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Why are birth injury awards so large?

Steven E. North

In New York, medical malpractice awards for birth injury cases are the highest for all. The reasons for that are: One, cost of future medical care for a child who is impaired, can be hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. In addition to the, the jury, or what is taken into consideration, is the pain and suffering that this child is going to go through for the rest of their life as they move into adulthood. Especially if they have comprehension of their impairment. When you put that together, you really come up with the highest awards that you could possibly imagine. I'm Steven North. I specialize in medical malpractice litigation. My office is located in a townhouse on the upper east side of Manhattan. We welcome your call.

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Why are birth injury awards so large?

Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

Birth injury awards tend to be larger than other injuries that people may suffer at the hands of physicians or, or others. And that's because when children are born with birth injuries, they have a lifetime of suffering and disability as a result. Uh, and so the compensation seeks to recompense them for their life. Hi, my name is Author Blitz of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz, and Ashley. We have represented people who have suffered at the hands of physicians and medical malpractice. Let us help you.

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Why are birth injury awards so large?

Law Offices of James Sokolove, LLC

Birth injury claims are very large because the injuries come about with a birth injury are catastrophic and generally will involve millions of dollars for their childs medical care and simply cost of living to take care of that child through that child's life. It's not as if these awards are being made to punish the physician. The awards are being made, instead, instead of the State picking up the tab to take care of this ward of the State who is totally disabled, who cannot walk, cannot talk, cannot move, we're saying that the insurer for the health care provider who caused this is going to pay for it. I'm attorney Jim Socklove. If you've been injured, call us.

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Why are birth injury awards so large?

Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP

In Massachusetts, as throughout the nation, birth injury awards can be very substantial, primarily because of the magnitude of the injury to the child. For example, cerebral palsy which is a damage to the brain as a result of trauma, it may have a child that has an inability to work over its lifetime are who needs care, 24 hour a day care. These are very expensive. They're all elements of damage in the cerebral palsy lawsuit, and juries have awarded tens and millions of dollars to victims. I'm Attorney Tom Kiley. I've been representing the seriously injured and their families in Massachusetts for over three decades.

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attorney: Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP


Why are birth injury awards so large?

Law Offices of James Sokolove, LLC

Birth injury claims are very large because the injuries come about through a birth injury, are catastrophic and generally will involve millions of dollars for their childs medical care and simply cost of living to take care of their child through their childs life. It's not as if these awards are being made to punish the psychian. The awards are being made instead of the State picking up the tab to take care of this ward of the state who is totally disabled who cannot walk, cannot talk, cannot move. We're saying that the insurer for the health care provider who caused this is going to pay for it. I'm attorney Jim Sokolove. If you've been injured, call us.

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attorney: Law Offices of James Sokolove, LLC


How much money can be recovered in a birth injury lawsuit?

Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP

In a birth injury lawsuit in Massachusetts because of the magnitude of damages, a brain injury to a child. Lack of ability perhaps to go to school, or to work, or have a career, can run in the millions of dollars. Awards have been as high as 25, 30, 40 million dollars. It has to be enough money to be able to care for a child throughout it's lifetime. I'm attorney Tom Kiley. I've been representing the seriously injured and their families in Massachusetts for over three decades.

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attorney: Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP


How much money can be recovered in a birth injury lawsuit?

Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

Monetary recovery for birth injuries lawsuits, of course, varies greatly. The courts, once again, have stepped in to keep the amount of damages that one could recover at a reasonable number. And this is determined, of course, by the extent of the damage, the extent of injury that the newborn suffers. But awards approaching ten and twelve million dollars have been known to occur. Hi, my name is Arthur Blitz of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz and Ashley. We have represented people who have suffered at the hands of physicians in medical malpractice. Let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP