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Birth Injury
January 8, 2019
What is the Difference Between a Birth Injury and a Birth Defect?

The main concern of every parent is simply for their newborn child to be born healthy. While many are lucky enough for this wish to come true, for others, birth defects and injuries are a painful reality. What are the...

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Birth Injury
September 5, 2018
What Are the Most Common Causes of Birth Injuries?

For expecting parents, there is no greater joy than finally being able to welcome their newborn baby into the world after months of waiting and planning. However, sometimes, this moment of joy is cut short by a birth injury caused...

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Birth Injury
July 17, 2018
The Most Common Birth Injuries

Welcoming a newborn baby into the world is one of the greatest joys parents will ever experience. Unfortunately, sometimes the negligent acts of a medical professional can tarnish this moment of joy by causing irreparable harm to your baby, forever...

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Birth Injury
December 14, 2017
When to Contact a Birth Injury Attorney

Infant brain damage can lead to severe physical and cognitive harm, a lifetime of disability, and even death. Some birth injuries occur due to the natural trauma of the birthing process. Others, however, can be attributed to negligence, reckless behavior,...

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Wrongful Life
May 16, 2017
Wrongful Life or Wrongful Birth?

When a child is born with a disability caused during childbirth through medical malpractice, there is often an obvious case to be pursued. There are other categories of medical malpractice that might not be so obvious: the claims of wrongful...

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