Birth Injuries Caused by Hospital Negligence in New Jersey
Some birth injuries are the result of causes that can’t be adequately controlled. Others, however, are the direct result of hospital negligence. If your child was injured as a result of negligence on the part of the hospital in which they were born, asserting your legal rights is paramount. Our experienced birth injury attorneys at Ginsberg & O’Connor have the insight to make a difference.
Your Legal Options in Cherry Hill
Every hospital in Cherry Hill is held to strict state safety standards, and every major hospital in the city is subject to enhanced federal accreditation requirements. These standards serve as an important benchmark for ensuring quality health care.
If your child suffered a birth injury that was caused by the hospital’s failure to meet all applicable safety standards, you could file a birth injury claim against the medical facility. Because minors cannot file lawsuits in New Jersey, parents generally file on their behalf.
Taking the Right Steps Forward
If you believe your child suffered a birth injury due to hospital negligence, a key early step is obtaining the professional opinion of a medical provider in the appropriate specialty. Ideally, this should be someone who doesn’t work within the hospital’s network.
If a reasonable connection between the hospital’s negligent practices and your child’s birth injury is identified, it’s time to consult with a formidable birth injury lawyer. They will help define the best path forward toward fair compensation for your child and will ably handle all the legal intricacies along the way.
The Compensation Your Injured Child Deserves
In your claim, you can seek compensation for all your covered losses, which can include each of the following:
- Current and long-term costs of the medical care your child requires
- The cost of specialized care for your child, which may include in-home medical care, physical adaptations to your home and vehicle, and beyond
- Rehabilitative therapeutic care, which can take the form of physical, cognitive, and occupational therapy
- The cost of education that is tailored to your child’s unique needs
- Reduction in your child’s earnings over the course of their adulthood
- The physical and emotional pain and suffering your child experiences, as well as your own emotional anguish, as New Jersey does not put a cap on either
Birth injuries often have lifelong consequences, which can amount to immense damage.
Our Birth Injury Lawyers are in Your Corner
Our accomplished Cherry Hill birth injury attorneys at Ginsberg & O’Connor understand how important your claim is in relation to your child’s overall well-being and to their future. And we will take all the steps necessary to help ensure that they are fairly compensated for the impact of the hospital’s negligence. We are on your side and here to help, so please don’t hesitate to reach out by contacting us online or by calling our firm at 856-727-1991 for more information today.