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Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child is suffering from a birth defect caused by negligence and carelessness, you are entitled to damages. These damages include medical expenses as well as lost income and punitive damages in certain cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who look after your child can have an enormous impact on the future of your family. If they make a misstep that causes birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial stress and emotional and physical challenges throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help you to file a claim for compensation against the party accountable for your child's medical problems. This could be a doctor, hospital, or something that happened before your child was born. A Queens birth defect lawyer can examine your case, offer useful information, and connect with medical experts who will analyze the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake which leads to a birth defect such as when he prescribed medication which increased the risk of being affected, or if he failed to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are instances of medical malpractice which could be grounds for a lawsuit. If you believe that a mistake in your medical treatment caused birth defects in your child, you may be entitled to compensation for your past and future health care costs. A successful lawsuit can also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress, and any other losses you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over the counter medicines, chemical exposure at work or home, and environmental hazards are all responsible for many birth defects. Unfortunately, the cost of these medical conditions is staggering. Parents often wonder what caused their child's health condition and where to turn if bills for expensive treatments and procedures mount up.

Drug makers must test their products rigorously before they are released for sale, and are expected to anticipate any potential side effects. They could be held accountable for product liability suits filed by consumers when they fail to do this. An experienced birth defect lawyer can help determine whether a defective medication may be to blame for your child's health complications.

If you believe that the birth defect in your child's baby is linked to a specific drug, start by documenting your symptoms and keeping the medication packaging and receipts. You should also record the date that you first noticed symptoms in your child. This is essential to determining the statute of limitations for filing an insurance claim.

You have one year to file a lawsuit in the event that your child was exposed some toxic substance that caused the condition. A skilled birth defect attorney can help you create an effective case and help you ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also help you find the financial help you need to cover treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious illnesses that alter the structure of various parts of a child's body. They could be caused by environmental toxins, the side effects of certain medications or chromosomal or genetic abnormalities.

Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is dedicated to helping families better understand the causes of birth defects and what they can do to seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers work with medical professionals to determine whether a birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial lawyer, is a leading lawyer when it comes to birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the world. He was the main plaintiff in some of the very first birth defect cases involving solvents that are used in semiconductor manufacturing, agricultural industries and pesticides.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation as well as birth defect cases. She graduated magna cum laude 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 and is experienced in all types of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Birth defects and birth injuries continue to occur despite the fact that medical technology has greatly decreased the risk of pregnancy. These conditions can have a profound impact on the quality of life of babies and their parents.

While many birth defects and injuries are the result of environmental or genetic factors but they can also be the result of healthcare providers' negligence during pregnancy or the birth. These mistakes could include prescribing incorrect medications or not monitoring the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury and a birth defect. Birth injuries occur during labor and birth. Birth defects, however develop in the womb. They can have a long-lasting impact on the overall body structure and function.

If the child is born with a birth deformity due to the negligence or inaction of a third party, they may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim, and it is held in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawsuits defect attorneys focus on the environmental causes that cause these conditions and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemical 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 who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical and metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.