Birth Injury Lawyer

WEBVTT 00:00:07.043 --> 00:00:11.786 One of the areas that I've really specialized within medical malpractice 00:00:11.787 --> 00:00:13.057 is birth injuries. 00:00:13.657 --> 00:00:19.700 I don't think people realize quite how scary labor and delivery truly is. 00:00:20.271 --> 00:00:24.829 A lot can go wrong, and it can have a lifetime impact very, very fast. 00:00:24.830 --> 00:00:28.814 I've had several birth injury cases where I've had to learn how to read 00:00:29.414 --> 00:00:30.999 fetal monitoring strips. 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:36.671 We've had to learn how to interpret labs and what Apgar scores mean 00:00:36.672 --> 00:00:38.957 and what resuscitation should look like. 00:00:39.371 --> 00:00:44.757 Then we've had to work on how do we demonstrate cognitive damages. 00:00:45.443 --> 00:00:49.729 If a baby is delayed in delivery, or a C-section is delayed, 00:00:49.730 --> 00:00:52.271 and there's a hypoxic brain injury, 00:00:52.421 --> 00:00:54.686 we need to be able to quantify that. 00:00:55.114 --> 00:00:59.257 We'll send them to experts for maybe a neuro-psych exam, 00:00:59.814 --> 00:01:03.760 or maybe some physiatrists for a PM&R-type exam. 00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.629 Having an attorney on your side for MedMal truly is essential. 00:01:08.386 --> 00:01:09.614 It's not one of those situations 00:01:09.615 --> 00:01:12.270 like a car accident where you can call the insurance, 00:01:12.271 --> 00:01:15.414 and maybe they'll be fair to you, and you'll get your car fixed. 00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:17.314 In medical malpractice, 00:01:17.315 --> 00:01:20.643 it will be defended and fought tooth and nail. 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:22.543 If you don't have an attorney, 00:01:22.729 --> 00:01:24.943 you're probably not even going to get the time of day, 00:01:24.944 --> 00:01:27.570 let alone a fair response. 00:01:27.571 --> 00:01:29.971 Medical malpractice is complex. 00:01:29.986 --> 00:01:34.986 There are strict statute limitations, there are strict statutory requirements 00:01:35.160 --> 00:01:36.314 that if you don't meet, 00:01:36.315 --> 00:01:39.040 your case is gone regardless of the merits. 00:01:39.271 --> 00:01:40.371 It's just over. 00:01:40.372 --> 00:01:45.100 You need an attorney to make sure that you build the case right, 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.840 you get the right experts, you take the right angle on the case, 00:01:48.841 --> 00:01:52.340 and you meet those deadlines and statutory requirements. 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:54.943 If you don't have that, it's all for nothing.