Memphis Birth Injury Attorney

Experienced Birth Injury Lawyer Serving Memphis, Tennessee

During the birthing process, there are many things that can go wrong.  Doctors and nurses are depended on to provide mothers with the medical care and attention needed to ensure both she and the baby do not suffer any injuries.  When a doctor or nurse fails to adhere to the accepted standard of medical care, and as a result causes harm or injury to the baby, they can be sued for medical malpractice in a birth injury lawsuit.

Every year, six out of every 1,000 babies suffer a birth injury. Birth injuries are very serious injuries that often leave babies permanently disabled.  In extreme cases, a birth injury can even result in death.  There are many circumstances that can lead to a birth injury, including failing to properly read a fetal monitoring strip, delayed delivery, failing to ensure enough oxygen is getting to the baby’s brain, using too much force when extracting a baby, failing to treat jaundice, etc. 

If you’re child has suffered some type of birth injury, or if your baby was killed during the birth process, an experienced Memphis birth injury lawyer like John Whitfield can help you file a lawsuit against the doctor, nurse, or hospital responsible for the injuries.  Mr. Whitfield has more than a decade of legal experience, and can handle complex cases in which the baby has suffered one of the following types of birth injuries:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Erb’s Palsy
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Brain Damage
• Spinal Cord Damage
• Retardation
• Temporary or permanent paralysis

Contact a Memphis Birth Injury Lawyer

If you need help filing a birth injury lawsuit, the Law Office of John Whitfield can help.  Mr. Whitfield understands the devastation, frustration, and emotional pain you are going through.   You can depend on Mr. Whitfield to fiercely advocate on your baby’s behalf, and to work hard to make sure the doctor, hospital, or nurse responsible for your child’s injury is held accountable for their negligent actions.  Although no amount of money can make up for your child’s decreased quality of life, Mr. Whitfield hopes that taking legal action will help you recover enough compensation to ease the financial burden of caring for a child who requires ongoing medical attention.

To learn how you can obtain the financial resources you need to care for your child’s injuries both now and in the future, please contact Memphis birth injury attorney John Whitfield today!