Erb's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy

Experienced New York City Erb's Palsy Lawsuit Attorney

If your newborn baby has been diagnosed with Erb's palsy or cerebral palsy, it may be the result of an improper procedure performed by a doctor during delivery. Birth injuries such as Erb's palsy may result from injuries to the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that provides sensation to the arms and hands. Birth injuries to the brachial plexus are often the result of a difficult delivery, in which the delivery room staff must take special precautions against unnecessary force while pulling the baby from the birth canal. If the neck is stretched while using forceps, hands, or other medical procedures, the upper nerves may be affected, leading to Erb's palsy.

Cerebral palsy may occur because of the improper management of labor and delivery of a baby that results in the baby suffering a loss of oxygen to its brain. It may also be caused by negligent evaluation of the mother and child during the pregnancy by the obstetrician.

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If your baby has been diagnosed with Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, or another birth injury, the Law Offices of Paul W. Cutrone can help you recover full and fair compensation. Personal injury trial lawyer Paul Cutrone has more than 25 years of medical malpractice litigation experience, including providing defense of doctors and hospitals involved in birth injury lawsuits. We have put that experience to work on behalf of birth injury victims in Queens and communities throughout the New York City metro region.

Every Erb's palsy or cerebral palsy malpractice case must have three elements present:

First, the hospital, doctor, or attending health care provider must be proven to have preformed in a negligent manner during the process of delivering the baby or the prenatal care of the baby. Negligence is generally defined as not following the established standard of care, as measured against the standards of the community.

You must also be able to show actual damages or harm caused by the negligence. If a mistake made during the delivery process or prenatal care did not result in an injury, you may not be able to show that a definite link existed between the negligent act and the harm it caused. Whether the birth injury was Erb's palsy, or brachial plexus injury, cerebral palsy, if your attorney does not have the skills and experience to show negligence and damages, as well as a direct link between the two, you may not be able to obtain full and fair compensation.

Contact us to discuss the specifics of your Erb's palsy or cerebral palsy birth injury claim. We fight for justice, truth, and safety for babies and mothers in the delivery room.