Sokolove Law is a Boston-based law firm with decades of experience handling birth injury malpractice cases. If your child suffered an injury during birth, our Boston birth injury lawyers may be able to help you secure the justice and compensation your family deserves.
Why You Should Choose Our Boston Birth Injury Law Firm
At Sokolove Law, we know the suffering that parents experience, and we have a long track record of holding those responsible for that suffering accountable.
Over the last 45+ years, our birth injury lawyers have secured more than $962 Million on behalf of families all over the United States.
And it won’t cost you anything upfront or out of pocket — we only get paid if you do, so there’s no financial risk to taking legal action.
Find out if our Boston birth injury lawyers can help your family now. We have registered nurses on staff who can help determine if malpractice played a role in your child's injury.
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No parent should ever experience the trauma of learning their baby has suffered an injury during birth. Making matters even worse is that many of these injuries could have been prevented.
A birth injury refers to any injury that a child suffers before, during, or shortly after delivery. These injuries can vary in severity. More serious birth injuries can lead to permanent disabilities and a lifetime of care.
There are many different types of birth injuries, including:
Cephalohematoma: When blood accumulates between the baby’s scalp and skull
Cerebral palsy: Refers to a group of disorders that can affect a baby’s nervous system and brain
Erb’s palsy: Occurs when the brachial plexus nerves near the shoulder are damaged; this is often caused by a doctor forcibly removing a baby whose shoulders are lodged in the birth canal
Facial nerve injuries or paralysis: Delivery with forceps can often lead to nerve damage, which can lead to a loss of motion on the affected side
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE): Occurs when the baby’s brain doesn’t get enough blood or oxygen — in many cases because the umbilical cord wraps around the fetus
Intracranial hemorrhage: Any sort of head injury during birth can lead to intracranial hemorrhage or a “brain bleed," which can damage brain tissue and lead to significant neurological problems as the baby grows
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL): Typically affecting babies born prematurely, PVL develops due to sudden changes in the amount of blood that flows through small, fluid-filled parts of the brain known as ventricles
Skull and/or bone fractures: Instruments used during delivery can result in skull and collarbone fractures
Spinal cord injuries
Untreated jaundice
What many parents don’t realize, however, is that the injury their child suffered could have been caused by a medical professional’s error or failure to properly respond to a situation.
Sadly, in many cases, a birth injury occurs due to a medical mistake, which is known as medical malpractice.
When a doctor or health care provider causes a patient harm by not following accepted standards of care, it’s known as medical negligence, another common cause of birth injuries.
Some of the errors medical professionals can make that cause birth injuries include:
Failing to spot issues prior to delivery, such as a prolapsed or compressed umbilical cord
Improperly using medical equipment during delivery, like forceps or vacuum extractors
Not performing a C-section (cesarean section) when the situation calls for the procedure
Not responding to signs of distress or other complications in a timely manner
Not spotting the signs of an infection before it leads to complications
At Sokolove Law, we have a team of registered nurses on staff with decades of labor and delivery experience who can help parents understand if medical malpractice or negligence may be responsible for their child’s condition.
Sokolove Law has registered nurses on staff who can listen to your story and help you understand what may have happened.
As a national birth injury law firm, Sokolove Law has decades of experience helping parents across the country pursue compensation for the injuries their children suffered.
If you have a case, our birth injury attorneys in Boston can take care of every step of the legal process — at no out-of-pocket cost to you or your family.
This includes gathering the evidence needed to prove your case as well as filing the birth injury lawsuit within any state-specific time limits.
During our investigation into your child’s injury, your legal team will work to show that a birth injury led to your child’s current condition and that the injury could have been prevented with proper medical care.
Let us handle the legal legwork for you. Call (800) 995-1212 now to get started for free.
Pursuing Birth Injury Settlements in Boston, MA
At Sokolove Law, our birth injury attorneys have recovered over $962 Million in settlements and verdicts for families affected by birth injuries.
Most birth injury cases are settled, which means that the plaintiffs (your legal team) and the defendants (the hospital, doctors, and insurance company) agreed to an amount of money for the injuries in the case.
Settlements usually can allow families to receive compensation more quickly than if the case proceeds to trial in court, where there’s no guarantee of results.
Labor and delivery malpractice settlements are determined by a variety of unique factors in each case, including:
The severity of the birth injury
Current and future medical expenses (for medications, hospital or doctor visits, related therapies, etc.)
Home or car modifications
Resident care or caregivers
Related expenses (like mobility aids and other assistive equipment)
If a birth injury settlement can’t be reached, your case may proceed to court, where a judge and jury can hear your case and decide an outcome. Although most cases settle, we’re prepared to fight on your behalf in court as well.
Sokolove Law Has Served Boston & New England as a Birth Injury Law Firm
In 1979, Jim Sokolove founded Sokolove Law in Boston. One of his goals was to help families of children with birth injuries get the justice and compensation they deserve.
We help people from all walks of life, including those of different races, genders, and economic statuses, pursue birth injury claims.
Our firm provides free legal case reviews to our clients and will have a team of dedicated team of professionals working on your case, including a Boston birth injury attorney, paralegal, and nurse case manager.
A Boston birth injury attorney may be able to help you if:
Your child suffered an injury before, during, or shortly after being born
Their injury was the result of a preventable medical error
Find out if you have a case now for free by calling (800) 995-1212 now.
How much does a birth injury attorney in Boston charge?
At Sokolove Law, there are no hourly fees or out-of-pocket costs to work with our Boston birth injury attorneys.
We work on a contingency-fee basis, which means we only get paid if your case results in compensation.
Call (800) 995-1212 now to see if our Boston birth injury attorneys can help your family.
How long do you have to file a birth injury lawsuit in Boston?
Because of the Massachusetts birth injury statute of limitations, you only have 3 years to file a lawsuit in Boston. Once this deadline passes, you won’t be able to take legal action for your child’s injury again.
Ricky A. LeBlanc is the Managing Attorney at Sokolove Law. As Managing Attorney, Ricky is responsible for all communications with prospective clients and, along with his team of paralegals and case managers, review all potential cases.
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