Birth Injuries • Help When You Need It Most
Washington, D.C. malpractice lawyers champion birth injury victims and their families
Nothing is more devastating to parents than to learn their newborn child has suffered an injury, disability, or death. The news is even more heartbreaking when parents discover the injury was preventable.
The Washington, D.C. birth injury lawyers at the malpractice law firm Jack H. Olender & Associates, PC have held hundreds of negligent obstetricians, nurses, and hospitals accountable when their negligence before, during, or after delivery has injured a child or mother.
We understand the pain that families face when coping with permanent, life-altering injuries and death. The physical, emotional, and financial strain of birth injuries changes families forever. That is why we are driven to help.
40 years of experience in birth injury litigation
We won the first multi-million dollar birth injury case in the nation, the first of some 200 seven-figure and eight-figure verdicts and settlements we have obtained for our clients.
Our birth injury attorneys, using a team of reliable medical and related experts, including our own pediatrician-attorney of counsel and nurse-attorney, thoroughly examine every facet of each birth injury claim. Not every injury to a child is caused by medical malpractice. But when our investigation shows that an injury resulted from negligence or wrongdoing, we put the power of our significant experience and knowledge to work to ensure the responsible parties are held liable and the family is adequately compensated.
Each birth injury case is unique, so our legal team tailors a strategy to match the facts and circumstances of individual clients. We know how to build a strong birth injury case. We may be able to reach a full and fair settlement with those responsible—our negotiation tactics are well-respected by medical malpractice insurance defense lawyers. We prepare every case for trial and can present such a strong case to the defendants that they will want to settle, failing which, we can feel confident trying the case to a jury.
Protecting client rights in the courts
If a fair settlement is not reached through negotiation, we head to trial fully prepared to fight for the injured and their families.
The firm’s experience includes representing those with injuries caused by:
- Inadequate prenatal care and diagnosis
- Failure to monitor fetal condition and respond appropriately
- Failure to monitor maternal condition and respond appropriately
- Improperly administered epidurals, pain killers and anesthetic
- C-section and emergency c-section procedures and damaging delays
- Delayed delivery
- Improper delivery
- Negligent use of delivery-assistance devices
We have successfully represented clients suffering many serious birth injuries such as:
- Brachial plexus
- Brain damage
- Cerebral palsy
- Death
- Developmental disorders and delays
- Maternal C-section complications
- Mental disability
- Shoulder dystocia (Erb’s palsy)
- Uterine rupture
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions About Birth Injuries for additional information.
Let our team help you
At Jack H. Olender & Associates, PC, every case is approached as a team. Our attorneys’ combined 150 years of malpractice and injury law experience produce an indomitable resource for victims of avoidable medical tragedies.
Contact us to see the difference five exceptional medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury attorneys can make in your case and in your life.
There is no risk
The firm generally works on a contingent (percentage) fee arrangement, so no legal fees are paid if money is not recovered on your behalf. We practice in District of Columbia and Maryland courts.
Proven strategies. Unparalleled success.
