Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Have Been Recovered for Injured Babies and Children
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The hours and days following a difficult birth in a Fremont hospital can be a confusing blur of medical jargon and hushed conversations. The joy you anticipated is replaced by a profound sense that something went terribly wrong. As you try to piece together the events, a difficult journey begins—one that shifts your focus from planning a future to desperately seeking to understand the past.
That search for understanding is where our work begins. For many years, we have served as dedicated allies for families across the country, helping them transform their heartbreaking questions into a focused pursuit of the truth. We believe you are entitled to answers, and our mission is to provide the expertise necessary to uncover those answers and assert your powerful rights under California law.
This pursuit is vital because preventable medical harm is a documented, nationwide crisis. Data from federal health agencies reveal millions of hospital stays involve “adverse events” each year. This guide is the first step in your investigation, designed to provide a clear, factual foundation, empowering you to ask the best questions and be the strongest possible advocate for your child.
Our legal process begins by establishing the chain of responsibility. We investigate to see if the harm was caused by factors outside the medical team’s reasonable control, or if it was a direct result of their actions while they were in charge. A birth defect falls outside the delivery team’s direct chain of responsibility. A birth injury, however, happens squarely within their responsibility—during the labor and delivery process when they have a professional duty to be your child’s careful and competent steward. A failure in that stewardship, such as not monitoring the baby’s heart rate correctly, is a clear breach of their professional duty. This allows us to prove that the injury was not a random occurrence but a failure of the system meant to protect your child. Our investigation is focused on defining this chain of responsibility, providing a clear basis for holding the right parties accountable.
In a Fremont delivery room, a birth injury is often the final, tragic outcome of a series of missed opportunities and failures to act. Our lawyers who handle catastrophic birth injury claims have seen how these preventable lapses in care can lead to a lifetime of challenges, including:
A medical malpractice birth injury claim serves as a powerful voice for a child who cannot speak for themselves. Its purpose is to secure the financial resources that will provide a lifetime of care and opportunity.
Building a successful medical malpractice case in Fremont is like following a precise legal recipe. For a just outcome, every ingredient must be present and proven, and the entire process must adhere to the court’s strict rules.
Finally, the entire recipe is governed by two of California’s most critical legal rules:
The Kitchen Timer: The Statute of Limitations. The most critical rule is the strict filing deadline. The law sets a non-negotiable timer on your right to bring a case. If this timer runs out (often before a child’s eighth birthday), the opportunity is lost forever.
The Rules for Fair Compensation: MICRA Reform. The second rule governs the final outcome. Thanks to a landmark 2023 law (Assembly Bill 35), the rules for compensating families for their immense pain and suffering have been dramatically improved.
A birth injury lawsuit is a complex, high-stakes undertaking that requires an experienced team of professionals. When you partner with our firm, we act as the director, assembling and managing the precise team needed to win for your family in an Alameda County courtroom.
This is our cause: to assemble and lead the best possible team dedicated to one goal—securing the resources your child needs for a lifetime of care.
Fremont and the surrounding East Bay communities are served by several high-quality medical centers known for their advanced maternity care. These include:
Key Takeaways
Fetal monitoring strips are the paper or digital readouts of your baby’s heart rate during labor. They are a critical piece of evidence. Our experienced birth injury attorneys and medical experts can analyze these strips to show exactly when a baby was in distress and prove that the medical team failed to act appropriately on those warning signs.
Yes. Hospitals have a duty to ensure their equipment—from fetal heart monitors to infant warmers—is properly maintained and functioning. If an equipment failure contributed to your child’s injury, the hospital can be held liable for its negligence in maintaining its own facility.
“Discovery” is the formal process where we gather evidence from the hospital and doctors. For your family, this means we will be requesting all medical records, hospital policies, and communications. It also involves taking depositions (formal, sworn testimony) from the medical staff involved. It is the core of our investigation into what happened.
These are complex cases that require a thorough investigation and extensive work with medical experts. There is no set timeline, but it is not a quick process. A case can often take several years to resolve, either through a settlement or a trial. Our commitment is to see the case through to the end, however long it takes to achieve a just result.
Hospitals and their insurance companies are businesses focused on minimizing financial loss. Their legal strategy is almost always to deny responsibility and fight the claim, regardless of how clear the evidence may seem. This is why having our powerful legal team of birth injury lawyers is so essential.
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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