When medical professionals fail during labor and delivery, the consequences can devastate families across South Carolina for generations. Birth injuries caused by medical negligence rob children of their potential and burden parents with overwhelming medical expenses, therapy costs, and emotional trauma.
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These preventable tragedies occur in hospitals from Charleston to Greenville, often when doctors, nurses, or medical staff fail to recognize fetal distress, delay necessary interventions, or make critical errors during delivery. South Carolina families deserve justice when medical malpractice causes lifelong disabilities like cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, or brain injuries.
Matthew McGuire has spent over 30 years fighting for birth injury victims statewide, understanding that these cases require immediate action before evidence disappears and witnesses' memories fade. With offices in Columbia and availability 24/7/365, McGuire Law responds immediately to help families protect their children's futures.
Our comprehensive birth injury litigation experience throughout South Carolina provides families with the specialized medical-legal knowledge needed to prove negligence, secure expert testimony, and fight for maximum compensation for lifetime care needs.
From cerebral palsy to Erb's palsy, we have successfully represented families against hospitals and medical professionals throughout South Carolina. Our track record includes significant settlements and verdicts for lifetime care needs.
We work with leading obstetricians, neonatologists, and pediatric neurologists who can analyze fetal monitoring strips, delivery records, and medical protocols to prove how negligence caused your child's injuries.
Deep understanding of hospital protocols, staffing requirements, and emergency response procedures. We investigate whether facilities followed proper standards for high-risk deliveries and fetal distress situations.
We work with life care planners to project lifetime medical expenses, therapy costs, educational support, and adaptive equipment needs to ensure your child receives full compensation for future care.
While many birth injury cases settle, we're always prepared for trial. Our courtroom experience gives us leverage in negotiations with hospitals and insurance companies who know we will fight for maximum compensation.
From oxygen deprivation injuries to delivery trauma, we fight for families affected by all types of preventable birth injuries caused by medical negligence throughout South Carolina.
Caused by oxygen deprivation during delivery or failure to perform timely C-sections. We investigate whether medical staff properly monitored fetal distress and responded appropriately.
Result from excessive force during difficult deliveries. We prove how improper techniques or failure to recognize shoulder dystocia caused nerve damage affecting arm function.
Resulting from delayed response to fetal distress signals or umbilical cord complications. We analyze fetal monitoring strips to show when intervention should have occurred.
Due to prolonged labor without appropriate medical intervention. We investigate whether hospitals followed protocols for monitoring and responding to oxygen deprivation.
From improper use of forceps or vacuum extraction devices. We examine whether medical professionals used appropriate techniques and equipment during delivery.
From untreated severe jaundice leading to permanent brain damage. We investigate whether hospitals properly monitored bilirubin levels and provided timely treatment.
South Carolina's medical malpractice statute of limitations limits the time to file claims. Contact McGuire Law immediately to protect your family's rights.
Our core values guide every birth injury case we handle throughout South Carolina, ensuring your family receives compassionate support and aggressive advocacy while fighting for your child's lifetime care needs.
We understand the emotional devastation families face when medical negligence harms their children. We provide compassionate support while aggressively fighting for maximum compensation for lifetime care.
Birth injury cases require immediate action to preserve evidence and protect your rights. We respond within hours to begin investigating and securing critical medical records before they disappear.
We explain complex medical and legal issues in plain language so you understand your case. We keep you informed at every stage and answer your questions promptly and honestly.
We work with leading medical experts to analyze every aspect of your child's delivery, from prenatal care through post-birth treatment, to prove exactly how negligence caused the injuries.
Birth injury cases are handled on contingency, meaning you pay no legal fees unless we recover compensation for your family. We advance all costs for medical experts and case investigation.
Taking the right steps immediately after discovering a potential birth injury protects your family's legal rights and strengthens your case for compensation.
Request complete copies of fetal monitoring strips, delivery room notes, prenatal care records, and any high-risk pregnancy documentation immediately.
Request preservation of hospital surveillance footage and communication records between medical staff. This evidence can disappear quickly without legal intervention.
Have your child evaluated by specialists to establish the full extent of injuries and future needs. This documentation is critical for calculating lifetime care costs.
Call (888) 499-5738 within days of discovering potential malpractice. South Carolina's statute of limitations requires swift action.
Do not sign any hospital settlement offers or releases without legal consultation. Early offers rarely reflect the true lifetime cost of your child's injuries.
Collect contact information from family members present during delivery. Their observations may be crucial for proving what happened in the delivery room.
In birth injury cases, experience isn't just helpful—it's essential. Matt McGuire has spent over 30 years fighting for families harmed by medical negligence, understanding how to prove hospital failures, coordinate medical experts, and secure compensation for lifetime care needs.
Over 30 years fighting for birth injury victims throughout South Carolina, from cerebral palsy to Erb's palsy, securing compensation for medical expenses, therapy costs, and lifetime care needs.
When your child has been harmed, every day matters for preserving evidence. We respond immediately to begin investigation and secure critical medical records before they disappear.
We work with leading obstetricians, neonatologists, pediatric neurologists, and life care planners who can prove negligence and calculate lifetime care costs for maximum compensation.
Familiar with hospitals, medical practices, and court procedures across all 46 South Carolina counties. This statewide knowledge gives our clients a significant strategic advantage.
We're focused on outcomes that matter—securing compensation for lifetime medical care, therapy, educational support, and ensuring your child receives every resource they need to thrive.
Birth injury cases can recover substantial compensation to cover lifetime medical needs, therapy costs, and other damages caused by medical negligence.
We work with life care planners to project all future medical needs extending throughout your child's lifetime to ensure full compensation.
Get answers to the most common questions about birth injury cases and medical malpractice claims in South Carolina.
Signs of potential malpractice include delayed C-sections, ignored fetal distress signals, improper use of delivery instruments, or oxygen deprivation. Medical experts can review records to determine if negligence occurred.
South Carolina has specific deadlines for medical malpractice claims that vary based on circumstances. Contact McGuire Law immediately to ensure your family's rights are protected before time runs out.
We handle birth injury cases on contingency, meaning you pay no legal fees unless we recover compensation. We advance all costs for medical experts, investigation, and litigation.
Compensation can include lifetime medical expenses, therapy costs, educational support, home modifications, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, and punitive damages in egregious cases.
Birth injury cases typically take 1-3 years due to the complexity of medical evidence and expert testimony required. We work efficiently while ensuring thorough preparation for maximum compensation.
If cerebral palsy resulted from oxygen deprivation, delayed C-section, or other preventable causes during delivery, you may have a medical malpractice claim. Medical experts can determine if negligence caused the condition.
Critical evidence includes fetal monitoring strips, delivery room records, prenatal care documentation, hospital protocols, and expert medical testimony proving how negligence caused the injuries.
Children rarely need to testify in birth injury cases. Medical records, expert testimony, and life care planning evidence typically demonstrate the injuries and their impact without requiring the child's involvement.
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.
Don't let another day pass without proper legal protection for your family. Call McGuire Law now and experience the difference that compassionate, aggressive, and effective legal representation can make in your birth injury case.
Available 24/7/365 - Immediate Response for Birth Injury Families
