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Birth Injury / Cerebral Palsy

Birth Injury and Obstetrician Malpractice Attorney
Cerebral Palsy - Cephalohematoma - Brachial Palsy

The birth of a new child is one of the most celebrated events for any family. Unfortunately, when a birth injury occurs that seriously injures the mother or baby, it can also be one of the most tragic events. Even more tragic, is when injury or death could have been avoided through exercising proper care during the birth and proper monitoring of the mother and infant during labor, during delivery, and after birth.

With offices in Columbus and Atlanta Georgia, he personal injury attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer are nationally renowned, and have handled serious injury and medical malpractice claims throughout the country, from California to New York, including birth injury claims. Please feel free to visit our Verdicts and Settlements page for a small sample of our successes and the types of claims we handle.

Call us toll free at 1.800.242.2962 for a free consultation to discuss your birth injury claim with a nationally recognized personal injury lawyer.

While not every instance of cerebral palsy or birth injury is a result of obstetric or medical error, or healthcare negligence, if a birthing injury occurred, it is highly advisable to have our team of professionals and network of medical experts attempt to determine the cause of the birth injury. We are equipped to handle a wide variety of birth injury and medical or obstetrician malpractice claims resulting in serious injury or death to the mother or baby, including the following:

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Brachial Palsy
  • Hematoma
  • Fractures and Broken Bones
  • Brain Damage
  • Paralysis
  • Shoulder Dystocia
  • Death

If your baby has a birth defect or has suffered a serious injury, or if your wife or mother was injured during the birthing process, please call us toll free at 1.800.242.2962 or fill out our intake form on our Contact Us page for a free consultation and to discuss the benefits of retaining a nationally prominent personal injury attorney committed to fighting for the truth and compensation you need and deserve.
Success Stories

$17,716,401 Verdict / Auto Product Liability / Ford Explorer Rear Restraint System / Lap Only Seat Belt

12/18/2009 Wheeler v. Ford Motor Company, et al., State Court, Clayton County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs Lynn and Douglas Wheeler won their design defect and failure to warn claims against Ford Motor Company relating to the 2002 Ford Explorer. On Christmas morning 2005, 58 year old Lynn Wheeler was on her way to church with her family. Lynn Wheeler was seated in the rear center seat of her son’s 2002 Ford Explorer, wearing the lap-only seat belt Ford installed for that seating position. Two of Lynn Wheeler’s grandchildren were in child seats on either side of her. As they entered a curve on Noah’s Ark Road, a 2-door Eagle Talon coupe driven by John C. Stanley crossed the centerline and struck the Explorer head-on.

$5,470,000 Verdict/Wrongful Death

10/23/09 Pitts v. A&G Trucking. Inc., et al., State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs, four minor children, recovered for the death of their father, who was killed by a dump truck driver while the decedent was working as a "spotter" or "flag man" on the runway expansion at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was talking on her cell phone or CB radio and was given a stop signal by the deceased.

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

More Verdicts

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With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, the attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP represent the seriously injured throughout Georgia, including the cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, Gainesville, Peachtree City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Lagrange, Macon, and Savannah. Our lawyers have handled accident and defective product claims nationwide, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.