by Marcus Boston | Jul 8, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
What is meconium aspiration syndrome, and can it be dangerous for your baby? It is not until a baby is faced with breathing, and other related issues due to meconium aspiration syndrome, that parents even know of this medical condition. The good news is that for many...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 6, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
The question is, what happens if cord is around baby’s neck? Many parents do not even know that this can happen or is a thing. Truth of the matter is that the umbilical cord wrapped around a baby’s neck can happen not only during pregnancy, but also during labor and...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 2, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, How Lawsuits Work, Misdiagnoses, Obstetrical Malpractice, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
How do doctors know of your malpractice claim? To put the question another way, how will the doctor you claim caused your injury, understand your allegations against them? This was a question we fielded from an individual who wanted to make sure that their...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 25, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
How long do birth injury cases take from start to finish? This is a question that is often asked by families who contact my office regarding their baby’s injury. Because many people are conditioned for instant results, it can be a shock to learn that a birth injury...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 24, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
The baby was not meeting neonatal milestones, and this prompted the mother in this case to not only get a second opinion as to a diagnosis, but to also reach out to a birth injury attorney for a consult. For some parents, their concerns following a delivery filled...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 17, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Uncategorized
What if the doctor says they did not cause the birth injury? Does that mean that all hope is lost? For some families who will reach out to us there is a delay because the doctors have informed them that essentially the cause of their baby’s birth injury had nothing to...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 12, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
How do birth injury similarities & Taraji Henson, “We’ve been taught to pray our problems away” tie into each other? As a little background, Ms. Henson was talking about suicide and mental health in the black community. This is a discussion that is badly needed,...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 9, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
The cost of cerebral palsy treatment over a lifetime can be astronomical. For some parents, this is what triggers a call to a birth injury attorney. Even though we are often taught to take care of ourselves and to not bring “others into private family matters,” when a...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 6, 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
How much does it cost to hire a medical malpractice attorney, especially if you are low on discretionary income at this time? Some people will forgo getting the help that either they, or their baby, needs because they do not understand how lawyers are paid in medical...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 5, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Was oxygen deprivation the cause of your baby’s cerebral palsy diagnosis? To put the question another way, did the lack of oxygen cause your baby’s brain injury at birth? When some parents contact us, they do not even know the role a lack or reduced level of...
