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Birth Injury Lawyers | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA

Latona Law is a trusted birth injury law firm with over 30 years of dedicated service to families in Pennsylvania. Led by Attorney Latona, the firm’s sole practitioner, Latona Law specializes in advocating for families affected by birth injuries. With a deep commitment to securing justice and compensation, Attorney Latona brings decades of experience and personalized care to every case, providing clients with the expertise and attention they deserve.

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Meet Attorney Latona

Attorney Latona has been practicing in Northeastern, Central, and Southeastern Pennsylvania for more than 30 years, focused on birth injury.

Carmen has represented thousands of clients throughout Pennsylvania and has been successful in civil and criminal trials in both state and federal courts. Let Carmen and the Latona Law team put the same passion and vigor behind helping you and your family get justice for the devastating mistakes of doctors, nurses, surgeons, or other medical caregivers.

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Why Hire Latona Law Firm For Your Medical Negligence Or Birth Injury Case?

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Choosing the right lawyer for your case will have a major impact on the outcome. Oftentimes it is difficult to prove the liability and connect the damages caused in medical malpractice cases, this is where our team excels. Keep in mind that the opposition will spare no expense to avoid taking appropriate responsibility. Therefore, after consultation, if we believe you have a viable case and that healthcare providers were negligent, Latona Law will deploy the resources necessary to pursue your claim.

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With 30+ years experience in birth injury cases, Latona Law has the background it takes to win medical malpractice or birth injury lawsuits. Most importantly, we are one of the only law firms in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area entirely dedicated to medical negligence cases.

Latona Law is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Also, we serve all of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and surrounding counties. We understand all of the factors within our region that can affect a malpractice or birth injury case. In addition, we offer same-day free consultations, and often same-day or next-day appointments. These can occur at your home, the hospital, our Wilkes-Barre/Scranton office, or other place of convenience. Lastly, evening appointments also available.

We know what it takes to win a medical negligence case. It takes much more than lawyers. Each case requires a different set of resources. Medical experts, doctor who are also lawyers, nurses, and other specialists could all be needed in malpractice cases. Above all, Latona Law will always provide the resources necessary to give your family the best chance of recovering compensation. Finally, there is no cost or fees unless we get justice.

Carmen J. Latona, Jr., analyzes every case handled by Latona Law, P.C. attorneys. Secondly, our clients receive our undivided attention and attorneys are always accessible to provide insight and guidance at the clients request. Third, our goal is not to acquire as many cases as possible. We want to help. Finally, when we accept a case, we give it the attention required for a successful outcome.

For many years, Latona Law’s medical negligence attorneys have been representing families throughout Pennsylvania. Usually, these families became victims of preventable injuries from medical care. Lastly, we have successfully represented families in NEPA for decades and we will continue to do so.

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How Does Pain and Suffering Work with Birth Injury Cases in PA?

If you or your child has experienced an injury during or after delivery, you may be able to file a birth injury lawsuit. This lawsuit will help you hold your medical care team accountable for their actions while also helping you get compensation for different types of damages, including ongoing medical expenses and pain and…

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What Constitutes Medical Malpractice in Pennsylvania?

When you visit the doctor, either for yourself or for your child, you expect them to help you stay well. Though many doctors do exactly that, it’s important to remember that they’re human and can make mistakes. Unfortunately, mistakes can lead to severe injury, suffering and costly medical treatments that can cause financial hardship. If…

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Which Birth Injury Requires Treatment?

When you deliver your child in the hospital, you’re trusting the medical care team to keep your child safe and ensure that they’re as healthy as possible when they’re born. Though this is what happens in most instances, accidents can lead to birth injuries that may have lifelong consequences for your child if not treated…

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Signs of a Birth Injury: What Parents Should Look For

Your medical care team is there to help you through delivery, looking out for both your well-being and the well-being of your child. However, birth injuries can happen even when you think your medical providers are doing everything right. The sooner you can catch those injuries, the easier it will be to get your child…

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How Can We Prevent Birth Injuries During Delivery?

Birth injuries most commonly happen during delivery. While some of them happen completely outside of a doctor’s ability to control or prevent, others can be the result of a lack of care from your medical team. Your Pennsylvania birth injury attorneys at Latona Law want to help you keep yourself and your child healthy. Here…

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Birth Injury vs. Birth Defect: Understanding the Difference

Every parent wants their child to be healthy from the moment they enter the world into their old age. But there’s always a risk of birth injuries and birth defects that can make living a healthy life more challenging. Birth injuries and defects can lead to similar challenges, but they happen in different ways. Your…

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The Financial Impact of Birth Injuries on Pennsylvania Families

Whether it’s your first child or your fifth, you want them to have the best life possible. But errors and accidents that happen in the hospital can lead to life-altering birth injuries that make your dreams for your child feel impossible. Even minor birth injuries can result in hefty expenses immediately following the birth and…

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What Is the Most Common Birth Injury to the Mother in Pennsylvania?

Worldwide, roughly 40 million women develop long-term health issues and concerns as a result of childbirth. While the number of incidents is lower in America, birth injuries can happen to both the mother and child at any point during delivery. Even with top-notch medical facilities, birth injuries can and do happen. Your Pennsylvania birth injury…

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How Are Birth Injuries in Infants Treated in Pennsylvania?

When you give birth in a hospital, you expect the doctors and medical care team to keep you and your child safe. While this is the most common outcome, there are times when the medical care team ends up causing preventable harm to you or your baby. If your baby is injured, working with a…

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Is Cerebral Palsy a Birth Injury?

There are many different types of birth injuries that can occur even under seemingly ideal circumstances. Many of those injuries can lead to permanent conditions, like cerebral palsy, that can impact your child’s ability to live a normal life or to keep up with their peers developmentally. Nearly 10,000 babies are born with some degree…

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