Few events in a parent’s life are more traumatic than the discovery that an infant has suffered harm during the birth process, especially if you suspect that the injury could have been prevented. HSH birth injury lawyers have the legal experience and medical understanding to guide you through the complicated birth injury claims process.
If your infant has been diagnosed as suffering from cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, brain injury, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), hypoglycemia, developmental delay, jaundice/kernicterus, or another birth injury, we want to hear from you. While you focus on your baby’s growth and development, our obstetric and neonatal malpractice lawyers can help to obtain the compensation your family needs in order to move forward.
Our experienced birth injury team has helped many families to obtain the compensation they need to give their children the best future possible
Neil Sacks leads our birth injury team and has over two decades of experience with obstetrical malpractice cases. Neil has acted on behalf of numerous children who have been injured at or around the time of birth, and has achieved a large number of settlements in the multi-million dollar range.*
Birth trauma cases require lawyers to review and understand medical evidence from a multitude of experts in various specialties. Our obstetric and neonatal malpractice lawyers know precisely which areas of care to focus on and which experts to consult in order to build a strong case. We have established strong working relationships with expert witnesses and other members of the medical and rehabilitation community, as well as members of the medical malpractice bar. HSH lawyers can also help to ensure that your child has access to trusted medical and rehabilitation specialists while your case is underway.
Our team of obstetric and neonatal malpractice lawyers is thorough and strategic. We take into account your child’s immediate care needs and potential future expenses such as rehabilitation services or home modifications. Families can feel confident that we will explore all of the investigative pathways and identify opportunities to seek all available compensation to help your child
It’s never too late to explore your legal options
Many of our clients contact us while their newborn is still in the NICU, while other parents may not realize that a serious problem has occurred until their child is older. Although individual circumstances vary, under current laws in Ontario, parents may be able to make a claim on their injured child’s behalf any time before the child’s 18th birthday, and in many cases involving serious birth injury, after the child has turned 18.
Get in touch with us if you have questions – our birth injury lawyers can review your situation and advise you of your options.
Reach out for a free consultation
Our birth injury lawyers can meet with you anywhere in Ontario, or via videoconference, to review your specific situation and answer your questions. We will listen carefully to your story, and we will answer all of your questions clearly. Because we work on a contingency fee basis, we will not bill you for our services until we have successfully recovered compensation for your child.
Resources for families
FAQ videos:
Recent blog posts:
- A Roadmap For Parents Considering a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
- Labour and Delivery: Finding Out Why – Birth Injuries and Medical Malpractice
- My Child Has Been Diagnosed With Cerebral Palsy. How Can a Medical Malpractice Lawyer Help?
- I Think My Child Suffered a Birth Injury 20 Years Ago. Is It Too Late to Start a Lawsuit?
- If Your Child Was Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, These Resources Can Help
- New Developments in Treatment for Cerebral Palsy
- Should I Give Birth at Home or in a Hospital?
Birth injury lawyers serving clients across the country
At Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP we have birth injury lawyers that can meet with you throughout Canada, including in:
Abbotsford, Barrie, Belleville, Brampton, Brandon, Brant, Brantford, Brockville, Burlington, Burnaby, Calgary, Cambridge, Chilliwack, Cobourg, Coquitlam, Cornwall, Dryden, Edmonton, Halifax, Kamloops, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, Langley, Leamington, Lethbridge, London, Maritimes, Medicine Hat, Midland, Milton, Niagara, North Bay, Oakville, Oshawa, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Pembroke, Peterborough, Prince George, Red Deer, Regina, Sarnia, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Catharines, St. John’s, St. Thomas, Stratford, Sudbury, Surrey, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Vancouver, Victoria, Welland, Whitby, Windsor and Winnipeg.
*Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results and the amount recovered and other litigation outcomes will vary according to the facts in individual cases.
