Birth injury attorneys in Ontario
Birth injuries can turn what should be a beautiful, joyful moment into a very challenging time in your life. If your child has been hurt during delivery, you’re likely facing questions that no parent should have to ask.
At Breedon Mor LLP, our law firm understands the weight of what Ontario families carry after a birth injury. The medical and legal systems can feel impenetrable when you need answers most. Our birth injury lawyers have the tools to crack through this barrier, giving you clear access to your legal rights and legal options.
We help families across the province – from Kitchener to Ottawa and from Toronto to Sudbury – to discover if your child’s injury resulted from a preventable error, explore your legal options, and protect your child’s future.
Identifying Medical Negligence in Ontario Birth Injury Cases: Our Expertise
Medical malpractice occurs when health care providers fail to provide proper care, a clear line that’s often blurred in medical discussions.
Our lawyers stand at a rare vantage point in these cases, having once sat across the table defending physicians throughout Ontario’s healthcare networks. In other words, we know how the other side thinks and we use this to your advantage. We focus on:
- Prenatal care decisions that didn’t follow proper protocols
- The delivery process and potential misuse of delivery tools
- Critical moments when warning signs went unaddressed
Our team brings particular depth to cases involving cerebral palsy and severe neurological birth injuries. Because of our specialized work with these conditions, we recognize subtle indicators of oxygen deprivation and brain injury that many practitioners miss.
This expertise guides our thorough examination of each medical record, allowing us to determine if your child’s injury qualifies as a preventable birth injury under Ontario’s provincial medical standards.
Ontario Birth Injury Compensation: Securing Your Family’s Needs
When a birth injury affects your child, proper financial compensation serves as the bedrock for their future. At Breedon Mor LLP, we fight for every dollar your family needs.
The good news is that Ontario law works in your favor by placing no upper limit on economic damages. This allows us to secure funding for you and your child for:
- Extensive medical costs and therapies to reach developmental milestones
- Specialized equipment as your child grows
- Home and vehicle modifications for better access
- Professional care you can trust
- Lost income your child would have earned
- Your own claims as parents under Ontario’s Family Law Act
Your Ontario Birth Injury Claim: Steps, Timelines, and Costs with Breedon Mor LLP
Pursuing a birth injury claim involves understanding the legal journey ahead. We’ve outlined the process below, covering the typical steps of a lawsuit, the specific deadlines for filing in Ontario, and how our fee arrangements remove financial barriers to seeking justice.
Many parents ask us what to expect when considering a birth injury lawsuit in Ontario. The legal process typically follows these steps:
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- Initial consultation where we listen to your concerns
- Review of medical records to identify potential negligence
- Filing your Statement of Claim to begin your civil lawsuit
- Discovery phase for exchanging documents and information
- Examinations where questions are answered under oath
- Mediation to seek resolution without trial
- Pre-trial conference with a judge if needed
- Trial (though many cases settle beforehand)
At Breedon Mor LLP, we explain to all parents that Ontario law protects your child’s rights with special time limit provisions. The deadline for birth injury claims is when your child turns 18, after which you have two additional years to file. This means your focus can remain where it belongs – on your child’s care.
We offer a variety of ways to cover legal costs, including contingency fee basis options for birth injury claims. With a contingency agreement, you pay no legal fees for our work unless we successfully win your legal claim and secure financial compensation.
We ensure all fee arrangements are discussed transparently upfront, helping your family understand how financial barriers can be managed when seeking justice.
Why Families Trust Our Birth Injury Attorneys in Ontario with Their Birth Injury Claims
When your child suffers a birth injury, you need answers and action. At Breedon Mor LLP, our legal team has delivered results that have changed lives. Here’s a peek at just some of our track record:
- Multiple settlements exceeding $10,000,000 for children with cerebral palsy (although there are more)
- An $11.25 million settlement for a child with permanent neurological injuries
- An $8.35 million result for a brain injury case
- An eight-figure award following a two-week trial
- Ryan’s successful medical malpractice case before the Supreme Court of Canada
Our medical malpractice lawyers bring extensive experience with birth injury cases to your family’s situation. When you work with Breedon Mor LLP, you’ll find people who understand both the legal complexities and the very real worries that keep you awake at night.
We Choose to be Boutique
We understand that during this difficult time, you need lawyers who will truly listen to your concerns. Unlike larger personal injury law firms, our dedicated team works with fewer families by design. This allows us to give you straight answers, regular updates, and the peace of mind that comes from knowing someone is fully focused on your case.
Start Your Confidential Consultation with Breedon Mor LLP Today
We understand the deep distress when a birth injury means your child wasn’t kept safe during their arrival into the world. Our Ontario experienced attorneys will listen emphatically first, then help you uncover what happened.
Together, we’ll explore your legal action possibilities, potential fair settlement options, and work through the entire process as a team.
Contact us today and let’s chart a treatment plan for your family’s healing – one step at a time.
“I became involved with Breedon Litigation due to a medical malpractice case against my doctor …. I worked with both Ryan and Jessica, with Ryan handling the initial dispositions and Jessica handling trial prep and trial. Both were excellent throughout.”
Bernard F.