Birth Injuries

Chicago Birth Injury Lawyers

Pregnancy - and the moments before, during, and immediately following labor and delivery - are critical times in the life of your child. Undetected and untreated health problems in the mother and improper handling of problems in delivery during the first 10 months will have a tremendous affect on your child's life.

Proper medical treatment is essential. When nurses fail to monitor labor, or when doctors fail to order tests or to promptly respond to signs of fetal distress, they have failed to take reasonable care. A birth injury may be the result.

At Cogan & McNabola, P.C., we help parents and children whose lives have been forever changed when medical errors result in birth injuries with legal representation in medical malpractice cases.

Unsure if Malpractice Was the Cause?

We all want to believe that our doctors did the best they could, especially when the stakes are so high. But sometimes this is just not the case. Especially for delivery room errors, there is often so much activity during childbirth that it's impossible for parents to know what did or did not occur. And the question of "why" can be haunting.

If your child suffered oxygen deprivation, if your children developed Erb's palsy, dystocia, cerebral palsy, or suffered other brain damage, ask an experienced birth injuries lawyer to review your case for doctor or nurse error.

Access to Expert Resources

The Chicago law office of Cogan & McNabola has handled many types of birth injury cases, achieving tremendous results for parents and children. We have access to top medical specialists across the country who can review your case to help us establish fault.

On our own staff your case will be reviewed by attorney Patti Tuttle. Ms. Tuttle worked for nearly 20 years as an intensive care nurse prior to becoming a lawyer. Her medical knowledge, combined with the extensive trial experience of our partners, ensures your case will be thoroughly reviewed and aggressively presented.

Contact a birth injury lawyer at Cogan & McNabola by e-mail or by calling 312-629-2900 or toll-free 1-800-704-2900. Find answers to your questions.

Results Speak for Themselves

The medical malpractice attorneys at Cogan & McNabola, P.C. have obtained millions in verdicts and settlements for newborns who have suffered birth injuries and families that lost a mother or child prematurely.

·$6 Million for a child who suffered oxygen deprivation and athetoid cerebral palsy as a result of an obstetrician's failure to move forward with delivery in response to subtle irregularities in fetal monitor tracing.

·$3.05 Million for a newborn diagnosed with cerebral palsy when physicians failed to diagnose fetal distress.

·$1.5 Million settlement for an infant who suffered oxygen deprivation and brain injury when physicians at Tinker Air Force Base (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) failed to detect fetal distress. This case involved the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).

For more information, please see our Birth Injury Information Center.

We Accept Attorney Referrals

Many of the medical malpractice cases we accept are referred to us from other attorneys who know their clients will receive the highest standard of care. A referring attorney recently told us he was sending his client to our firm because he knew we provided personal service and prompt return of calls, and that we really cared about our clients.

We take pride in providing "a higher level of care" for our clients. Learn more about how we can help you and your child move forward. Contact the law office of Cogan & McNabola.