Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child suffers from an abnormality in their birth caused by negligence you may be entitled to damages. These damages could include medical costs as well as lost wages and punitive damage in some cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can assist you in recovering compensation to pay for your child's injuries as well as future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects are medical malpractice, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who look after your children can have a major impact on the future of your family. If they make mistakes that result in birth defects or injuries which could result in years of financial struggles and a lifetime of physical and emotional struggles for your infant.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you to file a claim for compensation against the people responsible for your child’s medical issues. It could be a hospital, doctor or even something that occurred prior to the birth of your child. A Queens birth defect attorney will analyze your case, give useful information, and connect with medical experts who will analyze the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that leads to birth defects, for example when they prescribed medication that increased the risk of the condition in your baby or if they failed to perform certain tests and screenings throughout pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice that could be the basis for an action. If you believe that a medical mistake caused a birth defect in your child, you may be entitled to compensation for your past as well as future health costs. A successful lawsuit could also compensate you for your loss of income, emotional stress and other losses that you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over-the counter medications, chemical exposure at home or at work and environmental hazards are the reason for many birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical problems are extremely costly. Parents often ask how the condition of their child came about and where to turn as the bills pile up for costly treatments and procedures.

Drug manufacturers must test their products thoroughly before they are sold and must be aware of any possible adverse effects. If they fail to do so and are found to be negligent, they could be liable for product liability lawsuits filed by consumers affected. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a drug that is not working is the cause of the health problems of your child.

If you believe that an abnormality in the birth of your child is due to medication, record your symptoms and keep the packaging and receipts. You should also note the date you first began to notice symptoms in your child. This is essential to determining the statute of limitations to file an insurance claim.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to bring a lawsuit. An experienced birth defect attorney can assist you in constructing an effective case and make sure that your child's rights are secured. They can also offer the financial assistance you require to cover the cost of treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious illnesses that affect the structure of the child's body. They could be caused through environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications or genetic or chromosomal abnormalities.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand what causes birth defects and the best way to pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys collaborate with medical experts to determine if a birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

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

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation as well as birth defect cases. She graduated as a magna cumlaude from Williams College and from Columbia Law School. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office before joining the firm. She has recouped millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all types litigation including mass torts and class action claims.

Product Liability

Birth injuries and defects continue to occur despite the fact that modern medical technology has greatly decreased the risk of pregnancy. These conditions can have a huge impact on the quality of life of babies and their parents.

While many birth defects and injuries result from environmental or genetic factors however, they could also be due to the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or during delivery. These errors can include prescribing inappropriate medications or failing to monitor the mother for signs prenatal damage.

It can be difficult to tell between a birth injury or a birth defect. While birth injuries happen during labor and delivery, birth defects develop in the womb, and often have a long-term effect on the fetus' general body structure or function.

If the child is born with a birth deformity due to the negligence or inaction of another person, they could be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and is placed in trust on behalf of the child.

Our Queens birth defects attorneys at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogens chemicals that have been linked to developmental delays and congenital disabilities. The managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal practice to defending women who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical compounds that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.