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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child suffering from a birth defect that was caused by negligence and/or carelessness, then you're entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical costs in addition to lost wages and punitive damages in certain cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you obtain compensation for 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 look after your children can be a significant influence on the future of your family. If they make a misstep that causes birth defects or injuries your child may be faced with years of financial strain and emotional and physical challenges throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help you in filing a claim to recover compensation against the parties who are responsible for your child's medical issues. It could be a medical professional, a hospital or even something that occurred prior to the birth of your child. A Queens birth defect attorney will review your case, provide valuable insights, and connect with medical experts who will look over the evidence.

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

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications or over-the-counter medicines and exposure to chemicals in the workplace or home and other environmental hazards. The costs of these health issues is staggering. Parents often wonder what caused their child's health condition and where to turn if costs for costly procedures and treatments pile up.

Drugs must go through rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and drug producers are expected to be aware of any possible adverse reactions. They could be held accountable for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers if they fail to do this. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a medication that is defective is to blame for the health problems of your child.

If you suspect that the birth defect in your child's baby is caused by a specific medication, start by documenting your symptoms and saving the medication packaging and receipts. You should also record the date you first noticed symptoms in your child. This information is vital for determining the time limit for a child's illness.

You have one year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed some toxic substance that contributed to the condition. A skilled attorney for birth defects can assist you in building solid evidence and make sure that your child's rights are secured. They can also help you get the financial support needed to pay for treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious issues that change the structure of one or more areas of a baby's body. The effects of environmental toxins, certain medications and genetic or chromosomal abnormalities or other causes can cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the cause of birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from responsible parties. Our attorneys work with medical experts 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 attorney, is a leader in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the globe. He was the plaintiff in many of the very first birth defect cases involving solvents used in semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture industries, and pesticides.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation and birth defect cases. She graduated from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. Before joining the firm she worked as an Assistant District Attorney at Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all types litigation including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

While modern medical technology has significantly reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects remain typical. These problems can have a major impact on the quality of life for babies and their parents.

While many birth injuries and birth defects are caused by environmental or genetic factors, they can also be the result of the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or delivery. These mistakes could include prescribing unsuitable medications or not checking the mother for signs of damage to her prenatal body.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect may be confusing. While birth injuries occur during labor and delivery, birth defects develop in the womb and usually have a long-term effect on the fetus' overall body structure or function.

If a baby is born with an abnormality in birth because of someone else's negligence act or inability to act and act accordingly, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and held in trust on behalf of 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 are linked to developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other serious birth defects. Our managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women exposed to arsenic and mercury and other toxic heavy metals and chemicals that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in infants.