Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child with a birth defect caused by negligence, then you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses or lost income as well as punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you recover compensation for your child's injuries and future medical costs. Common causes of birth defects include medical malpractice, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who look after your children could have a significant impact on your family's future. If they make an error that causes birth injuries or defects, it could mean years of financial hardship and the prospect of a lifetime of physical and emotional struggles for your infant.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you in filing a claim to recover compensation against the party who are responsible for your child's medical problems. It could be a medical professional, a hospital or an event that occurred prior to your child's birth. A Queens birth defect attorney can evaluate your case and provide you with valuable information and connect you with medical experts to examine the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that can lead to a birth deformity, for example in the event that he prescribed a medication that increased your baby's risk of being affected, or if he failed to conduct certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are examples of medical negligence that could be grounds for an action. If you believe that a medical mistake caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you are entitled to compensation for past and future health care costs. A successful lawsuit may also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional distress, or any other losses which you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over-the counter drugs, chemical exposure at home or at work and environmental hazards are responsible for many birth defect lawsuit defects. Unfortunately, the cost of these medical issues is huge. Parents often wonder why their child's condition occurred and where to turn, as bills pile up for expensive treatments and procedures.

Drug manufacturers must test their products thoroughly before they're sold and must anticipate any potential side effects. If they fail to follow this procedure, they could be held responsible for any lawsuits brought by affected consumers. An experienced birth defect attorney can determine if a defective medication may be to blame for your child's health problems.

If you believe that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is due to the use of a medication, keep track of your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. Also, note the date when you first noticed symptoms in your child. This information is crucial in determining the statute of limitations for filing an insurance claim.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that contributed to the condition, you have only one year to start a lawsuit. A birth defect lawyer can help you develop a compelling case and ensure that your child's legal rights are protected. They can also help you obtain the financial assistance needed to cover treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious problems that alter the structure of a particular part of the body of a newborn. They may be caused by environmental toxins or the side effects of certain medications, or genetic or chromosomal disorders.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand what causes birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys work with medical professionals to determine whether a birth defect is caused by exposure to chemicals or environmental factors.

The managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, representing clients against major corporations that exposed them to harmful chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases across the country and around the globe. He was the prosecutor in some of the first birth defect lawsuits, involving glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing and in the agricultural industries; pesticide sprays or drift exposures by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex legal cases involving product liability 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 recovered millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all kinds of litigation, including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

Birth defects and birth injuries continue to occur despite the fact that medical technology has drastically reduced the risk of pregnancy. These conditions can have a significant impact on the quality of life of children and their parents.

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

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect may be confusing. While birth injuries happen during labor and birth the birth defect develops in the womb and usually have a long-term effect on the body of the fetus' structure or function.

If a 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 placed in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers focus on environmental causes of these disorders and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemical that can cause developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other serious birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner, has dedicated her legal career of 30 years to helping women who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive problems in children.