If your baby suffered from jaundice related birth injury or complications, you and your child may be entitled to recover compensation from a jaundice lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a jaundice birth injury lawyer to request a free case review.
A team of birth injury attorneys and personal injury lawyers is investigating jaundice lawsuit cases and settlement claims involving babies who suffered birth injury or complications from jaundice due to medical malpractice or negligence.
Jaundice (icterus) is a medical condition in which the pigmentation of the skin, mucous membranes or whites of the eyes turn yellowish due to high levels of bilirubin (a waste material found in the blood). Jaundice babies typically show signs of jaundice within about 72 hours of birth. In most jaundice babies, the jaundice usually goes away within two weeks. If jaundice does not go away and is left untreated, it can lead to serious injury, including brain damage (kernicterus), or even death.
Although jaundice can affect individuals of any age, it is a common condition in newborn infants. It has been estimated that 60 percent of all newborn infants will suffer from jaundice and about 80 percent of premature babies will experience jaundice.
Jaundice Lawsuit Cases
Jaundice lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims involving babies who, due to possible medical malpractice or negligence, suffered birth injuries or complications from jaundice, including the following:
- Brain damage
- Kernicterus
- Acute bilirubin encephalopathy
- Chronic bilirubin encephalopathy
- Subtle bilirubin encephalopathy
- Choreoathetoid cerebral palsy
- Hearing impairment
- Vision impairment
- Abnormal eye movements
- Poor development of teeth
- Learning disabilities
- Seizures
- Death
- Other jaundice injury claims
- Other birth injury lawsuit cases
Jaundice Medical Malpractice Claims
Jaundice medical malpractice lawsuit and settlement claims can include the failure of a doctor or OB-GYN to exercise reasonable care in diagnosing, treating, preventing and/or refraining from causing jaundice injury or complications including, for example:
- Failure to monitor baby for jaundice signs or symptoms
- Failure to timely diagnose jaundice
- Failure to timely and properly treat jaundice complications
- Failure to manage a baby’s jaundice
- Failure to identify and monitor jaundice risk factors
- Failure to order appropriate tests (bilirubin test, urinalysis, ultrasound, CT scan, complete blood count CBC, etc.)
- Failure to examine baby for signs of kernicterus
- Use of indirect bilirubin levels rather than total serum bilirubin
- Delay in treatment of jaundice in order to perform testing
- Error in assessing bilirubin levels
- Other negligence or medical malpractice claims
Jaundice Signs and Symptoms
Jaundice signs and symptoms can include:
- Yellowing of skin, whites in eye or other mucous membranes
- Poor sucking or feeding
- Dark colored urine
- Pale stool
- Drowsiness
- Fever
- High pitched cries
- Kernicterus signs and symptoms
- Other kernicterus symptoms or signs
- Other jaundice symptoms or signs
Time Is Limited To File A Jaundice Birth Injury Lawsuit. Connect With a Birth Injury Lawyer.
Deadlines known as statutes of limitation and statutes of repose may limit the amount of time that parents, families and other claimants have to file a jaundice birth injury lawsuit case to try to recover compensation for injuries or complications due to jaundice.
This means that if a jaundice lawsuit claim is not filed before the applicable time limit or deadline, the claimant may be barred from ever taking legal action or pursuing litigation regarding the jaundice birth injury claim. That is why it is important to connect with a jaundice birth injury lawyer or attorney as soon as possible.
If your baby suffered an injury from jaundice, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a jaundice lawsuit or settlement. Contact a birth injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or your child is experiencing health issues or complications, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
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