Cerebral Palsy
Georgia Injury Lawyers
Cerebral palsy and other neurological injuries, such as Erb’s palsy, are birth injuries. When they are caused by the medical team’s failure to provide the appropriate standard of care during labor and delivery, parents may be able seek financial compensation and damages.
A law firm with proven results in cerebral palsy and birth injury cases
At the Atlanta, Georgia, law firm of Goldstein & Hayes, PC, our attorneys have a substantial record of accomplishment helping families obtain the resources they need to help their injured child. We have obtained many substantial verdicts and settlements that help parents cope with the special needs of their baby. If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy or another birth-related palsy, contact our law firm. We have more than 35 years of combined experience, and are dedicated to using that experience to help families whose child was injured at birth. Our law firm serves the southeastern United States, focusing on the Atlanta-Decatur area.
Cerebral palsy can be caused by a variety of medical errors during birth, but the basic cause is lack of oxygen to the brain. Our law firm has handled cases arising from:
- Allowing baby to be significant post-due date and excessively large
- Failure to recognize distress and timely deliver
- Failure to monitor
- Improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors, causing bleeding into the brain
- Failure to perform a c-section
- Failure to recognize maternal infection
These and other causes of cerebral palsy may leave children with varying degrees of disability. With the most severe cases, the child will require life-long care and treatment, an expense that most families are unable to absorb. At Goldstein & Hayes, PC, we are proud that we have been able to help parents obtain the resources they need to provide their child with the best quality of life possible.
If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, contact a lawyer with the experience and knowledge to help. We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your potential claim. We offer creative, thorough, and sympathetic advice and counsel to parents contemplating a lawsuit against the medical team or institution that may have caused their baby’s cerebral palsy.
