Birth Defect Lawyers

Parents can be overwhelmed with medical bills if their child is sick at birth. If your child is suffering from a birth defect that was caused by medical malpractice or by exposure to certain drugs, you could be able to claim compensation.

A Hudson, NY birth defects lawyer can assist you in pursuing justice.

Causes of Birth Defects

Some birth defects happen because of mutations in genes or the chromosomes. These issues can be passed on from parents who have these disorders or result from a mutation in the fertilized ovum. These problems can impact how the body is constructed or how the body works. These genetic issues could be minor or severe.

There are also birth defects caused by the environment during the fetal stage. Chemicals and toxins, including those in industrial solvents (such as benzene), trichloroethylene used in dry cleaning, and perchloroethylene used in painting and metal degreasing) can cause birth defects. They can also be exposure to arsenic and lead, mercury, or other heavy metals utilized in manufacturing or at power plants. These harmful substances, also called teratogens, could cause serious harm to a growing baby.

A medical professional can cause a birth defect through negligence, such as failing to diagnose or treat the mother's health problem during pregnancy or after the baby is born. A doctor may be negligent if they prescribe medication that can cause birth defects or administer medication incorrectly. A medical malpractice case can be brought against the doctor who committed the negligence. A birth injury lawsuit could also be brought against an employer if they expose pregnant employees to harmful substances.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are structural changes to the body that adversely affect its appearance or function. These conditions can be severe and can affect any part of the body according to the CDC.

Parents often want to understand the cause of a birth defect. The most common causes for these conditions are medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemical. A birth defect lawyer who has experience can help families investigate the causes of birth defects, and then file a lawsuit against those who are responsible.

Medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries typically have a time limit of just one year. This means that parents have to act quickly once they have identified a birth defect and linking it to the underlying cause of the injury. This includes gathering invoices, receipts, credit card payments and other evidence to support the claim for compensation.

While it is ideal to have more time for dealing with the shock of discovering that a child is born with a birth injury or defect however, this is not an option in an official case. This is why it is essential to partner with a skilled birth defect attorney and a birth injury attorney who will handle all the previous steps promptly.

Product Liability

Modern medicine and technology have greatly reduced the risks of childbirth. Birth defects and injuries remain possible. If your child sustained an injury as a result of the negligence or carelessness of medical professionals during pregnancy, labor and birth, you could be entitled to financial compensation for your loss.

Levy Konigsberg's birth defect lawyers can assist you in determining whether you have the right to sue the doctor hospital and other parties involved. Our team has the expertise and resources to defend your rights, and includes the services of highly trained medical and scientific experts to discover and connect your child's condition with exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors.

Birth defects can range in severity and affect the appearance of a child, their quality of life, and longevity. Our firm is able to provide expert guidance and advice into the merits of a case in the event that your child's illness is a result of medical negligence, prescription drugs or exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental causes. Contact us now to begin the process of getting compensation for your damages. We will review your case free of cost or obligation. We only earn money if we get your case settled or win it.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Many people are exposed toxins and chemicals on a daily basis in their work or surroundings. Unfortunately some of these chemicals are known to cause birth defects (teratogens) and can harm babies. Parents who believe that their child's birth defect is related to exposure to chemicals may be eligible for compensation.

The exposure to chemicals during pregnancy is among the main causes of birth defects. Certain of these substances which include toxic solvents that are utilized in the industry of manufacturing semiconductors are known to cause a range of birth defects in unborn children. Our firm has handled a number of cases against the largest corporations worldwide in these matters, winning billions in settlement agreements.

In utero exposure to organic solvents, such as toluene and trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), in addition to benzene and vinyl chloride at Camp Lejeune, are known to increase the risk of developing childhood birth defects and hematopoietic tumors. SSRIs and other prescription medicines including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are also believed to have been linked to various birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a Partner at Phillips & Paolicelli. She concentrates on complicated product liability litigation birth defect lawsuits, corporate defendants who cause suffering and pain for families whose lives are devastated by their wrongful conduct. She graduated magna cum laude from Williams College and Columbia Law School and is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.