Austin Developmental Delay Lawyers
Birth injuries can manifest in many different ways in a newborn. While many birth injuries have immediate consequences, some can take time to become apparent in the form of a developmental delay. At Winckler, Harvey & McConnell, LLP, our dedicated developmental delay attorneys are committed to helping families affected by developmental delays due to birth injuries. Our medical malpractice attorneys offer the Austin area more than 100 years of combined experience in medical malpractice claims. If our evaluation of your case determines a developmental delay resulted from medical negligence, we will fight aggressively to help get justice and maximum compensation for you and your family.
Could A Birth Injury Have Caused Your Child’s Developmental Delays?
Developmental delays can manifest as a result of various birth injuries. When a child does not meet expected developmental milestones, it can indicate that they are suffering due to trauma from their delivery. Some of the more common conditions from a birth injury include:
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE): A brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen and blood flow during or after birth
- Cerebral Palsy: A group of disorders affecting movement and muscle tone
- Brachial Plexus injuries: Damage to the network of nerves that send signals to the body
- Intracranial Hemorrhage: Bleeding within the brain
- Fractures and physical injuries: Severe physical trauma during birth
These injuries often result from medical malpractice, where health care providers fail to follow the standard of care during pregnancy, labor or delivery. During your free consultation with Winckler, Harvey & McConnell, LLP, we can look at all the evidence and determine if you have a valid medical malpractice claim.
Can You Recover Compensation For Your Child’s Developmental Delays?
Circumstances leading to developmental delays in infants and children do not always result in actionable medical malpractice claims. This type of legal claim is difficult to prove and involves establishing a duty of care, a violation of that duty, the harm from that violation, and that the resulting damages from the birth injury are due to that breach of duty of care. There is much information to gather including medical records and expert witness reports and deadlines to meet in order to do so.
At Winckler, Harvey & McConnell, LLP, our legal team draws from extensive experience to maximize the compensation our clients receive, which may include:
- Medical expenses
- Therapy and rehabilitation
- Special education
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of future earnings
Our lawyers aim to include the full spectrum of current and future costs of the birth injury in the cases we represent. Given how difficult medical negligence claims are to bring, we unfortunately cannot help everyone. The best thing to do is to contact a law firm that handles developmental delay cases in Austin to review your situation.
Speak To A Trusted Developmental Delay Attorney During A Free Consultation
Contact Winckler, Harvey & McConnell, LLP, online or call our office 512-593-7399 to schedule a free initial consultation.