Erb's Palsy Lawyer
Serving Central Florida including Winter Garden, Apopka, Clermont, Inverness, and Leesburg
Erb's palsy is a condition affecting newborns that refers to a certain type of injury to the brachial plexus, the network of nerves that provide movement to the arms and extremities. These nerves are usually injured by overstretching and can affect long-term range-of-motion and sensation.
Erb’s Palsy can be caused by complications during labor and delivery and is often associated with large babies, breech babies, or other difficult delivery scenarios. When challenges are presented, it is the obstetrician’s job to minimize risk and make snap decisions that will preserve the child’s health. But errors in judgment during these frightening situations can have severe consequences.
Erb’s Palsy is often caused by the exertion of force used on a baby’s neck to remove the child from the birth canal. The nerves are stretched beyond their range, and a child may end up with loss of sensation or movement in the arms, hands or fingers. Scarring, torn or ruptured nerves, or avulsions (where the nerve is torn from the spinal cord) can require surgery or other risky procedures. While some babies will regain full use of these nerves, others may have to live with certain degrees of limitation or paralysis.
Attorney Mark P. Cressman and his central Florida personal injury team help parents in need of answers get the monetary compensation they deserve. If negligence caused your child’s Erb’s Palsy injury, you may be entitled to receive funds to cover medical expenses, therapy and ongoing treatment, pain and suffering, and more.
If your child was diagnosed with Erb’s Palsy and you feel a medical mistake caused this debilitating condition, talk to an experienced birth injury attorney. Please call or e-mail Cressman Law Firm today for a free, one-on-one consultation at our office, in your home or at the hospital.
Winter Garden, FL 34787
407-877-7317
