if we were not...
