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...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 2, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
What if deep down you feel the OB caused your baby’s birth injury? For some mothers, this is a conclusion that they reach soon after they are told that their baby has suffered a brain injury, as they play back in their mind their entire labor and delivery experience....
by Marcus Boston | Jun 1, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
When doing research or trying to understand more about whether they have a medical malpractice case or not, people uncover the phrase “standard of care.” If you are not well versed in the law or medicine, standard of care may be an unfamiliar term and you may have a...
by Marcus Boston | May 30, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Did your baby suffer a birth injury? By birth injury I mean following birth did you learn for example, that your baby has a brain injury, or some other serious injury? When we speak to some parents, we learn that in some cases the family has little to no clue about...
by Marcus Boston | May 22, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Emergency Room Errors, Hospital Infections and Injuries, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
When medial malpractice causes a birth injury. Or to explain the question another way, how do you prove that your baby’s injury at birth was due to medical malpractice? Because there can be confusion around this issue not only from the birth injury side, but from a...
by Marcus Boston | May 21, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Hospital Infections and Injuries, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
What is the first step in a birth injury or medical malpractice case? Because this can be a new experience for many parents and families, things can get overwhelming fast. From “what’s wrong with my baby” to “will I be able to ever work again,” questions will...
by Marcus Boston | May 19, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Why mediation is important if your baby has a brain injury. Because mediation can be a topic of mystery for some, the purpose of this Maryland birth injury article is to help you, the reader, understand this process, and why it can be important for you and your baby....
