Queens New York Personal Injury Law Blog

Because most labors and deliveries go relatively smoothly and parents get to come home with their perfectly healthy children afterward, it may be easy to overlook the fact that the birth of a child has several risk factors associated with it, to both the mother and child. Fortunately, people in New York can put their faith into the decisions that their medical care providers make to ensure a smooth process. However, doctor errors could ultimately have a significant impact on the outcome.

In fact, a recent lawsuit claimed that medical malpractice led to birth injuries, including brain damage. The parents of an injured child accused the doctor and nurse of negligence during the 2009 birth of their son. A jury recently ruled that the injuries the boy suffered were preventable.

It is vital for anyone who has suffered from a brain injury to look into filing a claim as soon as possible. Residents of New York must file a claim within three years of the injury taking place. The trial does not have to be over within three years; the sufferer simply needs to begin the legal proceedings.

A judge recently threw out a case involving professional wrestlers from the 1980s and '90s who claimed their employer failed to take proper action to prevent brain injuries from occurring. The reason for throwing out the case involved the statute of limitations already passing. Anyone who has suffered similar injuries should not delay in filing a claim. The sooner someone seeks compensation for a brain injury, the sooner he or she can recover damages. 

As the school year gears up in New York and across the country, many sports are also starting again. Recent news stories about the impact of repetitive brain injury have many parents concerned about their children. In fact, new guidelines released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasize that what might be considered a mild concussion is still an injury to the brain and could have serious ramifications.

According to the new guidelines, there is really nothing "minor" about a concussion. A concussion is considered a mild traumatic brain injury which could have significant ramifications. One pediatric doctor is happy to hear about the new changes with the CDC. He claims that approximately 200 children are admitted to his hospital each year for mild traumatic brain injury, and the new guidelines give additional details on how to treat such injuries.

As most people in New York who have spent time around small children can likely attest, toddlers can be frustrating. Unfortunately, those who are ill-equipped to deal with these frustrations could ultimately cause serious injury if they take their frustrations out on a child. In fact, a woman in another state was recently accused of child abuse after a young child in her care suffered a head injury.

The incident is said to have happened in February. A 44-year-old woman was taking care of a 23-month-old female child. At some point, the sitter contacted the child's mother, informing her that the child was not "acting right." An ambulance was called to the scene, but since the child's condition had improved, the mother opted to take the child home with her rather than going to the hospital.