Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child has an abnormality in their birth that is the result of negligence, birth defects you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses, lost wages and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you obtain compensation to pay for your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Birth defects are usually caused by medical negligence, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who treat your child can have a significant impact on the future of your family. If they make mistakes that result in birth defects or injuries which could result in years of financial hardship and the prospect of a lifetime of physical and emotional stress for your infant.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you to file a claim for compensation against the party who are responsible for your child's medical problems. This could be a medical professional, a hospital or an event that occurred before the birth of your child. A Queens birth defect attorney can analyze your case, give useful information, and connect with medical experts who will review the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake which leads to a birth defect such as the prescription of medication which increased the risk of condition or if he did not to conduct certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are all instances of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a lawsuit. If you think that a medical error caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you are entitled to compensation for past and future health care costs. A successful lawsuit can also compensate you for your loss of income, emotional stress and other losses that you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over-the counter medications, chemical exposures at work or home, and environmental hazards are causes of many birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical conditions are extremely costly. Parents often wonder what triggered the child's illness and what to do when the costs for costly treatments and procedures mount up.

Medications are required to undergo rigorous testing prior to being put on the market, and manufacturers are expected to anticipate any possible adverse reactions. They could be held accountable for any product liability lawsuits filed by consumers if they fail to do this. An experienced birth defect lawyer can help determine whether the medication is defective and birth defects responsible for your child's health complications.

If you suspect that the birth defect in your child's baby is due to a particular drug begin by writing down your symptoms and saving the medication packaging and receipts. You should also record the date that you first noticed symptoms in your child. This information is essential for determining the statute of limitations.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that caused their condition, you've only one year to start a lawsuit. An experienced attorney who specializes in birth defects can assist you in building a strong case and help you ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also provide the financial support you need to pay for the necessary treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious issues that change the structure of one or more parts of a baby's body. They may be caused by environmental toxins or the side effects of certain medications or chromosomal or genetic abnormalities.

Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is committed to helping families understand the causes of birth defects and what they can do to seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys collaborate with a group of medical experts to determine if the birth defect in question is due to exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial lawyer, is a leader in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that have exposed them toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases across the nation and around the world. He prosecuted some of the first birth defect lawsuits, involving glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in the agricultural industries; pesticide spray or drift exposures from crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.

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 in settlements for clients and has experience in all types of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Birth injuries and defects continue to occur despite the fact that medical technology has greatly decreased the risks associated with pregnancy. These issues can have a profound impact on the quality of life for infants and their parents.

While many birth problems and injuries are caused by genetic or environmental factors they may also be due to health care providers' negligence during pregnancy or delivery. These errors include prescribing incorrect medications or failing to monitor the mother for signs prenatal damage.

It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a birth injury and a birth defect. Birth injuries are common during labor and birth. Birth defects, however, are created within the womb. They could have a long-lasting effect on the fetus' overall body structure and function.

If a baby is born with defects in the birth process because of someone else's negligence action or inability to act or act appropriately, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and is placed in trust for the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers concentrate on the environmental causes that cause these conditions and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemical which are associated with developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner is a lawyer who has dedicated her career of 30 years to helping women who have been exposed to toxic chemical, heavy metals and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive problems in children.