Birth Injuries

April 16, 2026

Illinois Birth Injury Malpractice Law

This page will review Illinois medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries. We will explain some relevant Illinois laws, review how birth injury lawsuits work in Illinois, and discuss the expected settlement amounts in Illinois birth injury lawsuits.

If You Are Here, Your Family Is Probably Going Through Something Overwhelming

We know that finding this page likely means your family is facing a medical crisis you never expected. You are not alone. The legal rules below can be confusing, especially when you are still trying to understand what happened to your child. Your first priority is your child’s health and care. Our job is to help families understand whether medical negligence played a role and to guide them through the legal process while they focus on what matters most.

April 7, 2026

Pitocin Overdose Birth Injury Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page is about birth injury lawsuits that involve the overdose or misuse of Pitocin during the birth process. Our lawyers talk about the mistakes doctors and nurses make that lead to HIE, cerebral palsy, and other birth injuries, and we look at settlement amounts and jury payouts in these cases in 2026.

If you have a potential lawsuit, reach out to us, and we can talk to you about your options for compensation. Call today at 800-553-8082 and speak with a birth injury medical malpractice attorney or get an online case evaluation.

What is Pitocin Used For?

August 1, 2025

Birth Injury Malpractice Lawsuit Settlement Amounts

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Birth injury malpractice lawsuits have the highest potential settlement or verdict value of any personal injury tort lawsuit. The median and average verdict and/or settlement in a birth injury lawsuit is around 30% higher than the average value of other medical malpractice claims and three times the average of personal injury cases in general. Maryland birth injury cases are worth even more, with an average payout closer to 50% higher than other medical malpractice cases.

This post will take a closer look at the value of birth injury malpractice cases. We will review some sample settlements and verdicts in various types of birth injury claims and discuss some factors that drive the value of birth injury lawsuits so high.

Average Compensation Payouts for a Birth Injury Malpractice Lawsuit

May 4, 2025

Fetal Macrosomia Lawsuit Settlement Amounts and Jury Payouts

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This post looks at fetal macrosomia lawsuits and provides sample fetal macrosomia settlement amounts and jury awards.

Our lawyers handle fetal macrosomia lawsuits throughout the country. If you want to bring a claim or have a question about your claim, call our birth injury attorneys at 800-553-8082.

Fetal Macrosomia

November 26, 2024

Gestational Diabetes Malpractice Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

When a doctor negligently fails to diagnose or properly manage gestational diabetes during pregnancy, it can have a very damaging impact on the health of the baby and result and very serious birth injuries. Our birth injury lawyers handle medical malpractice cases involving the misdiagnosis of gestational diabetes.

During pregnancy, some women can develop a temporary form of diabetes known as gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes can present complications and risks to the health of the baby. Failing to timely diagnose and manage this condition can result in serious injuries. This page will look at birth injury malpractice lawsuits involving gestational diabetes and the settlement value of these cases.

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October 4, 2024

Category 3 Fetal Heart Tracings

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

This page will discuss fetal heat monitoring strips and how they can be used as evidence in birth injury malpractice lawsuits. The goal of this page is to help explain the significance of fetal heart tracing and how they are supposed to be interpreted and utilized during labor and delivery.

Categories of Fetal Heart Tracing

Fetal heart tracing patterns (i.e., the rhythm of the baby’s heartbeat) are grouped into three categories: Category 1, Category 2, and Category 3.

September 19, 2024

Forceps Birth Injury Malpractice Lawyer

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Obstetric forceps are a tool that doctors sometimes use to assist in a complicated vaginal delivery. Forceps can be potentially dangerous for the baby. They require a high degree of skill and technique on the doctor’s part. A small mistake with forceps can cause serious injury to the baby and result in permanent birth injuries.

This page is about birth injury malpractice lawsuits involving the misuse of forceps. Our lawyers discuss how these claims work, how they are valued for settlement, and provide recent example of jury payout and settlement amounts in forceps malpractice claims.

Forceps in Childbirth

September 16, 2024

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Birth Injury Lawsuit

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the most serious birth injuries a child can suffer… and it is usually preventable. When oxygen deprivation during labor or delivery causes permanent brain damage, families deserve answers.

An HIE lawsuit can provide those answers. It can also provide the financial resources your child will need for a lifetime of therapy, medical equipment, special education, and around-the-clock support.

Our hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy lawyers have secured tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for families affected by birth injury malpractice. Our lawyers take cases nationwide and work with leading medical experts to determine exactly what went wrong and who is responsible.

July 20, 2024

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome and Birth Injuries

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

On this page, we will look at meconium aspiration syndrome, a potentially dangerous complication that can arise during childbirth. We will explain what this condition is and how mismanagement of it through medical negligence can lead to devastating birth injuries. We will also look at settlements and verdicts involving meconium aspiration malpractice.

May 1, 2024

Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Lawyers

by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Cerebral palsy is a disability commonly caused by medical negligence during childbirth. This page will examine how medical mistakes during labor and delivery can cause cerebral palsy. We will also explain how parents and children can get compensation by filing a cerebral palsy malpractice lawsuit.

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent neurological condition in which the brain cannot direct normal muscle movement and coordination of the body. CP is caused by a defect in the brain that impairs its ability to direct motor and muscle function through electrical impulse signals. This “glitch” in the brain occurs when cells in the brain are damaged during fetal gestation, childbirth, or early infancy.