Shoulder Dystocia Lawyer in Dallas
Shoulder dystocia happens when a baby's shoulder becomes lodged behind the mother's pelvic bone during delivery, and it's one of the more frightening moments during the process.
It's also a situation where the delivery team’s response can mean the difference between a routine, if tense, birth and a lasting nerve injury or period of oxygen deprivation for your baby.
If your baby was harmed during a delivery involving shoulder dystocia, you deserve to understand exactly what happened. At the Law Office of Kelly Liebbe, Attorney Kelly Liebbe has devoted much of her career to such birth injury questions, investigations, and medical malpractice claims.
Ours is a solo practitioner law firm where clients across the state of Texas work directly with Kelly, who limits her caseload to give you the full-time attention and commitment these demanding cases deserve.
Discuss your case and concerns directly with our Dallas shoulder dystocia attorney by contacting us online or at (855) 650-3359 to schedule a consultation.
How We Build Shoulder Dystocia Claims
Kelly starts by listening to what you remember about your delivery, then requests your complete medical records and reviews them herself. She looks closely at how long your baby's shoulder was stuck, what maneuvers or force were used to try to free it, and how quickly the delivery team recognized the complication in the first place.
Kelly brings in medical specialists to evaluate whether the response matched what a reasonably careful delivery team should have done and whether the techniques used to resolve the shoulder dystocia caused unnecessary harm.
Some shoulder dystocia cases resolve through a fair settlement once the facts are established. Others require going to trial; Kelly prepares every case with that possibility in mind, so your family isn't caught off guard by whichever direction your case takes.
How Shoulder Dystocia Can Lead to Injury
The complications that follow shoulder dystocia are often tied to how the situation was handled during birth:
Possible Effects on Your Baby
Depending on how shoulder dystocia was handled, it can result in a nerve injury affecting the shoulder, arm, or hand, sometimes temporary, sometimes lasting. In more serious cases, extended oxygen deprivation during the delay can also affect a baby's brain.
The severity of these outcomes often depends on how quickly the complication was resolved and how it was managed.
What Compensation May Be Available
Compensation in a shoulder dystocia case may include:
- Past and future medical bills, including hospital stays, surgeries, and specialist care
- Costs of physical, occupational, or speech therapy
- Long-term or lifetime care costs, including in-home nursing or assisted living
- Medical equipment and home modifications needed for your child's care
- Lost income or lost earning capacity for the child
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Loss of consortium or companionship
Why Choose the Law Office of Kelly Liebbe?
Shoulder dystocia cases move fast when they happen, and the review afterward needs someone who moves carefully. Kelly doesn't split her attention across a hundred open files. She keeps her caseload small on purpose, so when she takes on a client, they benefit from her experience, judgment, and proven track record.
Kelly has successfully handled multimillion-dollar medical malpractice claims since 2007. That's not a marketing point. It's the reason families are often referred to our firm by doctors and other attorneys. You're not hiring someone with her name on the door. You're hiring the person behind it.
Ready to discuss it? Call (855) 650-3359 or connect with our firm online to schedule a consultation with our Dallas shoulder dystocia attorney. We work on contingency, which means you pay no upfront attorney fees.
