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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child suffering from a birth defect that was caused by negligence, then you are entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses, lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who treat your child may have an enormous impact on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that leads to birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial hardship as well as emotional and physical struggles throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you make a claim for compensation against the parties accountable for your child's medical issues. This could be a hospital, doctor, or something that happened before your child was born. A Queens birth defects attorney can analyze your situation and provide valuable information, and connect you with medical experts who will examine the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that leads to birth defects, for example, if they prescribed medication that increased the chance of your baby's illness or when they failed to carry out certain tests and screenings in pregnancy. These are instances of medical malpractice that could be grounds for an action. If you think that a medical error 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 distress, or any other losses which you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications as well as over-the-counter drugs as well as exposure to chemicals at the workplace or at home and other environmental hazards. The costs of these health issues is staggering. Parents often wonder why their child's illness came about and where to turn as bills pile up for expensive treatments and procedures.

Drug manufacturers must test their products rigorously before they are released for sale and must be aware of any possible adverse effects. If they fail to follow this procedure and fail to do so, they could be held accountable for lawsuits involving product liability that are filed by consumers who suffer from the issue. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a defective drug is to blame for the health complications of your child.

If you suspect that the birth defect you are seeing in your child may be caused by a drug, document your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. It is also important to note the date on which you first observed your child's symptoms. This information is crucial in determining the statute of limitations.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that caused their condition, you have only one year to make a claim. A skilled attorney for birth defects can help you create a strong case and make sure that your child's rights are secured. They can also provide the financial assistance you require to pay for necessary treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Birth defects are serious problems that change the structure of one or more parts of a baby's body. Environmental toxins, adverse 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 understand the causes of birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers 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 attorney is a leader in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the globe. He was the main plaintiff in some of the earliest birth defect cases involving solvents that are used in semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture industries, and pesticides.

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 recovered millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all forms of litigation including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

Although modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects remain frequent. These issues can have a major impact on the lives of parents and children.

While many birth injuries and birth defects result from environmental or genetic causes they may also be caused by the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes can include prescribing inappropriate medication or not observing the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. Birth injuries happen during labor and delivery, birth defects develop in the womb. They usually affect the fetus' overall body structure or function.

If a child is born with defects in the birth process due to someone else's negligent decision or inaction, that child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and is placed in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers focus on the causes of environmental origins of these conditions and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemical that can cause congenital disabilities, developmental delays and other grave birth defects. The 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 and metals that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.