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Pittsburgh Birth Injury Lawyers

Causes of Birth Injuries

Our Pittsburgh birth injury attorneys at Ogg, Cordes, Murphy & Ignelzi, LLP, have significant experience obtaining compensation for families devastated by the tragedy of a birth injury. Birth injury cases usually involve catastrophic injuries to babies caused by problems during labor or delivery. Inadequate oxygen, excessive traction, and too much anesthesia or pain medication are among the causes of injuries to babies during labor and delivery.

These problems can usually be prevented and are often the result of carelessness or negligence on the part of your physician, anesthetist, nurses, midwives or hospital staff. If your family was injured at birth, you need to speak to an experienced attorney. Contact our Pittsburgh birth injury lawyers for a free initial consultation.

Consequences of a Birth Injury

Birth injuries can be catastrophic, causing severe physical and mental disabilities that will last a lifetime. Some of the most common problems resulting from birth injuries include:

• erbs palsy
• brachial plexus injury
• klumpke's palsy
• cerebral palsy
• spastic cerebral palsy
• dyskenetic cerebral palsy
• ataxic cerebral palsy
• brain damage
• traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• broken collar bone
• broken arm

Most of these injuries are devastating, and many cost millions of dollars over the lifetime of your child. Expenses such as medical bills, rehabilitation, special education, attendant care and medical equipment make having a handicapped child enormously expensive. Intangible costs such as lost wages, reduced employment and the emotional suffering of parents add to the cost of a birth injury. These cases are among the most expensive, time consuming and complex cases to litigate. They are aggressively defended, difficult to settle and difficult to win. Only experienced attorneys should handle a serious birth injury claim.

How an Experienced Birth Injury Lawyer Can Help

For a successful case, it is often necessary to hire experts, take depositions and gather evidence in an effort to oppose the lawyers of large insurance firms. Not only does Ogg, Cordes, Murphy & Ignelzi have the resources, we have the experience, skill and dedication to resolve your case successfully. We have an experienced OB nurse on staff to assist us with evaluating and developing your case. For more information about birth injuries, visit our Birth Injuries Center or contact our skilled and compassionate birth injury attorneys at Ogg, Cordes, Murphy & Ignelzi, LLP. There are no attorneys’ fees unless we obtain compensation for the injury to your baby.