Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child suffers from an birth defect caused by negligence and carelessness, you are entitled to compensation. These damages could include medical expenses in addition to lost wages and punitive damages in some instances.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you recover compensation for your child's injuries and medical expenses in the future. Birth defects are usually caused by medical negligence or defective drugs, as well as toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who care for your children could have a significant impact on your family's future. If they make a misstep that causes birth defects or injuries the child could be subject to years of financial strain and emotional and physical struggles throughout their life.

Birth injury attorneys can assist to file a claim against those who may be accountable for your child's medical issues, whether it is a hospital or doctor that made a mistake during the birthing process, or if the cause of the birth defect of your child was something that happened to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer will analyze your case and provide valuable information, and connect you with medical experts to examine the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake which leads to a birth defect, for example in the event that they prescribed a medication which increased the chance of your baby's illness or in the event that they failed to perform certain tests and screenings during pregnancy. These are all instances of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a suit. If you believe that a medical error caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past as well as future health costs. A successful lawsuit could compensate you for the loss of income, emotional distress or other losses that you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, chemical exposure at home or at work, and environmental hazards are all the reason for many birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical problems are very expensive. Parents often wonder what caused their child's condition and what to do when the costs for costly treatments and procedures start to pile up.

Drug manufacturers must thoroughly test their products before they're sold, and are expected to anticipate any potential adverse reactions. If they fail to follow this procedure, they could be held liable for product liability lawsuits filed by affected consumers. A birth defect lawyer can help determine if a drug that is not working is to blame for the health issues of your child.

If you suspect that your child's birth defect could be due to a particular drug begin by logging your symptoms and storing the prescription packaging and receipts. It is also important to note the date on which you first observed your child's symptoms. This information is vital for determining the statutes of limitation.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to file a lawsuit. An experienced attorney who specializes in birth defects can help you create solid evidence and help you ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also help you receive the financial assistance you require to pay for treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

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

Levy Konigsberg LLP's staff is committed to helping families learn the causes of birth defects as well as how they can seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers collaborate with medical experts to determine the likelihood that a birth defect could be caused by exposure to chemicals or environmental factors.

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 exposed the children to harmful chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases throughout the United States and around the world. He was the lead plaintiff in some of the very first birth defect cases involving solvents used in semiconductor manufacturing, agricultural industries, and pesticides.

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

Product Liability

Although modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth, birth injuries and birth defect lawsuit defects are common. These conditions can have a major impact on the lives of parents and children.

While many birth injuries and defects result from environmental or genetic causes they may also be caused by medical professionals' negligence during pregnancy or the birth. These mistakes can be caused by prescribing wrong medication or not monitoring the mother for signs prenatal damage.

It can be difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. Birth injuries happen during labor and delivery. Birth defects, however, develop in the womb. They can have a long-lasting impact on the fetus' overall body structure and function.

If a baby is born with a birth defect because of someone else's negligence act or failure to act, that child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and placed in trust for the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers focus on the environmental causes of these disorders and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemicals that are linked to developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other serious birth defects. Managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical compounds that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in infants.