NYC Birth Injury Lawyer Serving Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island

A birth injury, or birth trauma, is harm a baby suffers during labor and delivery. Nearly 6 out of every 1,000 children born each year in the United States experience a serious birth injury, and while not all come from medical malpractice, many of the severe ones were preventable. A hard delivery and a true malpractice claim are two different things, and telling them apart takes someone who can read the fetal-monitoring strips and the delivery records. Alexander Karasik, Esq. has handled medical malpractice cases across New York for more than 18 years, and Karasik Law Group, P.C. has recovered over $2 million for Brooklyn families harmed by preventable medical errors. Every case starts with a review of your records at no cost to you, so you learn whether the standard of care was breached before you commit to anything.

Birth injury medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider or facility’s medical error before, during, or shortly after childbirth causes harm to the mother or baby. Birth injury medical malpractice is one of the most common forms of medical negligence claims

Birth injury compensation claims can be made if the mother or child suffered an injury before, during or after childbirth. The injury needs to be a result of medical negligence – that is, when your healthcare provider fails to meet the necessary standards to keep you and baby safe

The compensation in a birth injury claim is built from how much your family suffered (general damages) and the financial impact you carry (special damages), which for a child can mean a lifetime of therapy, equipment, and care. No one can put a number on your case before it is properly assessed. What matters is who is doing the assessing. New York places no cap on non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, so when an insurer comes back with a low offer, the question is whether your lawyer is prepared to push for what the case is actually worth.

Some birth injuries can be severe and cause long term consequences as a result of medical professionals’ failure to do the following:

Examples of improper or negligent responses to complications during pregnancy or birth include, but are not limited to:

These improper and/or negligent responses can lead to:

Birth injuries can have physical and emotional consequences and also place a financial strain on the child’s family. When a birth injury is caused by the negligence of a doctor or another healthcare provider, the family may be able to recover compensation for these costs through a birth injury lawsuit. Enlisting the help of a birth injury attorney can help your child obtain compensation for their medical expenses, pain and suffering, and more.

Most parents sense something went wrong in the delivery room long before anyone can explain why. Some have already been turned away by a firm that asked them to gather records and then said no without sitting down to read them. That is the part Karasik Law Group, P.C. handles differently. The review of your medical records happens first and at no cost to you. Alexander Karasik, Esq. works with a network of independent physicians, outside the hospital that treated you, who read the fetal-monitoring strips, the delivery logs, and the timeline of a delayed C-section or an improper use of forceps or a vacuum, and pinpoint where the standard of care was breached. You do not need the medical answer before you call. You need someone who will actually look.

A birth injury claim can run for years, and the lawyer who answers your first call should still be the one answering in year three. At Karasik Law Group, P.C. that lawyer is Alexander Karasik, Esq. He handles the records, the independent physicians, and the filing deadlines himself, and you reach him directly at each stage. Insurers for hospitals and physicians settle quietly when they can and dig in when they think a family will not fight. Every case here is prepared as if it is going to a Kings County jury, which is what gives a low offer the pressure to move. If you or your child was harmed by improper or negligent care during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, call (929) 444-4444 for a free consultation or use our Contact Form. Office Address: 3374 Shore Pkwy, Floor 1, Brooklyn, NY 11235, United States.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is unique.

New York's general deadline for a medical malpractice claim is 2.5 years from the date of the negligence. A child's birth injury is treated differently. Because of infancy tolling, the clock can extend well beyond that ordinary window, often years past it, while the child is still a minor. The deadlines are strict and they vary with the facts, including whether a public hospital is involved, which can require a separate notice within 90 days. The safest step is to have the timeline reviewed early so no deadline passes while you are still deciding. Alexander Karasik, Esq. will tell you straight where your case stands on timing at the first review.

The first review of a birth injury case can happen by phone or secure video, from home, with your baby in your arms. You do not have to travel to an office to find out whether you have a case. Alexander Karasik, Esq. can look at your timeline, explain what records are needed, and tell you the next step in one call.

Going through a difficult medical case is hard enough without translating it. Karasik Law Group, P.C. handles birth injury claims in Russian, Ukrainian, English, and Spanish, so you understand every medical question, every option, and every number before you decide anything. You explain what happened in the delivery room in your own words, and nothing gets lost on the way to the lawyer who is building your case.

Yes. Alexander Karasik, Esq. and the Karasik Law Group, P.C. team handle birth injury medical malpractice cases in Russian, Ukrainian, English, and Spanish. You can describe the delivery, review the records, and discuss your options in the language you speak at home.

Nothing upfront. Karasik Law Group, P.C. works on contingency and advances every case cost, including the independent physician review New York requires before a birth injury malpractice case can be filed. There is no retainer and no hourly fee. The attorney fee comes only from the recovery, and only if we win. If we do not recover compensation, you owe nothing.

New York's general medical malpractice deadline is 2.5 years, but a child's birth injury is treated differently. Infancy tolling can extend the deadline well beyond the ordinary window while the child is a minor, and a public hospital can require a separate notice within 90 days. The deadlines vary with the facts, so it is safest to have your timeline reviewed early. Alexander Karasik, Esq. will tell you where your case stands on timing at the first review.