LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A 3-year-old girl whose skull was fractured by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. The accident that caused the surgery occurred Monday when Dodgers catcher Russell Martin hit a line drive in the stands near third base. It hit the girl and knocked her unconscious according to Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck. The girl was sitting with her father at the time and he rushed he to the first aid station. The Fire Department subsequently transported the girl to ...
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA – A bus rider called the Sheriff’s Department Tuesday when he thought the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Deputies stopped the bus, route 309 from Oceanside to Encinitas, at around 4:30 p.m. The bus was heading east on Encinitas Boulevard near Calle Magdalena at the time. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputies determined the driver showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. They subsequently conducted field sobriety tests. Based on the results of those tests, the 40-year-old driver was booked on suspicion of driving ...
When a Dallas Birth Injury Attorney Should Be Contacted
During the birth of your baby, there are many people in the hospital on whom you are depending. From the first nurse you deal with to the anesthesiologist, obstetrician, and attending physician ? you are relying on all of these people do know their jobs, do their jobs, and make sure that they are in no way negligent. When you are ready to have a baby, though, you are not always watching as closely as you otherwise would be, and it is not unusual for healthcare workers to cut corners to save money or time, and that is when a birth injury can occur.
In the past, when birth injuries occurred, it was chalked up to a twist of fate, or Mother Nature, rather than a case of neglect or negligence on the case of the hospital staff. But, it is not rare at all that infants are injured or killed during child birth because the staff properly trained, does not know how to use the equipment, are unable to communicate or work with each other, or are simply not available to you in your time of need.
A Dallas birth injury attorney is skilled and experienced at dealing with families who are in grief and shock at the injury of their new infant. They also understand the medical repercussions of certain procedures, of negligence, of neglect, and of misdiagnosis. By hiring a birth injury lawyer who knows his or her area of the law so intimately, you will be best able to care for your infant now and in the long-term.
You may not feel like you really do want to fight after something traumatic has happened during birth, but you still do need to fight. The birth injury law firm will take care of the details, ensuring that you and your baby get the proper medical care both now and in the future. Because you never know the long-term repercussions of a birthing injury, you need to make sure that you are fully compensated for all future medical costs ? which can be an awful lot of money.