How Can Janet, Janet & Suggs Help Victims of Birth Injury?

JJS and its extensive network of resources, including our in-house medical experts, advocate for those harmed by birth injury across South Carolina and throughout the nation. The damages that result from birth injury extend far beyond what may be apparent to less experienced lawyers. We take the time to understand the full extent of the injury and its life-long impacts, including:

• Medical expenses. The costs of inpatient treatment, surgeries, emergency room visits, medication, medical devices, and rehabilitative care quickly add up to far more than what most families can reasonably afford, even with insurance. The consequences of the most serious birth injuries that result from catastrophic medical malpractice generally lead to a lifelong financial burden. The stress of maintaining these costs never should have fallen on victims in the first place.
• Other care expenses. Other expenses associated with caring for an individual with a significant injury include those that cannot just be added up by the figures on hospital bills. Adaptive vehicles for transport, home modifications, access to home care, and other care costs may not be covered by insurance or may exceed allowable limits.
• Lost wages and earning capacity. In addition to the cost of care that will be needed to address the injuries caused by negligent medical treatment, trauma of this degree also affects one’s ability to earn a living. JJS works to recover damages for an injured mother’s lost wages or even an injured child’s lack of future earning capacity.
• Non-economic damages. In South Carolina, the law allows for victims of medical malpractice to recover damages for harm faced in birth injury and other malpractice cases. Experienced firms like JJS understand how the law accounts for non-economic losses in medical malpractice cases, such as victims’ pain and suffering, reduced quality of life, punitive damages, and emotional distress, allowing us to seek maximum recovery.