Brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) is an injury that affects newborn babies and is often the result of medical mistakes. If you believe that your child’s brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) has been caused by medical negligence (carelessness), it is important to file a claim and seek monetary compensation so that your child can have access to the required medical care, therapy as well as giving him/her a better quality of life.
Brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) and Medical Malpractice
Brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) is caused by injury to the nerves of the
brachial plexus, which occurs when the baby’s shoulder is pulled with excessive force during delivery. A brachial plexus injury can also be caused by shoulder dystocia, which occurs when a baby’s shoulder gets stuck in the birth canal. The fact remains that the complications arising during labor and delivery and potentially leading to brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) are almost always preventable with proper attention and timely intervention from medical providers.
Here are some common examples of medical negligence (carelessness) that may lead to a brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) lawsuit:
• Pulling with excessive force as the baby’s head and neck pass through the birth canal.
• Incompetent or improper use of birth-assistive tools such as forceps or vacuum extractors.
• Pulling on an infant’s feet during a breech delivery where the feet come out first.
• Not doing a Cesarean section or emergency C-section when risk factors are present.
When medical negligence (carelessness) or incompetence of medical professionals causes your child to suffer brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy), you should immediately seek the counsel of an experienced New York birth injury lawyer and explore your legal rights and options.
Ways in Which Monetary Compensation Can Help
Children with Brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) often suffer permanent injuries and disabilities that bear higher-than-average healthcare costs. Families may be forced to incur out-of-pocket expenses for therapeutic and rehabilitation costs that their health insurance may not cover. An experienced Brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) lawyer can assist you with securing monetary compensation that can help ease the financial burdens with which you and your family may be struggling. Such compensation will pay for expenses including but not limited to:
Medications: Any medications or therapies that are needed to improve mobility and quality of life.
Surgeries: In a number of cases, surgeries may improve the condition of brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) victims.
Medical and rehabilitation costs: All medical expenses including costs of rehabilitative treatments and therapy.
Lost wages: Often, parents need to quit their jobs or reduce hours of work so they can care for a child with brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy). In such cases, you may be able to recover compensation for lost income and/or lost future wages. Also, your child’s ability to earn a living might be severely impaired or eliminated.
Increased living expenses: You may need to hire help on a frequent or permanent basis because of your child’s condition.
Contacting an Experienced Lawyer
If your child has suffered birth injuries, he or she may be able to receive compensation that helps pay for medical expenses, lost income, cost of therapy, future treatments, permanent injuries, disabilities, past and future pain and suffering, etc. For over 50 years, the experienced New York personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm have helped clients better understand their legal rights and options. We will fight hard to recover just compensation for you. One of our clients obtained a verdict for $43,940,000 and another of our clients got a verdict for $23,500,000, both in medical malpractice cases.
We have seen many cases where New York City Health and Hospital Corporation facilities deliver babies with brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s palsy) due to negligence (carelessness) and/or medical malpractice in the labor and delivery etc. of the children.
The following list identifies some of these hospitals (operated by New York City Health and Hospital Corporation):
• Jacobi Hospital aka Bronx Municipal 1400 Pelham Parkway South Bronx, New York 10461 718-918-5000
• Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149th Street Bronx, New York 10451 718-579-5000
• North Central Bronx Hospital 3424 Kossuth Avenue Bronx, New York 10467 718-519-5000
• Coney Island Hospital 2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11235 718-616-3000
• Kings County Hospital 451 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11203 718-245-3131
• Woodhull Hospital 760 Broadway Brooklyn, New York 11206 718-963-8000
• Bellevue Hospital 462 First Avenue New York, New York 10016 212-562-5555
• Harlem Hospital 506 Lenox Avenue New York, New York 10037 212-939-1000
• Metropolitan Hospital 1901 First Avenue New York, New York 10029 212-423-6262
• Elmhurst Hospital 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, New York 11373 718-334-4000
• Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th Street Jamaica, New York 11432 718-883-3000
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