Tragic mistakes occur too often in our doctors’ offices and hospitals, because a healthcare provider deviated from the proper standard of care. Doctors' mistakes can range from failure to diagnose a serious disease to errors while delivering a baby. If your child has been injured, a birth injury attorney can help. Lawyer Joe Bornstein and the attorneys at his firm can help clients gain assistance in holding negligent doctors accountable and secure financial compensation that can insure an injured infant's quality of life.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a healthcare professional’s negligence, we can help you gain assistance in filing a medical malpractice claim. Contact the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein today.
Any mishaps during the birth of a child can have far-reaching consequences in that child's life. When a doctor fails to address problems quickly and competently that arise during childbirth, the newborn may be disabled for life.
Cerebral palsy can manifest itself in a number of different ways and with varying degrees of severity. It can cause muscle spasms, facial ticks, and difficulty with posture and fine muscle control. Cerebral palsy can be caused by disruption of blood flow to the brain when a baby is being delivered. This disruption often results when a doctor does not act quickly to relieve complications involving the umbilical cord and placenta, or when the doctor misuses forceps or a vacuum extractor in an effort to speed up the delivery. If you believe your child's cerebral palsy was caused by a negligent doctor in a hospital, contact our offices. We will assist you in gaining compensation for this type of injury.
The brachial plexus is the mass of nerves in the armpit that is responsible for transmitting nerve signals between the brain and the arm. When the brachial plexus is damaged, parts of the arm can become paralyzed. While injury to the brachial plexus can occur at any point in a person's life, it is often a result of trauma during birth. If an infant's shoulder becomes trapped behind the mother's pelvic bone, and a doctor does not act quickly to relieve the complication, known as "shoulder dystocia," a brachial plexus birth injury can result. Oftentimes, the attending doctor actually aggravates the birth injury by trying to forcibly extract an infant whose shoulder is trapped. Joe Bornstein has helped many families gain assistance to recover damages from negligent physicians in his practice. Our practice is dedicated to helping victims who have been injured as a result of someone's negligence.
The first step in the treatment of any disease is diagnosis. In the case of serious diseases such as cancer, early diagnosis is vitally important to the successful treatment of the ailment. If cancer is caught early in its development, its progress can be halted, and the patient may be able to live a long, normal life afterwards. If, however, a physician fails to recognize the tell-tale signs of cancer or another serious disease, or fails to order tests that would have revealed the disease, it may progress far enough that successful treatment becomes impossible. If you have lost a loved one as a result of a doctor's failure to diagnose, our attorneys may be able to help you seek assistance in filing a wrongful death medical malpractice suit to hold the negligent doctor accountable.
When a doctor makes a mistake during surgery or while prescribing drugs, it can have serious consequences for the patient. Accidentally prescribing too large or too small a dose of medication, performing surgery on the wrong part of the body, and leaving surgical tools inside a patient are all examples of mistakes careless doctors can make. These mistakes can cause serious injury and even death. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a doctor's negligence, we can help you seek assistance in obtaining the compensation you need to rebuild your life.
Biddeford Office
193 Main St.
Suite 105
Biddeford, ME 04005
Phone: (207) 284-9787
Fax: (207) 283-2915
Portland Office
5 Moulton St.
P.O. Box 4686
Portland, ME 04112
Phone: (207) 772-4624
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157 Main St.
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: (207) 783-4000
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9 May St.
P.O. Box 776
Bangor, ME 04402
Phone: (207) 945-5555
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