Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawyers

What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional (whether it is a doctor, nurse, surgeon, or anesthesiologist) breaches an accepted standard of care, causing injury or death. Medical malpractice is the same thing as medical negligence. Medical malpractice claims in Arkansas can be brought against a physician, nurse, hospital, clinic, or medical facility.

Hiring an Arkansas Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Our attorneys recognize that medical professionals can, like the rest of us, make mistakes in the care and treatment of their patients. However, medical mistakes can cost a person their life or leave them to cope with lifelong disabilities or illnesses. Because of this, it is extremely important to hire a law firm with the financial resources to litigate medical malpractice. These cases are difficult to litigate and are often very expensive to pursue because of the financial stakes involved.

Our lawyers are experienced in handling medical malpractice cases involving:

Birth Injuries
Incorrect Medication
Late Cancer Diagnosis
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Hospital Negligence Failure To Diagnose
Surgical Errors
Emergency Room Negligence
Falls In Hospitals
Doctor / Nurse / Staff Negligence

At The Brad Hendricks Law Firm, all our Arkansas medical malpractice cases are handled on a contingency basis. If we do not recover compensation, there is no legal fee.

Birth Injuries in Arkansas - Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy
Two of the most common (and often preventable) birth injuries are cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy. Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a variety of problems that affect a baby’s motor control. Cerebral palsy can have a variety of causes including vacuum and forceps injuries, trauma, as well as issues related to hypoxia (lack of oxygen).

Erb’s palsy involves paralysis of the arm and is often caused by excessive traction being applied to free the baby’s shoulder when it gets trapped against the mother’s pelvic bone during birth. Erb’s palsy can be a permanent condition affecting the child throughout their life time. While cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy can occur even when there is no obstetrical malpractice, it is important to contact a birth injury lawyer to review the cause of these birth injuries.

Erb’s Palsy And Birth Injuries - Texas Doctors Causing Nerve Damage During Birth?

Most people have heard of cerebral palsy, a nerve condition that affects millions of people that can be caused by a preventable birth injury. However, many Texans are not aware of a related birth injury, Erb’s palsy. Unlike cerebral palsy, a large percentage of Erb’s palsy cases are caused by trauma during labor and delivery. A child with Erb’s palsy, also known as a brachial plexus injury, could have received their disability in a number of ways:

• A baby is pulled out of the birth canal using enough force to cause trauma.
• A woman goes through a prolonged labor without proper intervention.
• A baby is born in the breach position.
• A baby is too large to be delivered without complications.
• A medical professional misuses a medical device to help labor and birth.

In most of these cases, a health professional should have been aware of complications and acted to safely fix the problem and deliver a healthy baby. In other cases, the health professional, be it a nurse, doctor, or midwife, should have known how to properly monitor the baby and how to properly use medical devices associated with the birthing process.

Erb’s palsy damages the bundle of nerves that travel from the head to the arm, hand, and fingers. Twisting or stretching these nerves can lead to long-term and permanent damage that can cause the child to lose dexterity, to have curled fingers, and to have a deformed and useless arm. Roughly two out of every 1,000 babies born in the United States today have this birth injury.


If your child has been injured because of medical malpractice or negligence by a midwife, then contact the Rasansky Law Firm. You are fighting for the well-being and financial stability of your child.

We have an extensive background in this area and will provide you with a Free Initial Consultation. Call the Rasansky Law Firm today at 1 800 ATTORNEY (288-6763) or (214) 747-HELP (4357) and speak with one of our highly trained Dallas birth injury attorneys.

How a Birth Injury Lawyer Can Help

Birth trauma lawyers are experts in the fields of both personal injury and birth injury law. They know how to obtain all of the necessary medical records and to evaluate the treatments and medications that were prescribed. These attorneys have extensive experience interacting with both medical experts and a wide variety of other healthcare providers. As specialists, these lawyers have also frequently settled and tried a number of cases very similar to yours and know how to help you.

Investigating Claims

You don’t need to personally have an extensive understanding of all the medical acts or omissions that led to your child’s injuries. Your birth trauma lawyer will explain to you what the medical records reveal. You should feel free to ask any questions you have about medications given to you or why certain procedures weren’t performed when requested.
Cost of a Birth Injury Lawyer

Birth trauma Lawyer know that in addition to locating the best specialists to meet your child’s medical needs, you’re probably very concerned about being able to afford all of this current and future medical care. Some medical errors made by physicians can ultimately cost vast sums of money over the years. Rest assured that our legal experts know how to build your case, hire the appropriate experts on your behalf and pursue your lawsuit in the most ethically appropriate and legally beneficial manner possible. Our birth trauma lawyers fully understand the lifelong importance of your lawsuit.

Most consultations for your Birth Injury Claim are free. You should submit your case details for a free case review from our Birth Injury Attorneys.