Personal injury lawyers Lawrence J. Buckfire and Daniel L. Buckfire were recently named as Top Personal Injury Lawyers in Detroit by dbMagazine, a major Detroit business publication. The two lawyers specialize in personal injury lawsuits, including medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accident, and other cases. This is in line with other awards and accolades given to the lawyers over the last several years.
A Michigan medical malpractice lawsuit brought on behalf of a child with cerebral palsy recently settled for $1,950,000 for our client. The child suffered from fetal asphyxia which resulted in cerebral palsy. She has significant developmental delays as a result of her injuries.
The lawsuit alleged that the defendant hospital was negligent for failing to properly follow-up after a significant drop in the amniotic fluid was noted. The suit alleged that the this should have led to further evaluation and a recommendation that the expecting mother return to the hospital sooner. Expert testimony established that proper medical care would have prevented the injuries to the child.
We recently added a library article to our website on Neonatal and Newborn Fetal Distress lawsuits. These cases arise when a doctor or nursing staff fail to recognize fetal, neonatal, or newborn distress and as result do not act timely to provide much needed medical treatment to the baby. The results of this negligence is often significant and can lead to permanent brain damage and other birth defects.
It is essential that the family of the newborn contact our office so that we can have our nationally recognized medical experts review the entire medical chart to find out exactly what went wrong. When the results are due to medical negligence, we can then file a case on behalf of the family and the child.
We recently launced a new site dedicated the birth injury and cerebral palsy lawsuits. The Michigan Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Lawyer site has information for parents and guardians on the rights of babies, infants, and children who suffered injuries before, during, and after the birthing process. Topics range from pre-term labor issues to post-birth infections, like meningitis.
Articles discuss the rights of these children and their families to pursue birth trauma lawsuits in Michigan courts for their injuries and damages. Because most of these injuries are permanent, the damages in these cases are often significant and include medical expenses, home accomodations, special education, supervised living, and other expenses. It is essential that the parents of an injured baby or child choose an experienced Michigan medical malpractice lawyer to review their case and handle the case if there was medical negligence.
Our Michigan birth injury lawyers recently launched a new website specifically for cerebral palsy and birth injury cases. The site, Michigan Birth Injury Lawyers, has information for parents and guardians on the legal rights of babies, infants, and children who have been the victim of malpractice before birth, at the time of birth, or shortly after birth. The site contains information regarding the types of medical conditions and discusses the rights of the victims and their families.
Birth trauma injury and cerebral palsy malpractice victims face a lifetime of special needs. These include medical expenses, educational expenses, and lifetime care needs. When these conditions are the result of medical negligence, the law does provide a remedy to assist the child and the family. It is essential that anyone who suspects that a child with a birth defect or condition contact our office as soon as possible to dicuss their legal rights.There are strict time limitations for filing cases and a good case can be destroyed by waiting too long to seek legal advice.
Our Michigan personal injury law firm recently added Ann Arbor Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyersto the internet The website contains information and resources for Ann Arbor area accident and injury cases, including throughout Ingham County County, Livingston County, and Eaton County. Legal issues, cases, and accidents that are specific to that location will be discussed on the site.
Our lawyers handle cases involving Lansing area car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, bicycle accidents and pedestrian accidents. We also represent victims of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, slip and fall accidents, food poisoning, toxic torts, dog bites & attacks, and other cases. As the State Capitol, Lansing continues to be a thriving area in Michigan and we are proud to provide our legal services to those in need in that region.
Lawrence J. Buckfire is considered by many to be the top child injury lawyer in Michigan. He has earned a national reputation for his advocacy and hard work on behalf of children who have suffered serious injuries in all types of accidents. These include car accidents, medical malpractice, dog bites, school and playground injuries, abuse, and all types of other incidents caused by the negligence of a person or business.
The firm recently launched the Michigan Child Injury Lawyer Blog to provide the public with important and up to date information on legal issues involving injured and abused children. The site will contain information on current cases, important issues in the news, legal updates, and information on product recalls. Best of all, the public can subscribe to the blog and receive this information as soon as it is published for free.
Hydrocephalus is a serious condition that affects newborns with great frequency. The failure to timely diagnose and treat the condition can cause permanent and irreversible damage to the child. We just added a Library Article on Hydrocephalus and Medical Malpractice to our website to explain this issue to the public, and specifically to parents who believe that their child was not properly treated for hydrocephalus.
Birth injuries often cause significant and permanent injuries to newborns. There are a number of reasons that babies suffer injuries at birth. Sometimes these are natural and cannot be prevented, while other times it was caused by medical negligence before, during, and after childbirth. Our website has several articles on birth injury cases, including cerebral palsy and jaundice.
When a baby is damaged due to a medical mistake, the consquences can be devastating. Many babies are suffer brain damage and physical deformities which will last a lifetime. This gives rise to a lifelong need for exceptional medical treatment, specialized education, and supervised living. As you can imagine, the cost of these things over the lifetime of the child are astronomical. As part of any case involving an injured baby or child, an economist is often used as an expert to discuss the lifetime of expenses for caring for the baby all the way from infancy into adulthood. The goal of a birth injury lawsuit is to have the victim fully compensated and provide the funds necessary for the family to care for this child and to provide the best possible future.
A Michigan birth injury case recently settled for $975,000 for a child who suffers from cerebral palsy and othe cognitive delays and deficits. The suit alleged that the OBGYN and medical providers should have performed delivery of the baby at least a week earlier than the actual delivery date. Because this was not done, the baby suffered fetal distress which led to brain damage and cerebral palsy.
A jury has awarded a brain damaged boy $11.4 million dollars in a Wisconsin court after a lengthy trial. The lawsuit alleged that the hospital and a midwife were negligent in the delivery of the child and this caused permanent and irreversible brain damage. The hospital, of course, denied any wrongdoing.
Birth injury cases involving cerebral palsy and other type of brain damage to babies typically involve significant damages because of the lifetime of special care and medical treatment that will be required throuhgout the baby's lifetime. Even as an adult, the child will often require in home supervision or even placement in a special facility. The cases are very tragic and result in million dollar awards and settlements when the injury is due to the negligence of a medical provider.
