Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child suffers from an abnormality in their birth that is the result of negligence you may be entitled to damages. These damages could include medical expenses or lost wages, as well as punitive damage in some cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you obtain compensation to cover the costs of your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Birth defects are often caused by medical malpractice or defective drugs, as well as exposure to toxic substances.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who take care of your child can have significant influence on the future of your family. If they make a misstep that leads to birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial hardship as well as physical and emotional struggles throughout their life.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you to file a claim for compensation against the party accountable for your child's medical problems. It could be a hospital, doctor or even something that occurred prior to your child's birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer will review your case, provide important insights, and connect with medical experts who will examine the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that can lead to a birth deformity such as the prescription of medication that increased the risk of being affected or if he failed to conduct certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice which could be cause for an action. If your child has an anomaly in the birth which you believe is caused by an error in medicine, you deserve compensation for past and future expenses related to your baby's health care. A successful lawsuit could 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 exposures at home or at work, and environmental hazards are responsible for many birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical problems are very expensive. Parents often wonder what triggered their child's condition, and what to do when the bills for expensive procedures and treatments pile up.

Medications are required to undergo rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and drug manufacturers are expected to foresee any potential side effects. They could be held accountable for any product liability lawsuits filed by consumers if they fail in this. An experienced birth defect attorney can help determine if the defective medication is at fault for your child's health complications.

If you suspect that the birth defect in your child's baby is caused by a specific medication begin by writing down your symptoms and keeping prescription packaging and receipts. It is also important to note the date on which you first observed your child's symptoms. This information is crucial to determining the time limit for filing a claim.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to file a lawsuit. An experienced birth defect attorney can assist you in constructing solid evidence and ensure 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 conditions that can affect the structure and function of parts of a child's body. Environmental toxins, the side-effects of certain medications genetic or chromosomal problems or other causes can cause birth defects.

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

The managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, and has been able to defend clients against large corporations that have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases across the nation and around the globe. He was the prosecutor in 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 spray or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex litigation involving product liability and 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 racked up millions in settlements for her clients. She has experience in all types of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Birth injuries and defects still occur despite the fact that modern medical technology has significantly reduced the risks associated with pregnancy. These conditions can have a major impact on the lives of both parents and infants.

While many birth problems and injuries result from genetic or environmental factors however, they could also be caused by healthcare providers' negligence during pregnancy or delivery. These mistakes include prescribing the wrong medications or failing to observe the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It can be difficult to tell between a birth injury or a birth defect. Birth injuries can occur during labor and delivery. Birth defects, however develop in the womb. They could have a long-lasting effect on the overall body structure and function.

If a baby is born with an anomaly in the birth because of someone else's negligence act or inability to act the way it should, the child could be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and is placed in trust for the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers concentrate on the environmental causes of these conditions and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemicals that can cause congenital disabilities, developmental delays, and other serious birth defects. The managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury and other toxic heavy metals and chemicals that can cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.