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Legal Help with Birth Injury Claims in Texas

Negligent medical care or mistakes made by doctors and other medical professionals are never more life altering than during pregnancy and childbirth. Developing fetuses and mothers and babies at childbirth are tremendously vulnerable. Mistakes made at this time will alter the course of a life - or end it.

No one wants to think that a child's disability was caused by negligence. There are already so many feelings to deal with, as well as the tremendous amount of work that goes into caring for a child with a disability. Yet many parents find themselves wondering if their child would have been okay if ...

• The nurse had been in the birthing room watching the monitor
• The doctor had ordered tests when he thought the baby was too large or too small or not developing as expected
• The doctor hadn't given me so much pitocin to speed delivery
• I had had a c-section right away

If you or your child developed a medical condition because of improper prenatal care or if your child suffered a birth injury during or soon after birth, you may be able to seek compensation for your injuries and expenses with a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Contact the Alvin, Texas, law office of Hagood, Neumann & Huckeba, L.L.P. Our Houston-area injury attorneys can help you get answers to the questions keeping you up at night.

Experienced Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Under the direction of "Texas Super Lawyers" Gene S. Hagood, William G. Neumann, Jr. and John Huckeba, the law firm of Hagood, Neumann & Huckeba L.L.P. has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for infants, children and mothers who suffered injuries before or at childbirth because of:

• Delay in providing treatment or in performing a c-section when it was needed
• Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a risky medical condition that could have contributed to cerebral palsy
• Errors in prescribing or administering medication
• Delivery problems or birth trauma leading to shoulder dystocia or Erb's palsy

We work with medical experts both to understand how the injuries could have occurred and to understand the lifetime effects that these injuries will have on you, your child and your family. We work with experienced life care planners to help us understand the care and educational resources your child will need to reach his or her full potential.

Texas law imposes a $250,000 limit on damages for "non-economic" losses but there is no cap on compensation for actual expenses. Learn more about medical malpractice claims under Texas law. Contact a personal injury attorney at Hagood, Neumann & Huckeba L.L.P.