by Marcus Boston | Jul 27, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Does your baby have a birth injury? If this is the case, have you started thinking about what is in your child’s best interest following a birth injury? For many parents facing this situation, the answer is that they are thinking about their baby’s best interest, but...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 18, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Hospital Infections and Injuries, How Lawsuits Work, Medical News, Misdiagnoses, Obstetrical Malpractice, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
So, the question is does a bad result equal a slam dunk medical malpractice claim? For some people, their understanding is that if they have suffered an injury and they were in the care of a doctor or a hospital at the time, this must mean that medical malpractice...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 18, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Do you doubt that genetics is what caused your baby’s birth injury, and as a result, you are wondering what else can you do? To put the question another way, do you have any other options when doctors tell you that genetics is the cause of your baby’s brain injury (or...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, How Lawsuits Work, Misdiagnoses, Wrongful Death Cases
Were you not truthful with your doctor now you want to file a medical malpractice claim for say, misdiagnosis in Maryland? You may not think that this happens, but the truth of the matter is that in some instances this is exactly what happens. A person will speak with...
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...
