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Birth injury settlements are legally binding agreements entered into by:
A birth injury settlement may be an appropriate legal outcome that provides fair and adequate compensation for a birth-injured baby and his or her family. The lifetime financial costs of caring for a child with a severe birth injury can be astronomical, with hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in bills for:
A portion of a birth injury settlement may also be intended to compensate a family for their heartache and anguish following the injury of their infant.
It is often better for a family's lawyers to work out a birth injury settlement if possible than to take the lawsuit to court — i.e., litigation. Birth injury attorneys are skilled as both negotiators and litigators, and they can explain the pros and cons of a negotiated settlement versus a court award.
A settlement can usually be arrived at more quickly than a litigated award, and in most cases, birth injury settlements are less costly than litigation. Perhaps most importantly, the results of litigation are not assured — the injured party may or may not obtain a court award. Once a negotiated birth injury settlement is completed, it's set in place (as a structured settlement with payments to the injured on a schedule, or as a lump sum).
If your child suffered a birth-related injury such as cerebral palsy or experienced fetal distress or another type of birth trauma, contact us for help today. We provide parents and families of infants injured at birth free case evaluations and do not charge a fee until a settlement or court award is won. Because so much devastation and trauma is associated with birth injuries, we fight aggressively to ensure the responsible parties are held accountable for their actions.
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