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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child who has an anomaly in the birth caused by negligence and/or carelessness, then you're entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses, lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who take care of your children could have a significant impact 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 stress and physical and emotional challenges throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help you bring a case against those accountable for your child's medical problems regardless of whether it was a hospital or doctor that committed a mistake during the birthing process or if the source of the birth defect of your child was something that happened to your baby before birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer will analyze your case, provide valuable insight, and connect you with medical experts to examine the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that can lead to birth defects for instance the prescription of medication which increased the chance of your baby's illness or when they failed to carry out certain tests and screenings during pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice which may be grounds for a suit. If you believe that a medical mistake caused birth defects in your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past as well as future health costs. A successful lawsuit could also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress, and other losses you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects result from prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines, chemical exposure in the workplace or home, and other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, the costs of these health issues is huge. Parents often wonder how the condition of their child came about and where to turn as bills pile up for costly treatments and procedures.

Medications are required to undergo rigorous testing prior to being put on the market, and manufacturers are expected to anticipate any potential adverse effects. If they fail to meet this requirement and are found to be negligent, they could be liable for product liability lawsuits filed by consumers affected. An experienced birth defect attorney can determine if a defective medication may be the cause of your child's health issues.

If you think that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is the result of a drug, document your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. Also note the date on which you first observed the symptoms of your child. This information is vital for determining the time limit for a child's illness.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that contributed to their condition, you've only one year to start a lawsuit. A skilled attorney for birth defects can help you create an impressive case and ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also help you receive the financial assistance you require to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious illnesses that change the structure of one or more components of the body of a newborn. Environmental toxins, the side-effects of certain medications genetic or chromosomal problems or other causes may cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families learn about the causes of birth defects and the best way to pursue compensation from responsible parties. Our attorneys work with medical professionals 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 lawyer, is a top lawyer in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them 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 agriculture industry; pesticide sprays or drift exposures by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals such as lead.

Victoria Phillips concentrates on complex litigation involving product liability, including birth defect cases. She graduated from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office before joining the firm. She has recouped millions in settlements for her clients. She is proficient in all kinds of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

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

While many birth injuries and birth defects result from environmental or genetic factors, they can also be the result of health care providers' negligence during pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes can include prescribing inappropriate medications or not monitoring the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

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

If a child is born with an abnormality in birth due to someone else's negligent decision or inaction and act accordingly, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and placed in trust for the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers concentrate on the environmental causes that cause these disorders and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals which are associated with developmental delays, congenital disabilities, and other grave birth defects. Our managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her thirty years of legal career to exposing women exposed to arsenic and mercury and other toxic heavy chemical compounds that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.