If your child has a , you’ll want to schedule a consultation with a medical malpractice lawyer before time runs out to receive compensation. Like other types of personal injury claims, you have a limited period of time to take legal action. A malpractice attorney can guide you through the process so you can get compensation for medical treatment and even long-term care.
Continue reading to learn why you should hire one of our Grand Rapids attorneys at Beurkens Law to represent your case.
Understand the Statute of Limitations
The statute of limitations varies from state to state. In the state of Michigan, you have 2 years from the time of injury. If 2 years have passed, a claim can still be filed if it’s within 6 months from the time you discovered your child’s injury. If your child was born outside Michigan, you’ll need to ask your medical malpractice attorney about how it could affect the deadline.
The statute of limitations begins from the time of injury or discovery. Failure to file your birth injury claim before the deadline will result in having your case denied, no matter how deserving. For this reason, we recommend hiring an attorney as soon as possible who has experience with medical malpractice cases.
Pay for Medical Care
We understand that not all families are able to pay for medical expenses associated with birth defects or injury. Depending on the extent of your child’s injury, the amount of care they need may exceed what you are able to pay for or provide yourself. Compensation for birth injury can cover these expenses so your child can get the treatment they need to live their best life.
Know Your Rights
A malpractice lawyer will let you know what your rights are as the parent of a child with birth injury. You can count on your attorney fighting aggressively for your rights so you can receive compensation for medical services, long-term care, and other expenses related to your child’s birth injury. If your child has been seriously injured as a result of malpractice, you have the right to hold the doctor and/or pharmaceutical company accountable.
Benefit from Your Attorney’s Knowledge and Experience
A doctor is guilty of when they deviate from the standard of care set by the profession. A lawyer can prove negligence by having medical experts with the same education and experience testify how they would have acted differently to avoid birth injury. An attorney will not only advocate for you and your child, but understand how to use medical documents as evidence.
Have questions about your lawsuit? An attorney will be able to guide you through the process of filing a malpractice lawsuit. It can be hard trying to prove negligence caused your child’s birth injury, which is why you should schedule a consultation with an experienced attorney as soon as possible.
Call Our Lawyer
Attorney Jerry Beurkens of Beurkens Law is dedicated to helping parents get the compensation they need to take care of their children after birth injury. To schedule a consultation with our Grand Rapids birth injury lawyer, call (616) 459-5344.
This blog post has been updated.
