12 Mar C-Section Delay Leads to Lawsuit
A Texas family is suing over a delayed C-section that they hold led to their child suffering injuries. According to Injury Lawyer News, the family is suing because the mother was not informed that delaying the C-section would possibly lead to a greater chance of injuries being visited on the infant. The case names several different defendants.
The delayed C-section, according to the lawsuit, resulted in the child suffering brain injuries. These types of injuries never heal, of course, and that has big implications for the person who suffers them. The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of the child.
Birth Injury Lawsuits
Even though parents bring the lawsuits when doctors are negligent in giving care, the lawsuits are oftentimes filed on behalf of the child. The idea is to provide the child with the resources they’ll need moving into the future, including enough money to pay for medical care and to compensate them for other costs, such as the pain and suffering they went through, any disfigurement they suffered and so forth. These claims sometimes pay out large amounts in jury awards, but the parents aren’t doing it for themselves.
There are sometimes damages added to help the parents, however. The parents may sue to get the money they’ll need to provide for their child in the future and to cover the costs of the injury their child suffered. Juries can opt to pay out all the money that’s being sought or part of it—or none of it, if the case loses—and they sometimes do award the child’s compensation but not the parents. It all depends upon how the case turns out in court and whether or not the jury believes that the parents have a legitimate right to expect compensation themselves.
How the Lawsuits Work
Parents how have a child who suffers some sort of injury at birth oftentimes contact birth injury lawyers to discuss whether or not they should file a lawsuit if they’re not sure about the situation. This is the best way to go about handling these situations, as the parents can get solid advice and find out how long they have to decide whether or not to file a lawsuit. If the parents want to go ahead and file a lawsuit, the attorney will get expert statements to go along with the filing and will take care of all of the other requirements for filing a malpractice lawsuit.
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