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A newborn’s birth should be one of the happiest experiences in your life. Unfortunately, a newborn child could sustain injuries if healthcare providers are negligent.
Many birth injuries can leave children facing long-term medical and health issues. Others may even tragically result in the death of a newborn.
You can seek compensation by filing a birth injury claim or lawsuit if you believe your child sustained a birth injury due to the negligence of a medical professional in Nevada. As experienced birth injury attorneys in Las Vegas, we understand that these cases technically consist of filing a lawsuit or claim for medical malpractice.
It’s essential to understand that healthcare providers and their insurers will often attempt to deny liability in these instances. The goal of a defendant being sued for birth injuries in Nevada is usually to minimize a payout.
This is one of many reasons to work with Nevada birth injury lawyers who specialize in these sensitive cases when taking action on your child’s behalf. If you suspect your child’s injuries resulted from a medical mistake that occurred before, after, or during your child’s birth, Gina Corena of Gina Corena & Associates is prepared to fight for justice.
Learn more about how our Las Vegas birth injury attorney can help with your case by calling our offices at (702) 680-1111 or contacting us online to set up your free consultation.
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Birth injuries can take many forms. When enlisting the help of legal professionals, it’s important to work with Las Vegas birth injury lawyers who have experience handling cases involving the specific type of birth injury your child has sustained.
At Gina Corena & Associates, our birth injury attorneys in Nevada understand the unique challenges each type of birth injury presents for families. We specifically handle birth injury lawsuits involving:
The following sections of this guide will cover these conditions in greater detail. These are the main types of birth injury cases our Las Vegas birth injury attorneys provide representation for.
If your child’s injury isn’t listed above, we encourage you to reach out. If you believe our expert lawyers can help your family seek justice, schedule a consultation about our Nevada birth injury legal services. Every child’s story deserves to be heard.
Cerebral palsy (CP) affects a child’s movement and posture, often resulting from oxygen deprivation during birth. As experienced birth injury lawyers, we’ve helped many families whose children show symptoms such as:
When these symptoms appear, they can be devastating for parents. Our attorneys understand that behind every cerebral palsy diagnosis is a family whose dreams have been forever changed.
If your child’s cerebral palsy resulted from medical negligence during delivery, you have options. Our lawyers can help you pursue compensation for your child’s ongoing care, therapy, and special equipment they may need throughout their life.
We handle Nevada birth injury lawsuits with precision and genuine understanding of your family’s experience. Your child deserves the best future, and we’re here to help make that happen.
When a newborn suffers damage to the network of nerves connecting the spinal cord to their arms and shoulders—known as the brachial plexus—the effects can be life-changing. We’ve helped many Nevada families whose children face these challenges.
Erb’s palsy occurs when these delicate nerves are stretched, compressed, or torn during a difficult delivery. Your child might show:
These injuries often happen during challenging deliveries, particularly with larger babies whose shoulders become stuck. While some injuries heal naturally, others require extensive therapy or even surgery.
When a newborn suffers a spinal cord injury during birth, families face an uncertain path forward. These injuries vary widely in severity—some causing temporary weakness that improves with therapy, while others may result in permanent paralysis affecting your child’s mobility and independence.
These injuries aren’t new in medical history. For centuries, medical literature has documented spinal cord trauma during childbirth. As your birth injury lawyers, we understand that knowing this doesn’t make your family’s experience any less devastating.
Spinal cord injuries often result from:
We’ve seen medical negligence turn joy into worry. Your birth injury attorney will work to connect the dots between what happened in the delivery room and your child’s current challenges.
When you’re coping with your child’s birth injury, legal requirements might feel overwhelming. One crucial element of Nevada birth injury lawsuits is the “affidavit of medical expert.” This document serves as a foundation for your case, but please know—this isn’t something you’ll need to worry about securing on your own.
This affidavit needs to:
We understand that finding medical experts during this already challenging time isn’t something your family should have to handle alone. As birth injury attorneys in Nevada, we’ve built relationships with respected medical professionals who help us document what happened to your child.
Your birth injury lawyer will coordinate everything needed for this requirement, allowing you to focus on what truly matters—your child and family.
Based on national data from the CDC, birth injuries occur in about 7 per 1,000 live births, or roughly 30,000 cases annually in the U.S. For Nevada, with 33,193 live births in 2022 per the March of Dimes, an estimated 232 birth injuries occur yearly, though exact state data is unavailable. Nevada’s higher preterm birth rate of 11.1% compared to the national 10.4% might increase risks, but specific statistics are lacking.
The 2024 March of Dimes Report Card highlights Nevada’s maternal and infant health challenges, such as elevated preterm birth rates in rural areas (over 13%), which could indirectly affect birth injury rates. However, without recent state-specific reports as of March 31, 2025, these figures remain estimates, underscoring the need for more detailed local data.
When you connect with our Las Vegas birth injury lawyers, we begin with a caring consultation to understand your child’s story. Your Nevada birth injury attorney then investigates medical records and builds evidence of preventable errors.
We negotiate firmly but compassionately with hospitals and insurers, often resolving cases without court. If needed, we’ll file a birth injury lawsuit, guiding you through each step with clear explanations.
Throughout this journey, we stand beside your family, focusing on securing the resources your child needs while you focus on their care and wellbeing.
The experience of our attorneys ranges from insurance and commercial law to personal injury and other areas which give our team an unmatched ability to reach a favorable outcome in your case. We handle each matter with accountability and responsiveness, as if we were representing ourselves.
When your child suffers an injury at birth, we understand the profound financial and emotional impact on your entire family. We work diligently to recover two main types of compensation: economic damages that cover tangible costs like medical bills, therapy, and home modifications, and non-economic damages that address pain, suffering, and emotional distress.
We take special care to calculate not just today’s expenses, but the lifetime of support your child may need. Many families don’t realize the true extent of future costs, which is why we consult with medical and financial experts to ensure your settlement reflects your child’s complete needs – both for immediate care and for years to come.
For injuries occurring after October 1, 2023, Nevada law provides three years from the date of injury or two years from when you discovered the injury through “reasonable diligence.” We understand that while you’re focused on your child’s care, legal timelines can feel like just another worry during an already overwhelming time.
The legal process may seem daunting, but we handle these details with sensitivity while you focus on your family. In some cases, if healthcare providers concealed information, deadlines might be extended – but we never recommend waiting, as evidence is strongest when gathered promptly, and your child deserves support as soon as possible.
Most birth injury cases reach resolution through settlement rather than trial, which often provides families with more certainty and less emotional strain. We’ll negotiate compassionately but firmly with insurance companies and healthcare providers, working toward fair compensation that truly acknowledges what your family has experienced.
That said, we prepare every case as if it might go to trial, and if settlement offers don’t reflect your child’s needs, we stand ready to advocate for your family in court. We’ll guide you through each possibility with clear explanations, honest advice, and unwavering support, ensuring you never feel alone in making these important decisions about your child’s future.
A settlement conference brings all parties together before a judge (different from the one who would preside over a trial) to explore whether your case can be resolved without further litigation. We’ll be by your side, representing your family’s interests with both legal precision and heartfelt understanding of what’s truly at stake – your child’s future.
We prepare thoroughly for these conferences, ensuring you understand what to expect and feel confident in the process. Many families find comfort knowing that settlement conferences often lead to resolution without the stress of a trial, allowing you to move forward with securing the resources your child needs while beginning the healing process sooner.
Filing a claim typically won’t affect your child’s current health insurance coverage – we understand this is a critical concern for families already navigating complex medical needs. However, receiving a significant settlement can have implications for future coverage and government assistance programs that we’ll help you navigate with care.
We believe that seeking justice shouldn’t create new hurdles for your family. That’s why we often recommend considering special needs trusts and other planning tools that protect settlement funds while maintaining eligibility for essential benefits. We take time to explain these options in plain language, ensuring your family makes informed decisions that safeguard your child’s long-term care and financial security.
While Nevada places no limit on economic damages (covering medical expenses and other financial costs), non-economic damages (compensation for pain and suffering) are currently capped at $510,000 as of January 2025. This cap increases by $80,000 each year until reaching $750,000 in 2028, with annual adjustments afterward.
We understand that no amount truly compensates for your child’s suffering, but we’ll fight passionately for every dollar your family deserves within these parameters. We approach each case with both legal expertise and genuine empathy, working to ensure the compensation you receive provides meaningful support for your child’s unique journey ahead.
Birth injury cases require specialized knowledge that bridges both medical and legal worlds. We collaborate with a carefully selected network of doctors, nurses, and life-care planners who understand the unique challenges families face after these traumatic events. These experts help establish exactly how negligence occurred and articulate how your child’s life has been affected in ways that courts and insurance companies recognize.
We’ve built relationships with professionals who not only bring technical expertise but also genuine compassion for children with birth injuries. When we consult with these experts, they’re helping translate your child’s experience and needs into compelling evidence that strengthens your case. This collaborative approach ensures nothing is overlooked in calculating both current and future support your child may require throughout their life.
We believe that financial concerns should never prevent families from seeking justice after a birth injury. Your consultation with our team is completely free – a chance to share your story and learn about potential paths forward without any obligation. We understand you’re already managing unexpected medical costs and want our support to ease your burden, not add to it.
We work on a contingency basis, meaning we only receive payment if we successfully recover compensation for your family. There are no upfront costs or hourly fees – our payment comes as a percentage of your settlement or verdict. This approach aligns our interests completely with yours: securing the maximum possible support for your child’s future care and wellbeing.
Recognizing potential malpractice can be challenging when you’re focused on your child’s immediate care needs. Trust your instincts if you notice unexplained complications, medical staff avoiding direct answers to your questions, or symptoms like unusual muscle tone, difficulty feeding, or delayed development. While securing proper medical treatment remains your priority, these signs might suggest deeper questions about your child’s care.
We understand the confusion and worry you’re experiencing. We provide a compassionate space where you can share your concerns and questions without judgment. If you decide to move forward, we’ll conduct a thorough investigation, consulting with medical experts to determine whether negligence contributed to your child’s condition. This process brings not just potential legal remedy but often answers that families desperately need about what happened to their child.
For your case to succeed, we must demonstrate that healthcare providers failed to provide the reasonable standard of care that other qualified professionals would have delivered in similar circumstances, and that this failure directly led to your child’s injuries. We know this legal language feels cold compared to the very human experience your family is going through, but establishing these elements creates the foundation for securing the support your child deserves.
We approach this process with both technical precision and genuine empathy for your family’s journey. We gather compelling medical records, expert testimony, and other evidence while always remembering the real people at the heart of the case – you and your child. We translate complex medical situations into clear legal arguments while supporting your family with compassionate guidance every step of the way.
As a former las vegas birth injury attorney, Ms. Corena has gained the experience and knowledge that many personal injury attorneys simply do not have access to.
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