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Birth Injury Lawyers
One fragile moment in the delivery room changed your child’s future, and Florida birth injury law gives you a way forward. Within days, Chapter 766 demands hospitals release fetal monitor tracings and operative notes, letting independent specialists pinpoint what went wrong. I’m Percy Martinez, and I use those findings, together with decades of verdicts, to secure lifetime care and hold negligent providers accountable.
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Common Birth Injuries
Is your newborn showing unexpected injuries or delays? Early answers help parents secure specialized care and legal options. According to national data, more than 25,000 U.S. babies are hurt during labor each year, accounting for one fifth of infant deaths. Common red flags include seizures, limp limbs, and breathing problems linked to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, shoulder dystocia, or brachial plexus damage. Percy Martinez has spent 20+ years litigating medical negligence statewide, bringing pediatric experts to every case.
Understand the legal test that converts medical error into a claim
Birth Injury Claim Eligibility
Wondering if medical negligence caused your child’s harm? A clear negligence checklist lets families move forward with confidence. According to ACOG labor management guidelines, preventable errors such as unaddressed labor dystocia or mishandled shoulder dystocia violate accepted obstetric standards. Evidence of fetal distress on monitors, late C section, or misused forceps often meets the duty breach causation test for a lawsuit. Our team has recovered more than $10 million in birth injury settlements and verdicts across Florida.
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Birth Injury Compensation & Verdicts
Knowing potential compensation helps families plan lifelong medical care. According to recent analyses, typical birth injury settlements hover near $1 million, while jury verdicts regularly exceed $10 million such as a $14.5 million award for a child with cerebral palsy. Damages cover therapy costs, adaptive equipment, future lost wages, and pain and suffering. Board Certified civil trial lawyer Percy Martinez personally leads every negotiation and trial to maximize value.
File before your child’s eighth birthday or risk losing everything
Florida Birth Injury Deadlines
Meeting strict deadlines protects your child’s right to compensation. According to Florida law, most medical malpractice birth injury actions must start within two years of discovering the harm and no later than a child’s eighth birthday in special cases. Missing the statute bars recovery regardless of merits. You pay nothing unless we win, so filing early costs you zero out of pocket.
Proven verdicts translate into real funds for lifelong support
Percy Martinez Advantage
Your lawyer’s experience can shape your child’s lifetime care. Seasoned advocacy uncovers every funding source for therapy and support. Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy affects roughly 1.7 of every 1,000 U.S. births, and it caused 6,630 infant deaths between 2006 and 2022. Successful cases demand meticulous medical analysis and expert testimony. We offer bilingual English Spanish representation, ensuring every Florida family feels heard and understood.
What people are saying
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Percy and his staff worked so hard on my husband’s case and thanks to him I will be able to care for him for the rest of his life. I am so grateful for all that you did Mr. Martinez.
Jacksonville, FL
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I had a surgery done and the doctor did some negligence to my body. He did an improper intubation and left me paralyzed from the waist down I was happy to find one of the best medical negligence lawyers in jacksonville. Percy really helped me out. I got my settlement and my life somewhat back.
Jacksonville, FL
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Free Birth Injury Consultation
A free legal review clarifies options without adding stress to your family. According to the CDC, the U.S. infant mortality rate remains over 560 deaths per 100,000 live births, underscoring the stakes when medical care fails. During your consultation we examine fetal monitoring strips, delivery records, and pediatric evaluations. Our in house nurse consultants build personalized chronologies at no cost.
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Serving Miami‑Dade County
When fetal monitor alarms at Jackson Memorial’s Holtz Children’s or shoulder dystocia at Mount Sinai leave lifelong challenges, time stamped strips and neonatal records must be secured fast. From Coral Gables, our team gathers obstetric notes, NICU logs, and investigates within hours, launching claims in the Eleventh Circuit before evidence fades
View Full Map | Phone or text: (305) 423-0635 | 2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 504, Miami, FL, 33134
Serving Hillsborough County
Brachial plexus injuries at St. Joseph’s Women’s or hypoxic events at Tampa General demand meticulous causation proof. Minutes from the courthouse, our Tampa lawyers obtain delivery‑room video, placenta pathology, and expert neonatology opinions the same day, driving cases through the Thirteenth Circuit’s efficient docket.
View Full Map | Phone or text: (813) 371-0384 | 1228 E 7th Ave #223, Tampa, FL 33605
Serving Duval County
At UF Health Jacksonville or Wolfson Children’s, missed fetal distress can escalate to cerebral palsy. Stationed downtown, we retrieve CTG archives, midwife shift notes, and NICU growth charts within hours, then press insurers in the Fourth Circuit, where birth‑injury verdicts often reach eight figures.
View Full Map | Phone or text: (904) 385-9117 | 301 W Bay St Suite 14168, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Serving Orange County
Late C‑section calls at Winnie Palmer or AdventHealth for Women risk irreversible HIE. Overlooking Lake Eola, our Orlando team pairs placental histology with biomechanical experts to prove timing errors, filing swiftly in the Ninth Circuit’s streamlined calendar.
View Full Map | Phone or text: (407)487-2570 | 37 N Orange Ave #533, Orlando, FL 32801