Birth Defect Lawyers

When a child is born with a serious medical issue parents may end up covered in medical bills. If you believe that your child's birth defect was caused by medical negligence or exposure to certain drugs, then you may be entitled to compensation.

A Hudson, NY lawyer for birth defects can help you get justice.

Birth Defects and Causes

Some birth defects are caused due to changes in chromosomes, genes, or genes. These issues can be passed down from parents with these abnormalities or can result from new mutations in fertilized eggs. These issues may affect the way that the body functions or develops. These genetic issues could be either mild or severe.

Birth defects can also be caused by environmental factors during fetal development. These include chemicals and toxins like those found in industrial solvents such as benzene and the trichloroethylene (used in dry cleaning), and perchloroethylene (used to strip paint and used in painting and metal degreasing). This can also include exposure to heavy metals, such as mercury, birth defect lawsuit arsenic and lead employed in the production and power plants. These harmful substances are referred as teratogens and may cause serious harm to the developing baby.

Medical professionals may cause birth defects due to negligence. For example they may not diagnose or treat a mother's health issue during pregnancy, or even after the child is delivered. A doctor could be negligent if he or prescribes medication that could cause birth defects or negligently administers a medicine. Medical malpractice claims can be brought against the doctor who was responsible for the negligence. A birth injury lawsuit could be filed against a business that places pregnant workers in a situation where they are exposed to an unsafe substance.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are structural changes to the body that have a negative impact on its appearance, function or function. These conditions range in severity and can affect any area of the body, according to the CDC.

Parents often want to understand the cause of a birth defect lawsuit defect. Medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemicals are the most frequent causes. A birth defect lawyer who has experience can assist families to determine the causes of birth defects, and then file a lawsuit against the responsible parties.

Medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries usually have a time limit of only one year. Parents must take action quickly when they find a birth defect, and connect it to the injury. Documenting receipts, bills, and credit card payments as well as other evidence, can assist in supporting your claim for compensation.

It would be beneficial to have more time to process the terrifying event of discovering a child has a birth defect or injury but this isn't an option when it comes to filing an legal claim. This is why it is essential to partner with a skilled birth defect lawyer and a birth injury lawyer who can handle the previous actions in a timely manner.

Product Liability

Modern medical technology and medicine have significantly reduced the risks of childbirth. Birth defects and injuries remain possible. If you believe a medical professional was negligent or negligent during the pregnancy, delivery or labor, your child may be suffering an injury. You could be entitled to compensation for your losses.

A birth defect lawyer at Levy Konigsberg, LLP can help you determine whether or not you are eligible to bring a suit against the doctor, hospital, or other parties responsible. Our team is equipped with the knowledge and resources to defend your rights, including the assistance of highly trained medical and scientific experts to determine and link your child's illness with exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors.

Birth defects can vary in severity, and affect a child's life expectancy, appearance, and the quality of life. Our firm can offer expert guidance and advice regarding the merits of a claim when your child's condition is caused by medical negligence, prescription drugs, toxic chemical exposure, or environmental causes. Contact us now to begin the process of obtaining compensation for your damages. We will review your case free of charge and without obligation. We only get paid if we win or settle your case.

Exposure to toxic substances

Many people are exposed toxins and chemicals on a every day basis as a result of their jobs or in their environments. Unfortunately some of these chemicals have been proven to cause birth defects (teratogens) and can cause harm to babies. Parents who believe that their child is suffering from a birth defect that is related to exposure to chemicals may be entitled to compensation.

Chemical exposure during pregnancy is among the most significant causes of birth defects. Some of these substances including toxic solvents in the semiconductor industry are known to cause birth defects in babies born without. Our firm has handled cases against several of the largest companies in this field, and won billions in settlement agreements.

It is well known that exposure to organic solvents such as tetrachloroethylene and toluene (TCE) and the exposure to benzene and birth defect lawsuit Vinyl chloride at Camp Lejeune can increase the likelihood of developing childhood cancers including hematopoietic, as well as birth defects. In addition, prescription medications such as selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been shown to be associated with various birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a partner at Phillips & Paolicelli, focusing on complex product liability litigation and birth defect lawsuits against corporate defendants who cause pain and suffering of families who have suffered through their negligence. She graduated magna cumlaude from Williams College and Columbia Law School and is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.