Birth Injuries

Since 1986, the West Virginia Legislature has “capped” the amount of damages a person may receive for pain and suffering in medical negligence cases. Initially, the cap was $1 million. In 2003, the Legislature reduced the non-economic caps to $500,000 for those victims who suffer wrongful death, permanent and substantial physical deformity as well...

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, physician’s assistant, dentist, pharmacist, obstetrician, chiropractor, optometrist, hospital and/or clinic) deviated from the standard of care causing harm or injury to the patient.  To pursue a medical malpractice claim, the patient must prove that the healthcare provider owed the patient a legal duty, that duty...

While giving birth to a child in West Virginia and across the United States normally occur with no problems, birth injuries do happen every day despite receiving adequate medical care. Birth injuries can occur due to the failure of a doctor or medical staff to take proper precautions or provide the level of expected...

When you have a baby, it should be the happiest day of your life. Unfortunately, many families are left devastated as a result of the negligence and carelessness of doctors, nurses and healthcare providers.   Our birth injury lawyers have helped families struggling with enormous medical expenses as a result of medical errors. Many children need...