Helping you make a claim for
Erb's palsy
Our specialist solicitors are here to help you get the compensation deserved when your child has been injured due to negligence at birth.
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Experts in Erb's palsy claims
If you or your child are living with Erb’s palsy as a result of a birth injury, you’re in the right place.
Our dedicated team of lawyers will strive to help you find out what went wrong during the birth and whether the brachial plexus injury could have been avoided. We work with leading medical experts in the field of obstetrics, midwifery and orthopaedics in meticulously investigating cases to achieve compensation for our clients.
A claim is both as an opportunity to secure the future for you (and/or your family) and to throw a spotlight on vital patient safety lessons for Hospitals. The aim being to avoid further instances of substandard care in the future.
Some examples of substandard medical care that can lead to brachial plexus injury during childbirth are:
- risk factors for shoulder dystocia were evident but not discussed with the mother (or planned for). Risk factors include a larger than average baby and similar problems in- a previous delivery;
- the established emergency steps for managing shoulder dystocia (freeing the baby’s shoulders) were not followed or properly executed.
Cases can be funded either by Legal Aid – where your case meets their criteria – or through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). A CFA is more commonly known as a ‘no win no fee’ agreement, which means that we get paid nothing if the claim is unsuccessful, and in return (if the claim is successful) whilst the Defendant will pay the majority of the costs we get a percentage increase on our fees (known as a success fee). You will also pay a part of any insurance policy premium to cover your claim.
- No Win No Fee funding available
- We can help find the right support for you
- Track record of successful claims
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“I would like to thank Paul Rumley for his excellent representation of my case. He was extremely sympathetic and compassionate and kept me well informed on all aspects. I felt very much at ease talking to him, directly or on the phone. I would highly recommend him on medical issues and would certainly come to RWK Goodman again for any future legal services”
"If you have experienced medical negligence and want good, honest, and respectful people to fight your corner, then I can’t recommend RWK Goodman more."
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