Birth Injury Attorney in Detroit, Michigan

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Local Courts

Courts in Detroit, Michigan

Wayne County Circuit Court

2 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226

U.S. District Court, E.D. Michigan — Southern Division

231 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

Medical Facilities

Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Detroit

Detroit Medical Center — Hutzel Women's Hospital

4707 St Antoine St, Detroit, MI 48201

Children's Hospital of Michigan — DMC

3901 Beaubien St, Detroit, MI 48201

Henry Ford Hospital

2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202

Beaumont Hospital — Royal Oak

3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073

Liability Overview

Liability Considerations in Detroit

Michigan allows medical malpractice claims for birth injuries with a 2-year statute of limitations from the injury date for parent claims, with special infancy tolling provisions that toll the child's claim until age 18 plus 1 year. Michigan does not cap medical malpractice damages. The $144 million Michigan HIE birth injury verdict is the highest birth injury verdict in U.S. litigation history and is the benchmark for catastrophic birth injury damages nationally. Michigan's birth injury rates are above the national average per CDC data.

The Team

Your Legal Team

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Catherine Moorefield

Senior Partner

Detroit, MI

24+ Years Experience
Birth injury and neonatal brain injuryHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) litigationCerebral palsy and fetal monitoring negligenceMichigan medical malpractice — Wayne County and statewide

Catherine Moorefield has spent 24 years representing Michigan families whose children suffered preventable birth injuries. A former registered nurse with labor and delivery clinical experience, Catherine brings firsthand knowledge of fetal monitoring, the APGAR assessment, and NICU protocols to every birth injury case she handles. She has worked on cases involving the full spectrum of birth injuries — HIE with severe cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy from shoulder dystocia, and delayed emergency C-section cases. Michigan's $144 million HIE verdict is the backdrop against which her practice operates, and she regularly works with OB expert witnesses and certified life care planners to document the full scope of lifetime care damages. She has recovered over $45 million for birth injury families in Michigan.

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School (2002)
  • B.S., Nursing, Wayne State University (1998)