This is the third in a series of three articles about how medical experts determine when a newborn brain injury occurred. The first article in this series dealt with neuroimaging. The second discussed cord blood gas analysis. A newborn with signs of neurologic injury can suffer that injury any time during pregnancy, during labour and […]
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WHAT’S A LOW APGAR SCORE (and why is it important to my baby)?
When a baby is born, one of the first things that medical professionals will do is perform an assessment known as the APGAR test. This test, which is performed at one, five and ten minutes of life, is a quick way to determine the baby’s health and if they are in need of resuscitation. A […]
Recognizing When A Child Brain Injury Is Caused
This is the second in a series of three articles about how medical experts determine when a newborn brain injury occurred. The first article explains how birth injury lawyers use medical imaging to determine the timing of a brain injury. The third will discuss fetal heart rate changes. A newborn with signs of neurologic injury […]
Proving causation on the basis of an adverse inference: Benhaim v. St-Germain
In the realm of birth injury lawsuits, one of the most important, and at times, most difficult issues for a plaintiff to establish is the legal element known as causation. In order to succeed with a birth injury claim, not only must the plaintiff prove that the doctors or nurses fell below the standard of […]
NEUROIMAGING: What is it and how can it help my baby’s birth injury lawsuit?
One of the most important tools for assessing how and when a brain injury occurred is through brain imaging. Imaging can be used to determine timing (when the brain injury happened) and causation (how the injury happened). There are three types of brain imaging: 1) Ultrasound An ultrasound is quick, readily available and risk free. […]
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR BABY WAS INJURED? BRAIN IMAGING
This is the first in a series of three articles about how medical experts determine when a newborn brain injury occurred. This article will explain how birth injury lawyers use medical imaging to determine the timing of a brain injury. The second article in this series will deal with umbilical cord blood gas analysis. The […]
“What Caused My Baby’s Brain Injury?” 8 things you need to know
“What caused my baby’s brain injury?” This is probably one of the most common questions that parents ask us. This article reviews the process that the experienced birth injury lawyers at BILA follow in order to answer this important question. Most common cause of birth injury One of the most common causes of birth injury […]
Some feedback about Birth Injury Lawsuits: A Parent’s Guide
We always like to get feedback about the educational materials we provide. So it was great to hear from Monique Chisholm who provided us with her thoughts after she read a copy of BILA’s consumer education guide Birth Injury Lawsuits: A Parent’s Guide. I really liked the book Birth Injury Lawsuits – A Parent’s Guide […]
5 types of birth injury medical malpractice claims
As birth injury lawyers, we work with clients whose children are, tragically, the victims of many types of medical malpractice. Contrary to what you might imagine, birth injuries are not limited to mishaps during the actual birth – they can happen in many contexts leading up to, immediately following, and related to the birth. Here’s […]
When is a trial necessary for a birth injury claim?
The vast majority of birth injury claims that BILA lawyers take on will be settled out of court, without the need for a trial. Why is this? First, BILA lawyers carefully investigate all potential cases to ensure that only meritorious claims are advanced. Second, BILA lawyers retain top quality experts to build their case. Solid […]
I’m not sure about a lawsuit – what other steps can I take?
Whether or not you receive legal advice that a lawsuit is warranted, you may wish to pursue other steps against a doctor or hospital. In general, there are two main avenues of complaint/investigation. These are as follows: Complaint to the physician’s professional regulatory association Complaint to the hospital/health region. While these processes do not typically […]
