Who’S Responsible When A Baby Suffers Harm?
Individual Parties Who Can Be Held Accountable
This is a list of the individual parties who can be held liable and the situations that may make them responsible for the birth injury:
What Happens When Multiple Parties are Responsible?
There may be situations in which more than one party can be considered liable for a birth injury. This is when both (or multiple) parties play a role in causing the harm that the baby sustains and joint liability can be established.
For instance, if the doctor fails to monitor the baby and mother, the nurse doesn’t recognize the need for additional care, and there is a delay in labor, liability can fall on those who came in and missed a potential problem. The hospital can also be responsible if they hired untrained and inexperienced medical professionals.
At Brown & Barron, we’re here to work hard on your behalf and help you understand who can be responsible for compensation in your matter. Our Baltimore birth injury lawyers are committed to your family and will be here by your side from start to finish.