Nebraska Birth Injury Lawyers

Obstetrical Malpractice - Helping Babies Who Have Been Injured at Birth

Modern obstetrical practice teaches health care providers to watch for labor abnormalities that may indicate an unborn child needs help. Technological advances allow immediate detection of labor abnormalities and fetal distress, enabling health care providers to take quick action to alleviate these potentially dangerous conditions. When these signs are not recognized, both the mother and her unborn child are at risk. During labor, a baby can lose oxygen or suffer trauma, either of which can result in brain damage, producing cerebral palsy or other neurological damage. Brain damage can present in many ways, depending on the extent of the damage and the region of the brain affected.

Cerebral Palsy

The lack of oxygen to the brain during childbirth is a known cause of cerebral palsy. Where fetal distress was either not recognized or not appropriately acted upon, the consequences to the baby may be catastrophic. Brain damage can present in many ways, depending on the extent of the damage and the region of the brain affected. Similarly, cerebral palsy has a range of severity, from the loss of focal muscle control to total quadriplegia. Often, families are left in the dark as to the cause of their child’s abnormalities.

Cullan & Cullan has a proven record of success in obstetrical malpractice

Cullan & Cullan have specialized medical experience and knowledge in obstetrics. This enable our Omaha birth injury medical malpractice lawyers to represent babies injured at birth with the skill and expertise necessary to maximize recovery for these babies. Life-long injuries will necessitate life-long needs, including therapy, surgery, equipment and care. The associated financial costs are tremendous. Cullan & Cullan have a proven record in recovering the maximum available from the medical insurance companies, to minimize the financial impact such injuries will have on the injured baby and his or her family.

We welcome your calls about obstetrical malpractice cases. Contact us for an appointment. Our physician/trial lawyers represent clients nationwide.

Recent Obstetrical Malpractice Case Results

Spring 2008 - Obstetrical Malpractice- Cerebral Palsy: Confidential settlement for child who suffered severe cerebral palsy at birth. This young child had past and future medical bills in excess of $8,000,000.00.

Summer 2008 - Obstetrical Malpractice- Cerebral Palsy: Confidential settlement for a child who suffered severe cerebral palsy at birth. This young child had past and future medical bills in excess of $10,000,000.00.

Fall 2008 - Obstetrical Malpractice- Brain Injury: Settlement for child who suffered severe birth injury when a physician inappropriately applied forceps and crushed the baby’s skull and brain, while also blinding the child in one eye, $1,250,000.00 settlement, maximum amount allowed by law.

Summer 2008 - Obstetrical Malpractice - Fractured Skull: Settlement for inappropriate use of forceps by a physician. The physician inappropriately applied forceps and crushed the baby’s skull. $950,000.00 settlement.

February 2010 - Obstetrical Malpractice - Brachial Plexus Injury: Jury returns record verdict for $1,300,000.00 after a midwife pulled too hard on the baby’s head during a delivery and ruptured 3 nerves in the child’s neck causing paralysis. Cullan & Cullan rejected a $500,000.00 offer to settle the claim and achieved full justice for the young boy.

Spring 2010 - Obstetrical Malpractice - Medication Error: Settlement for inappropriate administration of Cytotec and Pitocin. $900,000.00 settlements.

Summer 2010 - Obstetrical Malpractice- Fractured Skull: Settlement for inappropriate use of forceps by a physician. The physician inappropriately applied forceps and crushed the baby’s skull. $600,000.00 settlement.