Brachial Plexus Injury Lawyers

Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas Birth Injury Attorneys

During a difficult delivery, the nerves that control a baby’s arm and hand motion may be stretched or torn, causing loss of motion and weakness. The condition is known as brachial plexus injury. The brachial plexus is a network of nerve fibers extending from the baby’s spinal cord to the neck, arms and armpit. If a baby’s head is pulled sideways at the same time the shoulder is held back or pushed back during delivery, the baby may sustain a brachial plexus injury. Symptoms are a paralyzed arm, lack of motor control in a hand or arm and lack of feeling in the hand or arm.

If a physician’s error caused a brachial plexus injury to your baby, a knowledgeable birth injury attorney can advise you on your legal options. Your baby may have ongoing medical expenses and require surgery. The doctor and their malpractice insurance should pay those medical bills and other damages. A brachial plexus medical malpractice attorney at the Potts Law Firm will evaluate whether your baby’s condition was a preventable birth injury or physician’s error. Then you can make an informed decision.

Birth Injury? Call the Potts Law Firm Today

Founded in 2002 by attorney Derek Potts, the Potts Law Firm has a winning combination of proven legal experience, energy and enthusiasm.

• Our aggressive advocacy on behalf of our birth injury clients has earned the respect of our peers.
• Potts’ legal knowledge and expertise has earned him leadership positions in several national litigations.
• Our accident and injury lawyers have obtained significant verdicts and settlements on our clients’ behalf and successfully resolved hundreds of catastrophic injury cases.

Let our injury and accident lawyers put our legal experience and energy to work for you. For a free evaluation of your birth injury claim, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to accident victims in Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Olathe, Kansas.

How A Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Attorney Can Help

There are four different types of brachial plexus injury, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. They include:

• Avulsion—The nerve is torn from the spine;
• Rupture—The nerve is torn, but not at the spinal column;
• Neuroma—Scar tissue from healed tear puts pressure on an injured nerve;
• Neuropraxia—A stretching of the nerve is the most common brachial plexus injury.

Brachial plexus birth injuries typically occur when a baby with wide shoulders gets stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone, requiring the doctor to use force to extract the baby. Babies often recover from less severe brachial plexus injuries involving stretched nerves. But to fully recover, your baby may need physical therapy to regain motor control of the affected arm and hand. In the most serious cases involving tears or ruptures, the baby may require surgery to reconnect the nerve fibers.

Many cases of brachial plexus injury are avoidable if the doctor carefully monitors a pregnancy and is alert to risk factors that may point to a problem delivery. If the complications arise, the doctor may prevent a brachial plexus injury by delivering the baby by Caesarian section. If a doctor failed to pay attention to known risk factors and caused a preventable brachial plexus injury to your baby, the doctor may be liable for medical malpractice.

Recognize that neither the doctor nor birthing center is likely to acknowledge making a medical mistake that caused a brachial plexus injury. You will need the guidance of an experienced medical malpractice lawyer who is knowledgeable about birth injury cases. At the Potts Law Firm, we work with medical professionals to understand precisely what caused your baby’s injury.

Trust An Experienced Brachial Plexus Malpractice Lawyer

If your newborn has a brachial plexus injury as a result of a doctor’s error or delivery team mistake, your baby will have ongoing medical expenses. You need a knowledgeable brachial plexus injury attorney to advise you. The birth injury lawyers at the Potts Law Firm will evaluate the birth injury and determine if you have grounds to file a legal action.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to victims of brachial plexus birth injuries in Independence, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Olathe, Kansas.

For a free evaluation of your birth injury and legal options, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.