A birth injury can alter your child's life forever. When medical negligence during labor and delivery causes cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, or other birth trauma, your family deserves lifetime compensation — and justice. Our Chicago birth injury attorneys fight with everything they have.
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Birth injuries occur when medical professionals make preventable errors during labor, delivery, or the immediate newborn period. Failure to monitor fetal distress, delayed C-section decisions, improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors, and failure to respond to oxygen deprivation can cause lifelong disabilities including cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and permanent physical impairment. Our Chicago birth injury attorneys work with the country's leading obstetric experts to prove negligence and recover lifetime compensation for your child.
Birth injury cases require specialized life care planners and economic experts to calculate the true lifetime cost of your child's care — including medical treatment, therapies, adaptive equipment, education, and the cost of care as your child becomes an adult. These cases often result in multi-million dollar settlements because the damages span an entire lifetime. Our attorneys leave no element of compensation on the table.
Our network of Chicago attorneys handles every variation of this case type. Call now or submit below for a free case review.
The most common birth injury — caused by oxygen deprivation or brain trauma during delivery.
Arm and shoulder nerve damage from excessive force during delivery.
Brain damage from oxygen deprivation during labor and delivery.
Complications when baby's shoulder becomes lodged during delivery.
Improper use of delivery instruments causing head trauma, nerve damage, and more.
Failure to perform a timely C-section when fetal distress is present.
Failure to diagnose and treat life-threatening newborn infections.
Fatal birth injuries — full wrongful death representation for grieving families.
Our attorneys fight for every category of damages available under Illinois law. Don't settle for less than you deserve.
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Illinois has strict statutes of limitations. The sooner you act, the stronger your case.