by Marcus Boston | Aug 21, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
A baby getting stuck during delivery? Does this really happen? The short answer is that in some instances, a baby can get stuck during labor and delivery. When this happens, doctors must work quick any careful to free the child. Failure to free the child in...
by Marcus Boston | Aug 16, 2018 | 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
When we are contacted by individuals regarding hiring a medical malpractice attorney, costs and income become a part of the discussion often. There can be many reasons for this topic to come up, but for some people, a serious medical injury can impact their ability to...
by Marcus Boston | Aug 14, 2018 | 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
In today’s Maryland medical malpractice educational article, we tackle some of the issues present in depositions. The focus surrounds 3 tips for answering deposition questions. If you are involved in a medical malpractice/personal injury lawsuit, there is a...
by Marcus Boston | Aug 8, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Obstetrical Malpractice
A bowel movement at birth can sometimes be a precursor to problems for a baby. For some parents who contact me regarding birth injuries, bowel movements are a confusing subject to them because a baby does not “eat” the same way as children and adults. With that...
by Marcus Boston | Aug 6, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Obstetrical Malpractice
What is shoulder dystocia? Over the past few weeks, we have had contact with parents regarding injuries that children have suffered due to them being essentially stuck during a vaginal delivery. For the parents of these children their first priority is to the...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog, Emergency Room Errors, How Lawsuits Work, Surgical Mistakes
The removal of the gallbladder is one of the more common surgeries which take place in the United States each year. With that said, in some instances, complications and injuries can occur during the procedure. When injuries occur, one of the most common...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 19, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
What causes cerebral palsy? For parents who have a child who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, questions can arise as to the cause of this diagnosis in their child. According to the medical literature, there can be multiple causes for cerebral palsy. With...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 12, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
What is fetal distress? This is a question that was recently asked of me from a mother who was doing her research into the challenges that her baby would face, going into the future. The doctors told her that her baby had suffered a brain injury at birth, and...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 29, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
The question of how a delay in a C section can lead to a birth injury is one which comes to the minds of some mothers as they replay their labor and delivery, especially when they have been informed that their child has suffered a birth injury. An emergency C...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 26, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
How do I know if my child has a birth injury? This question is one I often get from parents who have no idea as to why their child is not meeting certain neonatal milestones. There can be many “clues” which can suggest to parents that their child may have...
