My child has cerebral palsy. A D.C. medical malpractice lawyer reviewed my child's medical records and birth records from aWashington, D.C.hospital to see if the cerebral palsy was due to medical malpractice. He said he could not file the case and recommended I contact other D.C. medical malpractice attorneys. Is this customary?

 

A: Absolutely.  In any matter involving cerebral palsy or other significant damages, it makes sense to get a second opinion from an experienced medical malpractice lawyer.  Some lawyers have experience handling specific types of medical malpractice cases against hospitals, HMOs or doctors, such as birth injury or birth trauma cases involving hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy or perinatal asphyxia.

And competent malpractice lawyers always recommend a second opinion if they cannot take a case because they know other lawyers may see things differently.

We always refer clients to other medical malpractice attorneys if we can't take their case.  And we recently obtained a verdict of $6.5 million dollars for a young man with cerebral palsy whose mother came to us after other lawyers had told her they could not take the case.




Cerebral Palsy can be a devastating injury to a baby, with brain damage, paralysis and developmental delay.  Every child is different, so call us to get more information or to investigate whether your child's cerebral palsy was caused by preventable medical malpractice.