Birth Injuries
What Are the Risks Associated with a Forceps Delivery?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. It is natural for both pregnant women and their partners to have concerns about labor and delivery. You may have even started worrying about giving birth from the moment you learned you were pregnant. Will you be able to handle the pain and discomfort of every contraction? What if you are in labor for hours–or even days–and your baby is in distress? Although modern medicine has eliminated some of the more serious dangers associated with labor and delivery, there is always the chance that complications could arise. Unfortunately, no matter how comprehensive your birth plan…
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What Are the Stages of a Successful Medical Malpractice Claim?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Although parents-to-be know that all kinds of complications can arise during birth, most enter labor and delivery with plans to bring home a healthy baby in just a few days’ time. When something goes wrong in the delivery room, though, even the most optimistic parents face overwhelming sadness, anger, and doubt. Some birth injuries are inevitable. For example, the baby’s natural positioning or the mother’s health could make it virtually impossible to guarantee a safe delivery. In most cases, though, injuries during labor and delivery are entirely preventable. Some of the most common birth injuries include caput…
Read MoreSettlement in case against doctor and hospital for birth injury
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, August 10, 2017. One city-owned hospital in another state has finally decided to settle a lawsuit from an injury that occurred in 2005. The suit alleged that the negligence of that hospital and its doctor had caused a birth injury that disabled a boy for life. The boy’s parents filed the suit just three years ago. Unfortunately, cases such as this occur all too often in Louisiana as well. A jury returned a $4 million verdict against the doctor after the physician was found negligent in the boy’s birth. Thereafter, the city agreed to a settlement on behalf of the…
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