by Marcus Boston | Aug 4, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
This article will focus on when doctors say genetic as the cause of a birth injury but the diagnosis does not match up with what the child is experiencing. Add to that, no one on mom or dad’s side of the family has the genetic diagnosis. In other words, neither parent...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 30, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Questions about baby’s birth injury? If this is you and you do not want to immediately speak with an attorney right away, these steps can help you get a better picture of what may have happened during labor and delivery. The reason I am suggesting the actions in this...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 28, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Understanding birth trauma from a legal perspective can be extremely helpful to a family looking for answers surrounding their baby’s injury at birth. It has been my experience, talking mostly to families who have a baby with an HIE and/or CP diagnosis, that providing...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 20, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
In an HIE investigation, we are sometimes asked during our initial interview with a family about an HIE prognosis. This is an issue that can arise during a medical legal discussion regarding possible long-term care issues. Because life-care plans and other long-term...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 14, 2020 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
The focus of this short educational article is baby and parent claims after a birth injury. Believe it or not, baby and parent claims after a birth injury can vary and in some instances be different from each other. This is why it is important to be sure to analyze...