For several years The Talaska Law Firm has been nationally recognized for their expertise and experience in this field. The Talaska Law Firm has helped many children and their families who are victims of medical malpractice. 
  
The Talaska Law Firm has been responsible for families collecting millions of dollars from negligent hospitals, managed care organizations, obstetricians, pediatricians, family physicians, nurses, and neonatologists. The fact is medical mistakes happen and their unfortunate outcome leaves parents with concerns not only about the present but, perhaps more importantly, about the future of their child.

The Talaska Law Firm will seek compensation to provide for the necessary medical care and attendant care that these special children may require for the rest of their lives. Compensation for the mental anguish, pain and suffering including the impairment and disfigurement will also be sought. 

The Talaska Law Firm has helped injured children and families recover money against negligent health care providers for the past 12 years. The Talaska Law Firm has successfully represented families in cases involving the following medical situations:

• Failure to recognize and respond to umbilical cord prolapse 
• Failure to diagnose placental abruption 
• VBAC (Vaginal birth after a previous cesarean section) - Failure
  to properly advise about the risks of VBAC 
• Failure to diagnose complications of umbilical cord compression 
• Failure to recognize signs and symptoms of uterine rupture 
• Amniocentesis complications 
• Failure to treat complications from fetal-maternal hemorrhage 
• Failure to diagnose fetal distress 
• Failure to properly manage shoulder dystocia 
• Failure to diagnose placental previa 
• Failure to diagnose fetopelvic disproportion 
• Traumatic use of forceps 
• Traumatic use of vacuum extractors 
• Misinterpretation of fetal monitor strips 
• Misinterpreting pregnancy ultrasounds 
• Misdiagnosis of prenatal tests including non-stress tests and biophysical profiles 
• Failure to timely carry out a cesarean section 
• Failure to properly care for a critically ill newborn 
• Failure to properly incubate a newborn 
• Failure to timely diagnose neonatal hypoglycemia or low blood sugar 
• Failure to prevent preterm deliveries 
• Failure to properly arrest preterm labor 
• Failure to timely administer anti-seizure medications 
• Failure to properly manage malpresentations including transverse lie positions and breech deliveries 
• Failure to properly diagnose and manage hydrocephalus and intraventricular hemorrhage 
• Failure to properly manage jaundice 
• Failure to timely diagnose meningitis 
• Failure to diagnose gestational diabetes 
• Failure to diagnose and treat high blood pressure, toxemia, and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy

Attorneys:

Theodore G. Skarbowski:

Mr. Skarbowski has been practicing for nearly ten years in the area of birth injury and birth trauma litigation.  He has successfully helped families who are victims of medical malpractice across the state of Texas.