Disability Lawyer in Memphis TN
Why Choose Darrell Castle & Associates To Represent You?
You should choose us to represent you because we have decades of experience protecting the rights of people living with disabilities. We are committed to you, and we specialize in the field of social security disability insurance. You may review our wonderful staff and our accolades here.
What If Your Disability Stems From A Birth Injury?
You or your child may have a disability due to a medical malpractice issue. If the doctors made a blunder while the baby was in utero or being born, permanent damage would have occurred that caused the present disability. If this is the case, you may be entitled to sue for recovery.
Suppose that the doctor forgot to measure your baby while it was in utero. Suppose the baby became too large to safely pass through the birth canal, but the doctors failed to realize that c-section was necessary. As the doctor attempts to extract your baby, its head is damaged, and the result is cerebral palsy. Suppose that the umbilical cord got wrapped around your baby’s neck while it was in utero, again, perhaps, due to its size, so that it stopped breathing. This can cause a host of issues, including brain damage and your child often having seizures.
If your disability is the result of a birth injury stemming from medical negligence, you may request financial compensation for:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Humiliation
- Loss of enjoyment
- Reduced quality of life
What If Your Disability Stems From Medical Malpractice?
If you lived a relatively normal life until a botched surgery occurred and resulted in you now having a disability, you may sue for recovery and punitive damages. If your injury is caused by medical negligence, you may request financial compensation for:
- Loss of consortium (if you’re married)
- Loss of enjoyment
- Reduced quality of life
- Loss of future earning capacity (in the matter where you can’t return to your previous work status and must take a lower paying job)
- Emotional distress
- Humiliation
- Pain and suffering
You should also consider whether you’ll need a caretaker or live-in assistant. If so, your cost of living increases. If your disability leaves you as a paraplegic or quadriplegic, then you may even need to move to a different home, particularly a one-story home. You may need to pay to have a ramp installed in your house or driveway. These are all expenses that you shouldn’t have to foot alone. Hire unsurpassed legal experts from Darrell Castle & Associates. Hire the best disability lawyer Memphis TN has to offer.
How Do I Prove Negligence Occurred In A Birth Injury?
If your disability is the result of medical malpractice, which is also known as medical negligence, you’ll need to prove that negligence occurred. When going after medical staff, you’ll need to show that the treating physician either failed to take action or took action that was unsuitable; rendered subpar care; and took actions that fall below the standard for this particular medical field. This is why you’ll need a lawyer who can work with a medical specialist and conduct a thorough investigation to verify that the care the doctors rendered was subpar, below standard, and inadequate.