Articles & Journals

To stay on the cutting edge of the birth trauma litigation field, our legal team consistently writes, contributes to, and publishes industry articles and journals. In this section, we cover some of the award-winning work our birth injury attorneys have published over the years.

Partners Jesse Reiter and Rebecca Walsh co-authored an article for the September 2019 American Association of Justice’s (AAJ) Trial magazine. They highlight the importance of attention to each detail and experience when it comes to complex birth trauma cases. You can read the full article here.

Reiter, J. M., & Walsh, R. S. (2019, September). Birth Asphyxia Cases: The Impact of Cooling. Trial, 55(9).

Attorneys Jesse Reiter and Rebecca Walsh, and legal assistant McKenzie Ahmet, publish “The Impact of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Newborns with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy” in the February 2019 Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal.

Reiter, Jesse M., Walsh, Rebecca, and Ahmet, McKenzie. “The Impact of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Newborns with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2019): n. pag. Print.

Attorneys Jesse Reiter and Rebecca Walsh publish “Timing Hypoxic-Ischemic Fetal Brain Injury” in the January 2018 Michigan Bar Journal.

Attorney and owner Jesse M. Reiter published an article in the Fall 2017 Michigan Association for Justice Journal, titled “HR 1215: Stripping Rights From Our Most Vulnerable Michigan Medical Malpractice Clients.” Read the article here: MAJ Fall Journal.

Reiter, Jesse M. “HR 1215: Stripping Rights From Our Most Vulnerable Michigan Medical Malpractice Clients” (2017) MAJ Journal (2017), Volume XLIX, No. 2. Print.

Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorney Jesse M. Reiter published an article in the July 2017 American American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal. The article is titled “Averting Preterm Birth: The Right Care Gives the Best Results.”

Reiter, Jesse M. “Averting Preterm Birth: The Right Care Gives the Best Results” (2017): n. pag. Print.

Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorney Jesse M. Reiter published an article in the February 2017 American American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal. The article is titled “Management of Category II Fetal Heart Tracings: Timing Delivery to Avoid HIE.”

Reiter, Jesse M., “Management of Category II Fetal Heart Tracings: Timing Delivery to Avoid HIE” (2017): n. pag. Print.

Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorney Jesse M. Reiter published an article in the American American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal in July 2016. The article is titled “Averting Pre-Term Birth: The Right Care Gives the Best Results.”

Reiter, Jesse M., “Averting Pre-Term Birth: The Right Care Gives the Best Results.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2016): n. pag. Print.

Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorneys Jesse M. Reiter published an article in the American American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal in Feb. 2016. The article is titled “ACOG Replaced the Friedman Curve with Unproven Guidelines: Is Lowering the Caesarean Rate Worth the Rise in Birth Trauma?”

Reiter, Jesse M., “ACOG Replaced the Friedman Curve with Unproven Guidelines: Is Lowering the Caesarean Rate Worth the Rise in Birth Trauma?.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2016): n. pag. Print.

In a Feb., 2015 article published in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal, Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorney Jesse Reiter discuss hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The article is titled “HIE and the Myth of Pre-Existing Injury.”

Reiter, Jesse M., “HIE and the Myth of Pre-Existing Injury.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2015): n. pag. Print.

In July, 2014 Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorney Jesse Reiter published an article discussing regarding the sensitive definition of HIE in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal. The article is titled “How ACOG Broadened the Definition of HIE: A Comparison of the NEACP and NEANO.”

Reiter, Jesse M., “ACOG Modifies the Definition of HIE: A Comparison of the NEACP and NEANO.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2014): n. pag. Print.

In a Feb., 2014 article published in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG) Journal, Reiter & Walsh, P.C. birth injury attorney Jesse Reiter discuss the dangers associated with neonatal respiration errors and overventilation. The article is titled “The Hidden Dangers of Overventilation.”

Reiter, Jesse M., “The Hidden Dangers of Overventilation.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2014): n. pag. Print.

Given the potentially devastating injuries caused by improper use of forceps, many obstetricians question whether their use has a place in modern obstetrics. In this article, “Forcep Deliveries: Are They Worth the Risk?” birth injury attorney Jesse Reiter outlines the potential risks associated with forceps deliveries and the legal considerations.

Reiter, Jesse M. “Forcep Deliveries: Are They Worth the Risk?” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2012): n. pag. Print

n an article called “Oxytocin: The New “High-Alert” Medication” published in the Birth Trauma Litigation Journal, birth injury attorney Jesse Reiter outlines the dangers associated with this common delivery drug. Used for decades to induce and facilitate labor, Mr. Reiter explains the reasons behind the Institute for Safe Medication Practices’ recent decision to name it a “high-alert medication.”

Reiter, Jesse M. “Oxytocin: The New ‘High Alert’ Medication.” Birth Trauma Litigation Group Journal (2009): n. pag. Print.

Statute of limitations can affect your baby or child’s birth injury case in Michigan. In his article “Solving the Statute of Limitations Puzzle for Minors in Medical Malpractice Cases,” Jesse Reiter addresses common statute of limitations issues and answers questions that frequently arise.