New Orleans Birth Injury Lawyer

If your baby suffered a birth injury, legal help is available. A New Orleans birth injury lawyer from Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers will fight for the compensation you need to cover your losses.

Our New Orleans personal injury attorneys work based on a contingency fee, so you do not have to worry about paying us any upfront or out-of-pocket costs. We charge you only if you receive compensation.

Why Should I Hire a New Orleans Birth Injury Lawyer?

There are several reasons to hire a birth injury lawyer for your case in New Orleans, including:

• The technical nature of birth injury cases: Birth injury cases are complicated by their very nature. We may need to make a case around the proper medical procedure, specific injuries, and legal responsibilities—subjects that can quickly become very complex. Therefore, you may choose to have our firm and the experts we hire lead your case rather than navigate these complex topics on your own.
• The traumatic nature of birth injuries: You have lived through your child’s birth injury. Based on our experiences with these traumatic events, you may not want to relive the details of a difficult birth. By allowing us to lead your birth injury case, you will not have to immerse yourself in the details of the birth injury.
• Constraints on your time: Between caring for your child, addressing your emotional and psychological health, and living your daily life, you may have little or no time for a birth injury lawsuit. This reason alone may lead you to hire us for your case.
• The needs of you and your child: Spending time on your birth injury case may take time away from your and your child’s recovery. Rest and recovery may take a backseat if you are dealing with a lawsuit. We will handle all your legal needs so that you can keep yourself and your child’s health first.

There are clear benefits to hiring our law firm. We routinely handle birth injury cases. Our attorneys understand that these cases require a unique degree of compassion. When you hire us, you may be pleasantly surprised at the type of legal care you receive. 

Why Should I Hire Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers?

Clients who hire Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers for birth injury cases should set clear expectations. In every case, we strive to:

• Obtain the maximum financial recovery to help you and your child move forward in life
• Ensure your comfort and confidence throughout the legal process
• Maintain an active line of communication, keeping you informed even as we handle all of the legal duties
• Respond promptly, honestly, and accurately to all of your communications 
• Allow you to focus on your health and your child’s health while we work to resolve your case

While we will be a team during the legal process, you can trust us to do the heavy lifting. Our experience handling birth injury claims in New Orleans should also assure you. We understand all relevant birth injury laws and the challenges that can arise during these cases.

We are prepared to seek justice for your family.

Client Testimonials for Our Law Office

Our clients have seen our attorneys’ work ethic firsthand, and many of them have left appreciative testimonials:

• “Caring Personal Touch! This firm fights for you til the end! They exhaust all possible avenues for recovery! Family oriented firm whose owning partners are genuinely good people!” – Amy Menard, former client
• “Integrity, professionalism, and most important the willingness to go above and beyond expectations.” – Tara Hiykel, former client

These reviews reflect our firm’s commitment to our clients. 

Damages You Could Recover in a Birth Injury Case

Your birth injury lawyer from our firm can use their experience and knowledge to calculate the cost of your damages.

We generally classify damages into two categories: 

1. Economic damages
2. Non-economic damages

Economic Damages Have a Clear Financial Value

Compensation for economic losses will have a clear dollar value. Therefore, we will total your monetary losses related to the birth injury. These expenses would include:

• Medical costs: Both mother and child could require medical treatment related to a birth injury. These services might include medications, lab work, doctors’ appointments, surgeries, and medical devices (e.g., wheelchairs).
• Lost income: The mother and father of an injured child may have to take off work to care for the child, go to doctors’ appointments, or just heal—mentally and physically—from the incident.
• Out-of-pocket expenses: You may have had to hire a nanny or a housekeeping service for assistance caring for your child.

You might have additional economic damages. We will account for those damages as we pursue your financial recovery.

Non-Economic Damages May Also Be Recoverable

Non-economic damages can cover how your child’s birth injury affected you and your family mentally, emotionally, and physically (rather than financially). These damages can include:

• Disability: Your baby may have developmental or intellectual delays or impairments.
• Pain and suffering: You and your family could need help coping with a birth injury’s mental and emotional strain and related stressors.
• Loss of quality of life: Your child might not be able to live independently and enjoy life the same way they would have if not for the injury. You could also lose the quality of life as the parent of an injured child.

You and your child may experience short-term and long-term losses following a birth injury. We will seek compensation for all of your recoverable damages.

Steps We Take to Pursue Compensation in Your Birth Injury Claim

Trying to cope with a new lifestyle and help your baby get the necessary treatment may be exhausting and time-consuming.

The good news is that while you tend to your child and other responsibilities, we can take on your case and pursue compensation on your behalf. We can help you by:

Investigating Your Circumstances

After hearing your side of the story, a lawyer from our firm will gather evidence to build your case. They may interview your medical team and note their account of events and what they did before, during, and after delivery.

Your attorney may then consult other medical professionals in the same field to determine if your medical team followed proper protocols and procedures.

Calculating the Value of Your Losses

To determine the value of your losses, we may consult economists and medical professionals who understand the ramifications of birth injuries. We will also use your medical bills, relevant invoices, and other documents to learn more about your case’s cumulative value.

During settlement negotiations, we will advise you on what constitutes a fair settlement offer and whether you have received one.

Communicating With All Parties Involved in Your Case

Facing a hospital, a medical corporation’s legal team and an insurance company can be intimidating. They may try to pin the blame on you and claim you defied medical advice, ultimately causing your child’s birth injury.

Alternatively, they could admit their client was at fault but still offer you a low settlement. Our team will handle all communications, seeking a fair settlement to cover your and your child’s needs.

Your Time is Limited in Louisiana to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit

Should you decide to file a lawsuit, we will do everything in our power to do so within Louisiana’s statute of limitations. If you are suing for medical malpractice, RS §9:5628 generally gives you two years to sue after the day of discovery. There may be exceptions to this statute, and we can provide a specific timeframe for your case.

If the child or mother dies from complications of a birth injury, CC §2315.2 generally provides two years for surviving family members to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the at-fault party. But, again, there may be exceptions, and it is always worth consulting our firm about your case.

Waiting too long may jeopardize your chances of recovering compensation for your damages. So do not wait to get legal help from us.

We Will Address Your Case’s Potential Complications

Doctors do not generally want to admit they made a mistake during the birthing process. However, to avoid being held liable, a responsible party might argue that they could not have foreseen the birth complications or that you somehow contributed to your child’s injury.

We will address any challenges that arise during your case, including:

• A doctor’s refusal to acknowledge their role in the injury
• A doctor’s lack of medical malpractice insurance (which is not required by the state but can complicate the financial recovery process)
• A doctor’s claims that they informed you about potential risks and did everything they could to help your child
• Little or no evidence to support your claim

We do not want you to worry about what could go wrong in your case. Instead, we want you to focus on caring for your family and recovering from this challenging event. We will handle your entire case.

We Can Handle the Medical Review Panel Process for You

To have a valid case, we might need to bring your case before a medical review panel. This group generally consists of three healthcare professionals and a lawyer who manages the process. This group could hear your case and determine whether you have the basis of a medical malpractice claim.

We will present the board with evidence, manage the selection process, and complete the review.

Get Help from a Birth Injury Attorney in New Orleans Today

Our top priority at Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers is getting justice for you and your child. Let a New Orleans birth injury lawyer fight for the compensation you are entitled to.

Call us today for a free consultation.