Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Have Been Recovered for Injured Babies and Children
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In a family-focused community like Santa Clarita, the birth of a child is a cherished event. You place your trust in local hospitals like Henry Mayo Newhall to provide safe, compassionate care. When that trust is broken by a preventable medical mistake that harms your child, the devastation is profound. The future you planned is suddenly replaced by a confusing and challenging new journey.
Our team of birth injury lawyers strives to be a protector for families on this unexpected path. We have stood with parents across the country as they grapple with a new reality. We understand that this is more than a legal problem; it’s a fight for your child’s future. Our commitment is to provide the strength, expertise, and resources you need to secure that future and hold the responsible parties accountable.
This advocacy is essential. While our community has excellent doctors, no hospital is perfect. National studies have confirmed that preventable medical errors are a serious problem across the country. This guide is your first resource—a tool to provide clarity and empower you to make the best decisions for your family. Â
The key legal distinction is whether your child’s condition was a known or knowable factor before labor began, or if it was acquired during the birthing process. A birth defect is often a known condition, sometimes identified on prenatal ultrasounds. An acquired birth injury, however, is new damage that was inflicted upon a previously healthy baby due to a medical mistake. Proving that the injury was acquired requires showing what a competent doctor should have done to prevent it. This often involves demonstrating that a simple action, like performing a C-section 30 minutes sooner, would have resulted in a healthy baby.Â
A failure to provide competent care in a delivery room can have heartbreaking consequences. Our experienced team of Birth Injury lawyers has seen how these errors can manifest in numerous ways, including:
These are not just medical diagnoses; they represent a stolen future. The purpose of a birth injury claim is to reclaim the resources necessary to provide your child with a lifetime of dignity, quality care, and opportunity.Â
A successful medical malpractice case is a legal examination of cause and effect, governed by California law.
This process is governed by two critical legal parameters:Â
The Statute of Limitations: California law provides a strict “countdown clock” for filing a lawsuit. If this deadline passes, your family’s right to seek justice is permanently lost. Acting quickly is essential to protect your rights.
Compensation Rules (MICRA): Thanks to a major 2023 reform of California’s MICRA law, families can now seek more just and meaningful compensation for the profound pain and suffering caused by medical negligence.
Filing a medical malpractice birth injury lawsuit means going up against a hospital’s insurance company and their team of highly skilled defense lawyers. Over the years, we’ve seen them use the same playbook time and time again with one goal: to pay your family as little as possible. Our firm is built to systematically dismantle that playbook and win for families nationwide.
The Defense Playbook Says: “Deny and Delay.” Their first move is always to deny responsibility and drag the case out for years, hoping your family will run out of the money and emotional energy to fight.
Our Counter: Financial Fortitude. Our firm counters this by funding the entire cost of litigation from our own resources. We have the financial strength to outlast any delay tactic, ensuring we negotiate from a position of power, not desperation.
The Defense Playbook Says: “The Records Are Clean.” They will claim the medical records from hospitals like Henry Mayo Newhall show everything was done correctly, hoping to overwhelm you with complex charts and data.
Our Counter: Forensic Medical Analysis. Our team is skilled at reading between the lines of those records. We know how to identify the subtle signs of negligence—the altered note, the gap in monitoring, the ignored warning sign—that prove the case. We find the truth the records are trying to hide.
The Defense Playbook Says: “It Was an Unavoidable Complication.” They will hire “hired gun” experts to testify that the injury was a rare and unavoidable tragedy, aiming to confuse the jury.
Our Counter: A More Credible Team of Experts. We defeat this tactic by presenting testimony from a more credible source: a national network of leading, independent medical specialists. These are the true authorities whose unbiased opinions carry more weight and bring clarity to the courtroom.
The Defense Playbook Says: “This is Our Home Court.” Defense firms rely on their familiarity with the Los Angeles County court system that serves Santa Clarita.
Our Counter: Deep Experience in Birth Injury. Our decades of experience in these courtrooms nationwide negate their advantage. We know the procedures and the defense firms’ tactics, providing the insider knowledge needed to level the playing field.
This is our mission: to know the opposition’s every move and to have a powerful, prepared counter-strategy for each one. We are not just your birth injury lawyers; we are your strategic protectors, dedicated to fighting for the resources your child needs to thrive.Â
Families in the Santa Clarita Valley have a trusted local hospital and access to other excellent facilities in the surrounding region. The main choices for childbirth include:
Key Takeaways
This is a primary concern for every family we represent. Our job is to lift the legal burden from your shoulders. We handle the deadlines, the paperwork, the legal battles, and the communication with the hospital. Your job is to focus on your child and your family. We are here to make the legal process as seamless as possible so you can dedicate your energy where it’s needed most.
Not at all. We understand that most doctors and nurses are good people who work hard. A medical malpractice case is not a personal attack; it’s a legal process to hold a system or professional accountable for a specific, preventable mistake. The goal is to secure the immense financial resources your child will need for a lifetime of care, which is a responsibility that falls to the hospital’s insurance company, not the individuals personally.
We take our clients’ privacy very seriously. While court filings can be public, we work to keep sensitive medical details confidential through protective orders. More importantly, the vast majority of birth injury cases (over 90%) are resolved through confidential settlement agreements before a public trial is ever necessary, ensuring your family’s privacy is protected.
This is a deeply important question. While the case is centered on the injured child, the resources we fight for are designed to support the entire family unit. A comprehensive Life Care Plan can include funding for in-home nursing or respite care, which frees you up to provide the attention and support your other children also need. The compensation for your own pain and suffering also acknowledges the profound disruption to your entire family dynamic.
The hospital’s insurance company has a team of experienced lawyers and adjusters whose sole job is to minimize the amount they have to pay. They are not on your side. Without your own expert legal team, you are at an extreme disadvantage. We level the playing field by bringing our own medical experts, accurately calculating your child’s lifelong needs (which are almost always far greater than you can imagine), and showing the insurer that we are fully prepared to defeat them at trial if they do not offer a fair and just settlement.
Catastrophic child and birth injuries can shatter the lives of not just the babies and children, but also their families. Families are left to navigate a complex maze of medical challenges, financial burdens, and emotional turmoil. But, this is where Jeffrey Killino and his team of dedicated lawyers can provide the support and guidance families need most.
For over 2 decades, Jeffrey Killino and his team have secured life-changing results for babies and children facing catastrophic injuries. Our clients gain access to the best medical care, financial security, and peace of mind, knowing their futures are protected.
Jeffrey Killino and his team of child and birth injury lawyers are committed to go beyond securing multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. We measure our success by our positive impact on our clients’ lives. We’re dedicated to supporting them throughout their journey, even after their case is resolved.
Jeffrey Killino and his team of child and birth injury lawyers are committed to more than just securing multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. We measure our success by our positive impact on our clients’ lives, helping them access the best medical care, achieve financial security, and find peace of mind. We also actively work to prevent injuries and promote safety for everyone.
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