Medical malpractice is defined as any action taken by a medical provider that causes injury or harm to a patient. In the Phoenix, Arizona area, birth injury cases involving medical malpractice are often brought to our lawyers. It is our job to determine the true cause of a birth injury such as paralysis or cerebral palsy; if negligence or medical malpractice caused your child to be injured, you may be eligible to claim compensation for emotional distress, medical bills, and therapy for your child.
The birth injury lawsuits brought to our Phoenix, Arizona office are among the most difficult medical malpractice cases to prove. Our lawyers have to delicately sort through extensive medical records and statements to find out whether responsibility for the birth injury should rest on the doctor in charge, anesthesiologists, nurses, or even the hospital as a whole. Every medical malpractice situation is unique, and the focus of every lawsuit may be different.
Depending on whether your case occurred in Phoenix or another part of Arizona, different parties may be held responsible for medical malpractice. Our lawyers may choose to first bring a suit against the hospital itself, as it is responsible for hiring competent employees. If medical staff are found guilty of medical malpractice, our lawyers may be able to show that the hospital was negligent by hiring them.
Doctors, nurses, and technicians are most often the people who are found to be directly responsible for medical malpractice. In this age of understaffed hospitals and overworked hospital staff, birth injuries due to medical malpractice are, sadly, on the rise. Some of the more common negligent actions causing birth injury include:
During the commotion that often prevails in the delivery room, medical decisions need to be made instantly. Any delay or misstep could be dangerous to the health of the mother or her baby. Similarly, any delay in seeking legal representation could mean a potential loss of compensation. If you live in the Phoenix, Arizona area and think you may have a medical malpractice case, contact the lawyers of Phillips & Associates today. They have decades of combined experience in medical malpractice and birth injury cases.
Phoenix, Arizona area parents whose child has suffered a birth injury are urged to contact the experienced medical malpractice lawyers of Phillips & Associates.
