About Birth Injury Cases
Did your obstetrician’s negligence cause your baby to have brain damage or other injuries? Get genuinely compassionate legal service from proven personal injury lawyers with decades of experience. Our firm serves as co-counsel on these cases with some of the best litigators in the entire State of Texas at no additional expense to you.
What should you do if you believe your child’s birth injury resulted from obstetrical malpractice?
The law allows medical professionals to make honest mistakes. Sometimes, however, they cross the line and act irresponsibly in a negligent manner. In those situations, you may have a legal claim that entitles you to compensation for your child’s injuries.
We believe in always being forthcoming with clients. The truth is birth-related medical malpractice can be costly and difficult to prove. It’s imperative that you receive assistance from attorneys with financial resources and a proven track record.
Since birth injury lawyers only collect their contingency fee from your final settlement value when you win, you can afford the best available – even if you don’t have a single cent to pay them right now.
Is your doctor responsible for your child’s birth injuries?
It’s an absolute injustice when you don’t have the healthy child you were promised. You wait nearly 9 months with nervous excitement.
Did you find out the gender? Will it be a surprise? What’s it going to be like to be new parents, or parents again for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time?
Then the unexpected, the scenario you fear worst happens. Your child sustains a birth injury that will impact the child every single day for the rest of their life.
Was your doctor responsible? Or were these injuries unavoidable?
In truth, medical malpractice claims are the most difficult of all personal injury claims to prove.
Why is it so Hard To Prove Medical Malpractice?
In a nutshell, this is because the burden of proof is on the patient. It usually takes a slew of witness testimony from retained experts to establish liability. Securing necessary expert testimony often costs tens of thousands of dollars or more. An initial review of relevant medical records, however, can indicate if you may ultimately be successful establishing medical negligence.
Let’s assume initial records provide a reasonable suspicion errors or omissions were made.
To Prove Medical Malpractice, You Must Show 3 Things
- That the medical provider acted negligently (They acted unreasonably, doing something no other medical professional would do in the same situation). Note this is different than making a mistake. Medical providers are allowed mistakes under the law.
- Once you show negligence, you must then show the negligent actions caused your child’s birth injuries. If your doctor was negligent, but his actions did not cause your child harm, you have no case.
- If your doctor had not act negligently, your child would not have experienced their birth injuries.
Since medical malpractice claims have a high burden of legal and scientific proof – and because they are so costly – most Dallas personal injury lawyers only accept these cases if they are very clear-cut and your damages exceed the high-costs associated with litigating these cases. This usually means your child experiences a catastrophic and permanent injury like brain damage, paralysis, mental disability, organ failure, or even death.
Unfortunately, due to the changes in Texas medical malpractice law, even some individuals with valid claims won’t be able to find counsel willing to assist them. It really is an unfair that the legislature made it so incredibly difficult for patients to pursue these cases.
There is some good news, though.
Mullen & Mullen Law Firm in Dallas offers free consultations, so it costs you nothing to find out if you have a valid and actionable birth injury claim.
What should you look for in a birth injury attorney?
Obstetricians make mistakes. Sometimes they just happen.
When an obstetrician acts in an unreasonable way that no other obstetrician normally would under the same or similar circumstances, the law entitles you to compensation.
Obviously, no amount of money can ever truly compensate you or your child for a permanent and life-altering injury. No amount of money can reverse the brain damage or other injuries your baby experienced.
Recovering funds you are entitled to can, however, help you pay for the medical services, therapy, and emotional harm you and your child suffered as a result of their medical malpractice.
When the stakes are that high, you need to retain attorneys who have the financial resources to go against deep-pocked hospital systems and insurance companies. Attorneys who have the knowledge, skills, and experience to protect your child.
What makes our Dallas birth injury lawyers different?
You probably know how most lawyers have a reputation for liking to talk. At Mullen & Mullen Law Firm, we spend more time listening and caring. After all, how else are we supposed to get to know you, your concerns, and how your life and your child’s life has been impacted?
Here’s how we are different:
Proven Track Record of Success
We are a pre-eminent pre-suit personal injury law firm. We truly develop cases and give clients the best possible chance at securing a full policy limits settlement without the necessity of costly and time-consuming litigation by utilizing our attorneys’ 95 years of combined personal injury experience. When litigation is required on these cases, however, we co-counsel with leading litigators in the state of Texas at no additional cost to you. This effectively gives you and your child two bites at the apple.
Impeccable Reputation
Go ahead and Google “Mullen & Mullen Law Firm Reviews” You’ll read about the kind of people we are and how pleased our clients are with their results.
We’re Genuinely nice Guys
Lawyers sometimes have a reputation for being difficult to talk to or arrogant. You get none of that with us. Not only do we have some of the best birth injury lawyers in Texas, but our lawyers listen and care with great compassion. This isn’t an easy time in your life and we will do everything we can to make this stressful process as painless as possible for you and your child.
Why hire our obstetrical malpractice lawyers in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, or Fort Worth?
Attorney Shane Mullen was named a Texas “Super Lawyer” three consecutive years. The publication, owned by Thomson-Reuters, uses a rigorous 12-point system to identify the top 2.5% of all lawyers in the state. It also eliminates the possibility that you can simply win the award based on who you know or do favors for. Just Google “Shane V. Mullen Super Lawyers” to find his profile. Shane is a member of both the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Senior Associate Attorney Joseph R. Morrison has litigated more than five hundred cases. In 2012 he obtained a VerdictSearch recognized Top 5 Injury Verdict in the State of Texas (Premises). Joseph is also a member of both the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Needless to say, our attorneys and co-counsel aren’t afraid to take on large hospitals and other medical systems to force them to own up to their mistakes.
Need more proof? Simply read our client reviews. When was the last time you saw any business, let alone a law firm, with 350+ real reviews and a 5-star rating?
Why should you act fast?
Texas’ birth injury statute of limitations is extremely confusing and a full discussion of it is simply not possible without knowing the unique facts and circumstances of your situation. With that said, you should absolutely play it safe and act immediately upon learning your child has been injured.
We can help you with most any birth injury – Erb’s palsy, Klumpke’s palsy, brachial plexus injuries, brain injuries (cerebral palsy, seizures), hypoxic birth injuries (HIE), meconium birth injuries, pitocin birth injuries, hemorrhage, facial paralysis, cephalohematoma, caput succedaneum, and others.
Get Your Free Obstetrical Malpractice Case Review Today with a Qualified Attorney in Dallas
When you come in and share you and your child’s story, you’ll feel relieved with how our lawyers listen, care, and understand.
We never pressure you to sign a contract right away and don’t engage in high-pressure sales tactics. When our conversation is over, take the time you need to make an informed decision and call us when you’re ready to get started.
We’re confident you’ll feel at ease letting our family fight for yours.
Learn how our attorneys can help! Contact us in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, or Fort Worth now, to discuss the facts of your child’s case.
Contact Us for a Free Consultation
Call (214) 747-5240 to talk to a Dallas birth injury attorney right now. We won’t put any pressure on you to hire us on the spot. Simply learn how we’ll approach your case and get some excellent free advice. Make your decision only when you feel 100% ready. Do remember though, that the Texas statute of limitations gives you just 2 years from the date of your accident to file a claim.
We’ll come to your home or hospital room if it makes it easier on you! Phone and Zoom consultations are also available. You can call us, or use the form or chat feature on this page to request a free consultation now.
Mullen & Mullen Law Firm
1825 Market Center Blvd #200
Dallas, TX 75207
(214) 747-5240
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