Birth Injury Video Series: Understanding Damages for Birth Trauma-Related Malpractice (Judy Susskind)

Winning a birth injury case isn’t just about identifying negligence; it’s about securing the financial support necessary for your child’s present and future needs. Judy Susskind explains the types of damages sought in these cases, including economic damages, such as medical care and therapies, and non-economic damages, like pain, suffering, and the impact on quality of life. Judy also emphasizes the importance of assembling a team of experts to accurately assess and prove these damages, ensuring your child receives the care and support they deserve for the rest of their life.

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Hi, I am Judy Susskind with the Sommers Schwartz Law Firm and here to talk to you today about damages in a birth injury case and how we prove these damages.

Getting a winning result in a birth injury case is not just about proving what was done wrong and who was negligent.

Winning also means getting you and your child the help you need now and in the future.

The money damages we will be seeking in your case. Include economic damages and non-economic damages. Non-economic damages are things such as pain, suffering, mental anguish, frustration, the inability to function, the inability to enjoy life.

Economic damages include such things as the cost of medical care, the cost of needed therapies, the cost of making the home environment safe for your child. The cost of providing the needs that your child has to thrive and maximize his or her potential. These damages will likely continue for the remainder of your child’s life and can be substantial. Health insurance, medicaid and other benefits only go so far.

It is my job and my responsibility to do my very best to assure that your child will be cared for in the future. In order to accomplish this, we assemble a team of experts to prove the case and to prove the damages in the case, including the future needs of your child.. You and your child deserve this and justice is best served when we can accomplish this.