Birth Injury Attorney in Los Angeles

More Than $1 Billion Recovered in Complex Injury Cases

A suspected birth injury raises difficult questions about fetal monitoring, delivery decisions, neonatal treatment, and whether earlier intervention could have changed the outcome. We investigate harm that may have occurred during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or newborn care for families throughout Los Angeles.

These cases require more than a diagnosis. Our birth injury attorneys examine the sequence of clinical decisions, the applicable standard of care, medical causation, and the child’s present and future needs. We deliberately limit our caseload so each complex claim receives focused attention.

Call (888) 831-8448 for a free, no-obligation consultation about your child’s care and your family’s next steps.

Birth & Neonatal Injuries We Investigate

We represent families in cases involving cerebral palsy, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal injuries, prenatal misdiagnosis, and delayed cesarean delivery. The central question is whether a provider’s actions or omissions contributed to preventable harm.

Events that may warrant medical and legal review include:

• Failure to identify or respond to fetal distress
• Failure to perform a timely cesarean delivery
• Improper use of forceps or vacuum extraction
• Delayed treatment of maternal or neonatal infection
• Medication, monitoring, or neonatal treatment errors

Our reported results include a $17 million settlement for a brain-injured baby, an $11.4 million settlement involving cerebral palsy, and an $11 million settlement involving neonatal blindness in premature triplets. Across our practice, we’ve recovered more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements. Prior results don’t determine the value or outcome of another claim.

Trial Experience Behind Complex Birth Injury Claims

James Bostwick has practiced personal injury and medical malpractice law for more than 40 years and has taken more than 80 jury trials to verdict. He is a Board Certified Medical Malpractice Specialist through the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and has been included in The Best Lawyers in America since 1983.

He is also a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, limited to 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in the United States, and served as President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. When developing contested medical negligence claims, we draw on relationships with medical professionals, investigators, and other litigation resources.

How We Investigate a Potential Birth Injury Claim

During a free consultation, we listen to your concerns about the pregnancy, delivery, diagnosis, and your child’s development. We don’t reach conclusions about negligence until the relevant records and medical questions have been examined.

An investigation may require:

• Record collection: Prenatal charts, fetal-monitoring strips, labor and delivery records, neonatal records, imaging, therapy notes, and developmental evaluations can establish a detailed timeline.
• Medical analysis: Review may address delivery timing, infection treatment, medication decisions, assisted delivery, oxygen deprivation, and whether the care met the applicable standard.
• Causation assessment: We examine the medical and legal connection between a departure from proper care and the child’s injury.
• Loss evaluation: The analysis may account for past treatment, future medical care, rehabilitation, assistive equipment, reduced earning capacity, and lifetime care planning.