Cerebral Palsy Lawyers
Birth Injury Attorneys Serving Clients in Missouri and Kansas
Cerebral palsy is an abnormality in brain development that affects movement and motor control. Some babies are born with cerebral palsy despite the best medical care. But other babies develop cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen to the brain during a difficult delivery. If an obstetrician fails to anticipate foreseeable complications with a delivery, the physician’s error may be responsible for the newborn’s cerebral palsy. The doctor or delivery team may be liable for medical malpractice.
If your baby has developed cerebral palsy as a result of a physician’s error or medical mistake, no amount of money will make up for the harm your family has suffered. But your baby will have ongoing medical and therapy expenses. The at-fault health care provider and their malpractice insurance should pay those ongoing medical bills and other damages.
A medical malpractice attorney at the Potts Law Firm will work with medical professionals to evaluate whether your baby’s cerebral palsy may have been caused by a preventable 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 Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Attorney Can Assist
A number of factors can cause cerebral palsy, including mutations in genes that control a fetus’s brain development, changes in a mother’s health, premature delivery, infections, a fetal stroke and a lack of oxygen to the brain caused by a difficult delivery.
No parents want to find themselves in the uncomfortable position of questioning whether the doctor they entrusted to deliver their newborn made a mistake that caused their baby to develop cerebral palsy. With that in mind, it’s important to recognize that most cases of cerebral palsy are NOT caused by a physician’s errors or medical malpractice. But it’s natural for parents to ask what might have been done differently to prevent cerebral palsy.
For example, any experienced obstetrician should anticipate certain birth complications, such as the difficulty of vaginally delivering an oversized baby and the difficulties of a breech presentation. Babies in a breech position are more likely to develop cerebral palsy. If birth complications arise, the doctor and delivery team should react promptly to protect the health of the mother and the baby.
From our years of experience handling birth injury cases, we have the experience to review your medical records and determine whether your doctor followed the recognized standard of care in delivering your baby. We work with medical experts to determine whether a health care professional’s actions potentially caused your baby’s condition.
Trust An Experienced Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Lawyer
If your newborn has developed cerebral palsy as a result of a physician’s error or delivery team mistake, no amount of money will make up for the harm your family has suffered. But your baby will have ongoing medical and therapy expenses. The at-fault health care provider and their malpractice insurance should pay those ongoing medical bills and other damages. You need an aggressive and understanding medical malpractice attorney to advise you. The birth injury malpractice lawyers at the Potts Law Firm will evaluate your situation 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 birth injury and cerebral palsy in Kansas City (MO); Independence (MO); Lee’s Summit (MO); Overland Park (KS); and Olathe (KS).
For a free evaluation of your medical malpractice injury and legal options, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.
