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McGuire Law

Columbia Birth Injuries Attorney

When your newborn suffers preventable injuries during delivery at Columbia, South Carolina's medical facilities, your family faces an unimaginable crisis that extends far beyond the delivery room. Birth injuries can result from medical negligence during labor and delivery, leaving families in Richland County grappling with lifelong consequences and questions about their child's future.

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Attorney Matt McGuire

These cases require immediate legal intervention to preserve critical evidence and protect your family's rights. Time is critical—evidence disappears quickly, and South Carolina's statute of limitations protects negligent medical providers if you wait too long.

Matthew McGuire has spent over 30 years fighting for families across South Carolina, including extensive experience with birth injury cases involving Columbia's major medical centers. With offices in Columbia and availability 24/7/365, McGuire Law responds immediately when families need help—because in birth injury cases, preserving fetal monitoring strips and delivery room records is essential to proving negligence.

The Legal Expertise of McGuire Law

Birth injury cases involve complex medical evidence and require attorneys who can challenge hospital systems and their well-funded legal teams. Our track record of holding negligent medical providers accountable gives Columbia families the experienced advocacy they need.

Medical Malpractice Representation

Complex birth injury litigation requiring expert witnesses and detailed medical knowledge. We've secured significant settlements for families affected by delivery room negligence and preventable birth trauma.

Personal Injury Success

We have recovered millions of dollars for injury victims across South Carolina. Our experience spans birth injuries, medical malpractice, and all types of personal injury cases involving negligent healthcare providers.

Trial Experience

While many birth injury cases settle, we're always prepared for trial. Our courtroom experience gives us leverage in negotiations with hospitals and confidence when litigation is necessary to get justice.

Expert Witness Coordination

Extensive network of maternal-fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, and life care planners. Expert testimony often makes the difference in proving medical negligence caused your child's injuries.

Discovery and Investigation

Thorough investigation and discovery practices uncover evidence that wins birth injury cases. We secure fetal monitoring strips, delivery videos, and hospital records before they disappear.

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Types of Birth Injury Cases We Handle

From oxygen deprivation to improper use of delivery instruments, we fight for families whose children suffered preventable injuries during labor and delivery in Columbia.

Oxygen Deprivation Injuries

Oxygen deprivation during delivery leading to cerebral palsy, brain damage, or developmental delays. These injuries often result from failure to monitor fetal distress or delayed emergency response.

Forceps and Vacuum Injuries

Improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors causing skull fractures, nerve damage, or facial injuries. We challenge physician training and technique when instruments cause preventable harm.

Delayed Cesarean Section

Failure to perform timely cesarean sections when fetal distress occurs during labor. Minutes of delay can cause permanent brain damage requiring lifetime care.

Medication Errors

Medication errors during delivery including improper dosing of Pitocin or anesthesia complications that harm mother or child.

Shoulder Dystocia and Erb's Palsy

Shoulder dystocia mismanagement resulting in Erb's palsy or brachial plexus injuries. Improper maneuvers during delivery can cause permanent nerve damage to newborns.

Maternal Condition Failures

Failure to diagnose or treat maternal conditions like preeclampsia or gestational diabetes that endanger both mother and child during delivery.

Umbilical Cord Complications

Delayed response to umbilical cord prolapse or placental complications requiring immediate intervention to prevent oxygen deprivation.

Birth Trauma from Excessive Force

Birth trauma from excessive force during delivery causing fractures or internal bleeding. These injuries are often preventable with proper technique and patient care.

Evidence Disappears Quickly in Birth Injury Cases

Fetal monitoring strips and delivery room records must be preserved immediately. Contact McGuire Law within days of discovering your child's injury.

McGuire Law's Core Values

Families facing birth injury cases need more than legal expertise—they need attorneys who understand the emotional toll and treat their case with the compassion and urgency it deserves.

Client-Centered Service

Your family's birth injury case is not just another file to us. We take time to understand your child's needs, explain your options clearly, and keep you informed throughout this difficult process.

Proven Results

Our success comes from thorough preparation, strategic thinking, and relentless advocacy. We have a track record of achieving significant settlements for families affected by birth injuries.

Compassionate Counsel

Birth injuries happen during what should be the happiest time of your life. We provide not just legal expertise but also understanding and support as you navigate this challenging situation.

Thorough Case Preparation

We prepare every birth injury case as if it's going to trial, even those likely to settle. This preparation gives us leverage in negotiations with hospitals and their insurers.

Long-Term Perspective

We consider not just immediate needs but lifetime care requirements. Our advice takes into account how today's decisions will affect your child's future for decades to come.

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Immediate Action Steps After Birth Injuries

The first days after discovering your child's birth injury are critical for preserving evidence and protecting your family's legal rights.

Secure All Medical Records

Request and secure all medical records from the delivering hospital and attending physicians immediately. These records can be altered or "lost" if you wait.

Document Your Child's Injuries

Document your child's injuries with photographs and detailed medical evaluations from independent specialists not affiliated with the delivering hospital.

Preserve Fetal Monitoring Strips

Preserve the fetal monitoring strips and delivery room records before they disappear or get "lost." These records often prove when medical staff should have intervened.

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Call (888) 499-5738 within days of discovering the injury—evidence deteriorates rapidly in birth injury cases.

Avoid Hospital Discussions

Avoid discussing the incident with hospital administrators or insurance representatives without legal counsel. Their goal is to minimize liability, not help your family.

Begin Medical Evaluation

Begin comprehensive medical evaluation with pediatric neurologists and developmental specialists in Columbia to understand the full extent of your child's injuries.

Start Early Intervention

Start early intervention therapies while building your legal case for maximum recovery compensation. Your child's treatment shouldn't wait for the legal process.

The McGuire Law Difference

Birth injury cases require attorneys willing to take on powerful hospital systems and their well-funded defense teams. Matt McGuire has the experience, resources, and determination to fight for the compensation your child needs for lifetime care.

Deep Client Partnerships

We don't just handle your legal matters—we become an extension of your family's support system. We take time to understand your child's needs and challenges so we can fight for appropriate lifetime compensation.

Always Accessible

When you need us, we're there. Birth injury cases create constant questions and concerns. Our attorneys are responsive, available, and committed to keeping you informed every step of the way.

Strategic Thinking, Not Just Legal Advice

We look beyond the immediate legal question to help you make decisions that serve your child's long-term care needs and your family's financial future.

Efficient and Cost-Conscious

We work on contingency for birth injury cases—you pay nothing unless we win. Our approach focuses on efficient litigation that delivers results without unnecessary delays.

Committed to Your Community

As a South Carolina firm, we're invested in holding local healthcare providers accountable. When Columbia hospitals fail families, we're here to fight for justice.

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Damages Available in Birth Injury Cases

Birth injuries often require lifetime care and support. We fight for comprehensive compensation that covers all current and future needs.

Economic Damages

  • All past and future medical expenses, therapy costs, and specialized equipment needs
  • Lost wages for parents who must leave careers to provide full-time care
  • Loss of earning capacity when injuries prevent children from achieving their potential
  • Home modification costs for wheelchair accessibility and medical equipment

Non-Economic & Future Costs

  • Pain and suffering compensation for your child's physical injuries and developmental challenges
  • Educational expenses for special needs schooling and adaptive learning technologies
  • Life care planning costs ensuring comprehensive coverage for decades of future care
  • Loss of enjoyment of life and reduced quality of life damages

Life Care Planning Is Essential

We work with life care planners to project your child's needs for decades to come, ensuring settlements cover actual lifetime costs.

Investigation Process & Liability Determination

Proving medical negligence requires thorough investigation and expert analysis. We build compelling cases that hold negligent providers accountable.

Evidence Preservation

Immediate preservation of fetal monitoring strips, delivery room videos, and all medical documentation before hospitals can alter or destroy records.

Expert Medical Testimony

Expert medical witness testimony from maternal-fetal medicine specialists and neonatologists who can explain how standard care was violated.

Staffing Analysis

Analysis of hospital staffing levels, nurse-to-patient ratios, and physician availability during delivery to identify systemic failures.

Protocol Review

Review of hospital protocols and whether medical staff followed established delivery room procedures during your child's birth.

Provider Investigation

Investigation of medical providers' training, certification, and any history of previous malpractice claims that reveal patterns of negligence.

Equipment Records

Examination of equipment maintenance records for fetal monitors, delivery instruments, and emergency response tools that may have malfunctioned.

Frequently Asked Questions

Families facing birth injury cases have many questions about the legal process and their child's future. Here are answers to the concerns we hear most often from Columbia parents.

How do I know if my child's injury was preventable?

Many birth injuries result from medical negligence including delayed c-sections, improper use of forceps, or failure to monitor fetal distress. We work with medical experts who can review your records and determine if standard care was violated.

How long do I have to file a birth injury lawsuit?

South Carolina has specific statutes of limitations for medical malpractice. For injuries to minors, special rules may extend deadlines. Contact us immediately—evidence disappears quickly and waiting can harm your case.

What compensation can we receive for lifetime care?

Birth injury settlements must cover decades of medical care, therapy, equipment, education, and home modifications. We work with life care planners to ensure settlements reflect actual lifetime costs, often totaling millions of dollars.

Can we sue the hospital or just the doctor?

Both may be liable depending on circumstances. Hospitals can be held accountable for staffing failures, equipment issues, and policies that led to your child's injury. We investigate all potentially responsible parties.

How much does a birth injury attorney cost?

We work on contingency—you pay nothing unless we win your case. Our fee comes from the settlement or verdict, not out of your pocket. This allows families to access quality legal representation regardless of financial situation.

How long will our case take?

Birth injury cases typically take 2-4 years due to their complexity and the need for extensive medical evidence. We push aggressively for resolution while ensuring your child's full lifetime needs are covered.

What if we signed consent forms before delivery?

Consent forms don't protect doctors from negligence. You consented to proper medical care, not malpractice. Signing forms doesn't waive your right to sue when providers violate the standard of care.

Should we start treatment or wait for the lawsuit?

Start treatment immediately—your child's health comes first. Early intervention often improves outcomes. We can help coordinate care and secure funding while your lawsuit progresses through the courts.

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About South Carolina Attorney Matt McGuire

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With over 30 years of experience defending South Carolina, McGuire Law provides elite legal representation with national recognition. McGuire Law has grown from a small practice into one of the most trusted law firms in South Carolina. We understand that legal issues can be overwhelming, whether you're facing criminal charges, dealing with injuries from an accident, or navigating family law matters.

McGuire Law is committed to each client's unique situation, and we don't believe in boilerplate solutions. Every case requires careful analysis, strategic planning, and aggressive representation. Our firm combines over 30 years of experience with cutting-edge legal strategies to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.

McGuire Law serves all 46 South Carolina counties. We know these counties, their courts, their legal communities, and most importantly, the people who live here. This local knowledge, combined with our legal expertise, gives our clients a significant advantage.

Matt McGuire received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina.

Matt has served as a law clerk for a State Circuit Judge, an Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, and an Assistant Solicitor in the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office.

Matt is a proud husband, father of two, and a long-time resident of Richland County, South Carolina.

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When your child has suffered a preventable birth injury in Columbia, you need more than just any attorney – you need Matt McGuire and McGuire Law.

Don't let Columbia's medical providers escape accountability for preventable birth injuries that forever changed your family's future. Call McGuire Law now and experience the difference that personal, aggressive, and effective legal representation can make in your case.

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2001 Assembly Street, Suite 102-B
Columbia, SC 29201

(888) 499-5738

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Don't let Columbia's medical providers escape accountability for preventable birth injuries that forever changed your family's future. Call (888) 499-5738 now for immediate consultation—we're available 24/7/365 because birth injury cases require urgent action.

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