• The Importance of Consulting a Cleveland Birth Injury Lawyer

    Posted on July 10th, 2010 admin No comments

    Despite the advancements of modern medicine, childbirth continues to be potentially tragic. Some birth injuries are simply unavoidable. Others, however, are the direct result of negligence or malpractice. It’s important to consult a Cleveland birth injury attorney in any instance of birth injury.  If someone is at fault, Linton & Hirshman, a leading Cleveland birth injury lawyer firm, can help win the financial security your family needs to cope with your child’s unique needs. Your child now faces considerable life challenges with serious medical and financial needs. It’s not about revenge. It’s about your family’s financial security.

    Birth injuries can result in permanent disabilities that may require lifetime medical care, treatment, living assistance needs, and financial support. If your child is born with a disability, there is much to consider. How will you take care of your child for a lifetime, and who will do it when you are older? As one of the area’s leading Cleveland birth injury lawyer firms, Linton & Hirshman brings over 90 years of combined experience to the table.

    Our lawyers Robert F. Linton, Jr., Ellen Hobbs Hirshman, and Tobias J. Hirshman have worked for some of the most respected Cleveland birth injury attorney firms, often representing some of the very insurance and medical providers they now fight in court on your behalf. They can anticipate the arguments of the other side. They will devote their considerable resources of specialists to attaining your child’s financial security with a substantial settlement that guarantees your child’s care for the extent of his or her lifetime.

    To first determine what settlement is fair to you, a Linton & Hirshman Cleveland birth injury attorney will  work with experts to help establish a realistic cost scenario for your child’s lifetime care expenses, often called a life care plan. They can help ensure that your child gets all the care they need throughout their lifetime, even after you’re gone.

    As a leading birth injury lawyer firm in Cleveland, we specialize in cases involving:

    • Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury
    • Brachial Pelvis Birth Injury
    • Placental Previa Birth Injury
    • Vasa Previa Birth Injury
    • Uterine Rupture Birth Injury
    • Fetal Distress Birth Injury
    • Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury
    • Breech Delivery Birth Injury
    • Hypoxia Birth Injury
    • Asphyxia Birth Injury
    • Anoxic Brain Injury
    • Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Birth Injury
    • VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section) Birth Injury
    • Vaginal Delivery Birth Injury
    • Birth Injuries Cause By Forceps

    Contact a Linton & Hirshman Cleveland birth injury lawyer for a free consultation to consider your case. While we only accept cases that we believe have merit, most are taken on a contingency basis, so that you only pay a percentage of what we recover on your behalf. Birth is a fragile, complicated process. Only an expert can determine if you have a case. We urge you to seek advice from a Linton & Hirshman Cleveland birth injury attorney today.

  • Birth injury from negligent medical care

    Posted on December 18th, 2009 admin No comments

    Birth injuries can be severe and life long. The repercussions of a birth injury can cause your child to not be capable of having a career or raising a family. Developmental delays can cause a lifetime of assistance being needed to accomplish even the most elemental daily tasks. The negligence of a medical professional can cause a birth injury that will effect your child their entire life. Seeking a birth injury lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio is important so that the liable party is held responsible for their sub-standard care. Did your doctor miss an important symptom or neglect to order important tests to safeguard the babies health?

    The lawyers at Linton & Hirshman have over 90 years of combined experience in representing the families of birth injury victims. Our lawyers, Robert F. Linton, Jr., Ellen Hobbs Hirshman, and Tobias J. Hirshman are compassionate lawyers who understand the hardships created by a birth injury for both the family and the child. When you choose a birth injury lawyer at Linton & Hirshman, you will have an advocate looking out for your family’s best interest. We will fight for the much-deserved compensation to enable you to raise your child as needed due to their birth injury.

    Our goal is to let you focus on positive growth and overcoming as many challenges as possible in raising your child. At Linton & Hirshman, we will use our vast resources to effectively bring your case to a positive outcome. We are committed to declaring the rights of birth injury victims and their families. Contact us for a free consultation. Home and hospital appointments are available. We are conveniently located in the warehouse district in Cleveland near the state and federal courthouses.

    Cleveland Clinic
    http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/pregnancy/hic_fetal_positions_for_birth.aspx

    Pregnancy-fact.com
    http://www.pregnancy-facts.com/articles/childbirth/childbirth-complications.php