C-Section Injury Lawyer in Connecticut

Fighting for Connecticut Families Since 1955. Never Insurance Companies.

RisCassi & Davis, P.C. has represented injured Connecticut families for more than 70 years, since 1955. We represent only injured individuals and families, never insurance companies, and we’ve recovered over half a billion dollars for our clients across hundreds of cases. If you or your child suffered harm during or after a cesarean delivery, we can evaluate whether a malpractice claim exists.

When a C-Section Injury Becomes Malpractice

Not every complication from a cesarean delivery is malpractice. To bring a claim in Connecticut, a family must show that a physician or other health care provider breached the standard of care, that the breach caused the injury, and that real harm resulted. The standard of care is the level of care and skill a reasonably prudent similar provider would have exercised under the same circumstances.

Two distinct questions arise in most C-section injury cases. First, was the decision to perform a cesarean, or to delay it, made at the right time? Signs of fetal or maternal distress that go unrecognized or are acted on too slowly can support a claim if the delay departed from accepted practice. Second, was the surgery itself performed correctly? Errors in surgical technique are a separate basis for a claim, independent of any question about timing.

Common C-Section Injuries to Mother & Baby

Because the uterus sits close to the bladder and bowel, surgical errors during a cesarean can perforate either organ. Other injury categories we see in these cases include:

• Uterine rupture along a prior cesarean scar, particularly in later pregnancies
• Surgical site infections and endometritis, an infection of the uterine lining, from improperly managed aftercare
• Anesthesia complications, including adverse reactions from improperly administered medication
• Retained surgical items, instruments or materials left inside the mother during the procedure
• Surgical lacerations to the baby caused by tools used during the incision

How We Build a C-Section Malpractice Case

We examine the timing decision and the surgical execution separately, because each involves different clinical standards and different categories of evidence. Our national network of professionals across medicine and other disciplines lets us deploy the right qualified physician for each question. In birth-injury cases, that often means one physician addressing whether the standard of care was met and a separate physician addressing whether the departure from that standard caused the harm.

Our attorneys work closely with each other on every case, sharing strategy and resources. We prepare every case as though it will go to trial, which strengthens our position at the negotiating table well before any trial date arrives.

Connecticut Trial Lawyers with a Record Built on Complex Cases

Seven of our attorneys are Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a credential that reflects substantial courtroom experience. Our firm and its attorneys have earned recognition from Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers®, Martindale-Hubbell®, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. We’ve taken hundreds of cases to trial and have won some of the largest personal injury verdicts and settlements in Connecticut history.

We travel across Connecticut to meet with clients wherever they are, including at home or in the hospital. If geography or mobility is a concern, it won’t stop you from working with us.