September 21, 2015 Girones Lawyers once again will be holding a free legal clinic in Pembroke on October 15th, 2015 and in Brockville, November 5th, 2015. Andrea Girones will be meeting with clients and answering questions on a wide variety of personal injury and...
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Was your Erb’s Palsy Caused by a Doctor? If You Answer YES to These Questions, Call a Lawyer Today.
September 14th 2015 1) Is my Brachial Plexus Injury Permanent The vast majority of brachial plexus birth injuries are resolved by 2 years of age. Nerves that are not severed can heal over time and much function can be restored. These injuries are not...
The Erb’s Palsy Litigation Wars
September 9, 2015. All medical malpractice cases are fought vigorously, but few cases draw the kind of fierce defence that obstetricians put up in cases involving birth trauma and a baby who suffers from Erb’s Palsy. Erb’s Palsy is a nerve injury to a newborn baby...
Resolution of a Brachial Plexus/ Erb’s Palsy Law Suit
July 13, 2015 This case proceeded to trial before a Judge and Jury. After two weeks of trial the case was resolved shortly before the Judge was to charge the jury. Below are the kind words from our client’s father. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the...
Girones Lawyers Holds Free Legal Clinic in Pembroke April 27th, 2015
Girones Lawyers once again will be holding a free legal clinic in Pembroke on April 27th, 2015. Andrea Girones will be meeting with clients and answering questions on a wide variety of personal injury and medical malpractice topics. Andrea has a particular expertise...
Brain Damage at Birth Caused by Lack of Oxygen, Not a Clotting Factor.
March 24th 2015. Recently our firm represented a young man injured at birth. The child sustained a severe brain injury leaving him with the mind of a toddler, inside the body of a 14 year old. CT and MRI images revealed that there was atrophy of the brain cells in...
5 Easy Steps To Help Expectant Mothers Prevent Birth Injuries
Birth injuries occur for a multitude of reasons and can affect both the baby and the mother. Some birth injuries are unexpected and cannot be prevented. However, there are some steps that expectant mothers can take to reduce the risk of their baby being injured during...
How Prenatal Care Reduces the Risk of Birth Injuries
If you are planning on having a baby, receiving quality prenatal care is one of the most important steps that you can take to ensure your child’s health and safety before and during the delivery. Whether you decide to see a midwife, an obstetrician or your family...
$12M awarded in record malpractice suit
An Ontario court has awarded more than $12 million to a family whose twin girls were born prematurely and with cerebral palsy after their mother took a fertility drug, which she says she never would have taken had she been told the full extent of the risk. Girones...
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