Birth Injuries
The birth of a child is an eagerly awaited event. Happily, most children enter the world with no complications, during labor or delivery. Unfortunately, problems can occur even with a competent obstetrician in attendance.
Circumstances involving birth injuries can differ widely. Birth injuries can be the result of a range of obstetrician, nurse or even pharmacist errors, including:
- Improper assessment of an infant’s health in the womb
- Improper medical technique during delivery
- Improper use of a medical device such as forceps or a vacuum
- Failure to correctly assess or respond to disorders such as hypertension
- Failure perform a necessary caesarian section
- Adverse effects of prescription drugs taken during pregnancy
A lawsuit arising from many birth injuries usually includes a medical malpractice claim against the physicians or other medical practitioners involved. In some cases the hospital where the birth took place, will be liable. When the injury is caused by prescribed drug, you may have a right to recover legal compensation from the pharmaceutical company that manufactured the drug or the pharmacist who handled your prescription.
At the Law Office of Peter A. Ricciardelli we have helped our clients recover substantial sums for birth injuries. When your baby has suffered a birth injury, we are ready to take your side in the legal arena. Because you and your baby have suffered enough, Mr. Ricciardelli makes every resolve your case with the least amount of stress possible. Often, out of court settlements the easiest and fastest route. But we are prepared to go to trial, if litigation is what it takes to recover the dollar amount you deserve.
If you need legal help, regarding a birth injury, please call the Law Offices of Peter A. Ricciardelli today at 800-222-4447 to arrange a no cost, no-obligation consultation.
