California Birth Injury Lawyer
There is no more critical place for a doctor to get things right than in the delivery room during the birth of a child. While American women enjoy among the highest levels of safety in the world while giving birth, mistakes and miscalculations can result in brain injuries to the baby.
For more than 40 years, we have been the law firm parents come to for help
Shea & Shea has earned the AV rating* and is recognized as one of California's prominent personal injury litigation firms in all areas relating to brain injuries. Senior attorney Michael Shea is a certified trial law specialist with more than 40 years of experience representing families who face the terrible tragedy of a brain injury to their child.
We are recognized by neuro law and neurosurgical specialists throughout the country for our integrity, resources and capacity to fight aggressively on behalf of injury victims who cannot fight for themselves.
Contact our offices in San Jose, California, to discuss your specific brain injury litigation case. We offer a free consultation and handle all injury lawsuits on contingency. We cover the costs of investigating your case and preparing an aggressive case to win a maximum award or settlement. If we cannot help you recover full and fair money damages for your losses relating to medical expenses and treatment, you will not pay attorney's fees.
Brain injuries to babies include:
- Interruption to oxygen supply, hypoxia, anoxia
- Encephalothopy
- Hydrocephalus
- Forcep injuries
- Bleeding in the brain, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma
- Cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy
- Meningitis, encephalitis, complications from infectious diseases
We focus on maximum compensation for a lifetime of best possible care
A birth injury to a child may mean a lifetime of care and medical treatment. Our focus is always on helping you recover maximum money damages. This often means looking beneath the surface to find all the parties who may share liability. This can include hospital equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other health care providers. We don't settle quickly. We fight for the maximum compensation.
Contact us for a free consultation about your baby's brain injury case. We're on your side, and have been for more than 40 years.
*Certified as Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
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