South Carolina Birth Injury Lawyers
Experienced, Compassionate Malpractice Representation
If your baby died or suffered permanent harm from the negligence of medical providers, Parham, Smith & Dodson, LLC is uniquely equipped to pursue full and fair compensation for the unspeakable tragedy.
We are leaders in medical malpractice litigation, with decades of experience in holding OB/GYNs and obstetric nurses accountable for preventable birth injury or wrongful death. We have secured verdicts and favorable settlements in these complex and hard-to-prove cases in the Greenville and Piedmont area and throughout the state of South Carolina.
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The attorneys of Parham Smith & Dodson are familiar with the technical medical aspects of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the grounds for birth injury lawsuits:
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) from lack of oxygen, excessive suction or head trauma during delivery.
- Cerebral palsy — Impaired motor skills from brain damage.
- Shoulder dystocia — Erb's palsy and other nerve damage from improper delivery technique or forceps injury when the baby's shoulders become stuck in the birth canal.
- Breech birth — Failure to turn the fetus before delivery, leading to physical trauma or brain damage from a prolapsed (pinched) umbilical cord.
- Failure to perform C-section when a vaginal delivery is ill-advised, or perform a timely emergency C-section when indicated.
- Negligent prenatal care — Failure to identify birth defects or fetal distress, administer tocolytics to stave off pre-term labor, or diagnose preeclampsia (high blood pressure) or gestational diabetes in the mother.
- Failure to monitor the newborn for respiratory distress, jaundice or other life-threatening conditions.
Our birth injury team includes three veteran trial lawyers with 75 years of plaintiff representation and a medical professional on staff (legal physician's assistant consultant) who can document the extent of disability and help determine your baby's future medical needs as we prepare a demand for damages.
Birth injury litigation often comes down to a “battle of the experts.” We have access to top obstetricians who can testify how the accepted standard of care was breached.
Call our Greenville law office at 877-805-6431 or contact us online. We offer a free consultation, and we will travel across South Carolina if your infant died or suffered substantial harm.
