Questions?Working With an Arkansas Birth Injury Lawyer
Arkansas birth injury attorneys are a type of personal injury lawyer who fight on behalf of families with children who suffered birth injuries.
They help families pursue compensation and hold doctors and hospitals accountable for medical negligence, which occurs when a child suffers an injury due to mistakes made by health care professionals.
Birth injuries can lead to long-term conditions like cerebral palsy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average lifetime cost to care for a child with cerebral palsy is about $1 million. An Arkansas birth injury lawyer may be able to help you recover costs for treatments like surgery, therapy, mobility aids, and more.
The attorneys with our partner birth injury law firm have recovered over $787 million for families nationwide, including those in Arkansas — and they’re ready to help yours too.
Our partner law firm can represent Arkansas families in:
- Bella Vista
- Bentonville
- Conway
- Eureka Springs
- Fayetteville
- Fort Smith
- Hot Springs
- Jonesboro
- Little Rock
- North Little Rock
- Pine Bluff
- Rogers
- Sherwood
- Springdale
- Van Buren
- Other Arkansas cities
If your child suffered a preventable injury at birth, you may be eligible for financial compensation. Speak with one of our registered nurses to find out if medical negligence may have been the cause of your child’s injury.
Beth has more than 18 years of specialized experience in labor and delivery. She’s available to hear your story and help you figure out the cause of your child’s injury — and what you can do next.
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Birth Injuries and Medical Negligence
Birth injuries often occur due to medical mistakes made by doctors, nurses, or other health care providers in the delivery room. If an Arkansas birth injury lawyer can prove that your child’s injury was a result of a preventable mistake, you may receive compensation through a medical negligence lawsuit.
Doctors and hospitals may be at fault for medical negligence if they:
- Don’t detect or treat signs of oxygen deprivation (hypoxia)
- Fail to perform a C-section (cesarean section) in a timely manner
- Fail to recognize or treat signs of fetal distress
- Improperly use forceps, vacuum extractors, or other assistive delivery tools
- Use excessive force on a child’s head, neck, arm, or shoulders
If your child suffered a preventable birth injury due to medical negligence, you may be owed compensation. An Arkansas birth injury attorney can help pursue the maximum amount of compensation while keeping the process as stress-free as possible.
Types of Cases Arkansas Birth Injury Attorneys Handle
Preventable birth injuries are often caused by medical malpractice, and the health care professionals involved should be held responsible. Arkansas birth injury attorneys can manage a variety of types of cases.
An Arkansas birth injury lawyer can handle cases involving:
- Vacuum extraction complications
- Brain damage
- Forceps delivery complications
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
- Periventricular leukomalacia
- Kernicterus
- Meconium aspiration syndrome
- Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningitis
- Shoulder dystocia
- Intrauterine fetal demise
- Caput succedaneum
- Klumpke’s palsy
- Cerebral palsy
- Newborn cephalohematoma
- Erb’s palsy and other brachial plexus injuries
- Cervical dystonia
- Maternal infections
- C-section injuries
- Infant torticollis (twisted neck)
- Other birth injuries
Call our team today at (800) 914-1562 to find out if an Arkansas birth injury lawyer can help you file a lawsuit and recover compensation.
Notable Arkansas Birth Injury Settlements and Verdicts
Although some personal injury cases go to trial, about 95% of claims end in a settlement, according to Black’s Law Dictionary. In birth injury cases that are settled out of court, the health care professionals or facility (defendants) agree to pay a lump sum of money to the victims (plaintiffs).
If no settlement is reached, the birth injury lawsuit will go to trial — where a judge or jury will decide if the defendants are guilty of medical malpractice. If they find the defendants liable, they will award the victim with compensation in the form of a trial verdict.
The value of birth injury compensation ranges depending on several factors such as the type of injury, the severity, and the cost of ongoing medical treatment.
Notable Arkansas birth injury settlements and verdicts include:
- $46.5 million verdict
for medical malpractice leading to a birth injury
$4.45 million settlement
won for a child with cerebral palsy
$3.1 million settlement
won for a child with cerebral palsy
$900,000 settlement
won for a child with cerebral palsy
$850,000 settlement
won for a child with a brain injury
$450,000 settlement
won for a child with cerebral palsy
Birth injury case values vary. A skilled Arkansas birth injury attorney can help determine how much money (if any) you may receive through a birth injury settlement or trial verdict.
Request your free case review now to get started.
When to File a Birth Injury Lawsuit in Arkansas
It’s important to file a lawsuit as soon as possible to avoid having the statute of limitations run out. Each state has its own laws that limit the time you have to file a lawsuit after an injury occurs.
If you fail to file a lawsuit within the specified time limit, you may never be able to pursue compensation for your child’s injury.
- 2 Years
AR Statute of Limitations for Birth Injuries
- 3 Years
AR Statute of Limitations for Infant Wrongful Death
Make sure to speak with an Arkansas birth injury lawyer early on so you don’t miss your chance to pursue justice for your child.
Get Help From an Arkansas Birth Injury Lawyer
Mistakes made in the delivery room can go on to impact a child’s health for the rest of their life.
Birth injuries can cause conditions like cerebral palsy (movement disorders from injury to the brain) and Erb’s palsy (nerve damage causing paralysis of the arm) that require long-term treatment, which can put a financial strain on the victim’s family.
However, a skilled Arkansas birth injury lawyer can help families pursue compensation through a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Medical professionals are held to a high standard of care, and when they fail to meet expectations, they should be held accountable for the results.
Get a free case review today to find out if you qualify for compensation.
Arkansas Birth Injury Lawyer FAQs
What is the statute of limitations on birth injury claims in Arkansas?
In Arkansas, the statute of limitations is 2 years for birth injury claims. However, if the minor is under the age of 9 at the time of the incident — which would be the case in any birth injury — then the victim (or family representative) has 2 years after the injury or the child’s 11th birthday (whichever is later) to file a claim.
In the event of an infant wrongful death claim, the statute of limitations in Arkansas is 3 years from the date of the wrongful death.
Don’t wait to talk to a lawyer. If you don’t file a claim within the statute of limitations, you will never be able to seek compensation. Call us today at (800) 914-1562 to see if an Arkansas birth injury attorney can help your family pursue justice.
How much do Arkansas birth injury lawyers cost?
A top Arkansas birth injury lawyer will offer their services at no cost to you. They work on a contingency fee basis, which means there are no upfront costs and you’ll never have to pay out of your own pocket.
A lawyer that works on a contingency fee basis will only get paid after a successful settlement or favorable verdict, and their legal fee will come out of the awarded compensation.
How do I know if my child’s birth injury was caused by medical negligence?
Top nurses and attorneys can help determine if your child was harmed due to medical malpractice.
However, time is limited.That’s why it’s crucial that you talk to an Arkansas birth injury lawyer to find out if your child’s birth injury was preventable. Otherwise, you could miss your chance to learn what caused your child’s injury and pursue justice and compensation if it could have been prevented.
Get a free and confidential case evaluation today to see if your family may be entitled to financial compensation.
