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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child suffering from a birth defect caused by negligence, then you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses, lost wages and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you obtain compensation for your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects are medical negligence, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who treat your children could be a significant influence on your family's future. If they make a mistake that causes birth defects or injuries your child may be faced with years of financial strain and emotional and physical struggles throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help you file a claim for compensation against those responsible for your child’s medical issues. It could be a hospital, doctor or even something that occurred before your child was born. A Queens birth defect attorney will analyze your case, provide useful information, and connect with medical experts who will review the evidence.

A doctor might make a mistake that can lead to birth defects for instance when they prescribed medication that could have increased the chances of your baby's condition or in the event that they failed to perform certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are instances of medical negligence that could be the basis for an action. If you believe that a mistake in your medical treatment caused birth defects in your child, you may be entitled to compensation for past as well as future health costs. A successful lawsuit can also be compensated for the loss of income, your emotional stress, and other losses you have suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications and over-the counter medications as well as exposure to chemicals at the workplace or home and other environmental dangers. Unfortunately, these medical conditions are extremely costly. Parents often ask themselves what caused their child's health condition and where to turn when costs for costly procedures and treatments pile up.

Drug makers must test their products rigorously before they sell their products and must anticipate any potential side effects. They could be held responsible for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers if they fail to do this. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a drug that is not working is responsible for the health complications of your child.

If you think that an abnormality in the birth of your child may be caused by a drug, document your symptoms and keep the packaging and receipts. It is also important to note the date on which you first observed the symptoms of your child. This information is crucial to determining the statute of limitations to file a claim.

You have a year to file a lawsuit when your child has been exposed to a toxic substance which caused the condition. A skilled attorney for birth defects can help you build solid evidence and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also provide you with the financial assistance you require to pay for the necessary treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious conditions that alter the structure of a particular part of the body of a newborn. The effects of environmental toxins, certain medications, genetic or chromosomal defects or other causes may cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the causes of birth defect lawsuit defects and the best way to pursue compensation from responsible parties. Our lawyers collaborate with medical experts to determine the cause of birth defects and whether they are caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial attorney, is a pioneer in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the world. He prosecuted some of the first birth defect lawsuits that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in the agricultural industries; pesticide sprays or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals such as lead.

Victoria Phillips concentrates on complex product liability litigation, including birth defect cases. She graduated from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. Before joining the firm, she worked as an Assistant District Attorney at Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all forms of litigation including mass torts and class action claims.

Product Liability

While medical advances have greatly reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects remain typical. These conditions can have a significant impact on the lives of both parents and infants.

While many birth injuries and birth defects result from genetic or environmental factors, they can also be the result of health care providers' negligence during pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes can be caused by prescribing wrong medications or failing to check the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. While birth injuries happen during labor and birth, birth defects develop in the womb. They usually cause long-term damage to the fetus's overall body structure or function.

If a child is born with a birth defect due to the negligence or inaction of a third party, they may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and held in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys focus on the causes of environmental origins of these disorders and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemical that are linked to developmental delays, congenital disabilities, and other serious birth defects. The managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her thirty years of legal career to exposing women who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury and other toxic heavy chemical compounds that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.