Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child who has a birth defect caused by negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses, lost income and punitive damages in some cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can assist you in obtaining compensation for your child's injuries and medical expenses in the future. Common causes of birth defects are medical negligence, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who look after your child could have an impact on the future of your family. If they make an error that causes birth defects or injuries that can lead to years of financial challenges and a lifetime of physical as well as emotional stress for your infant.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you make a claim for compensation against the people who are responsible for your child's medical issues. It could be a hospital, doctor or even something that occurred before your child was born. A Queens birth defect lawyer can analyze your case, give useful information, and connect with medical experts who will analyze the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake which leads to a birth deformity, for example if he prescribed medication that increased your baby's risk of being affected or if he did not to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are all instances of medical malpractice that 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 may also compensate you for the loss of income, your emotional distress, as well as any other losses you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects result from prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines as well as exposure to chemicals at the home or at work and other environmental dangers. Unfortunately, these medical problems are very expensive. Parents often wonder why the condition of their child came about and where to turn when charges pile up for expensive treatments and procedures.

Medicines are required to undergo rigorous tests before they are released on the market, and manufacturers are required to identify any potential adverse effects. They could be held responsible for claims brought against them by consumers when they fail to do this. An experienced birth defect attorney can determine if the defective medication is at fault for your child's health issues.

If you believe that the birth defect in your child's baby is caused by a specific medication, start by documenting your symptoms and saving the medication packaging and receipts. It is also important to record the date when you first noticed symptoms in your child. This is crucial for determining the statute of limitations.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to make a claim. An experienced birth defect attorney can assist you in building an effective case and ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also offer the financial support you need to cover the costs of necessary treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious conditions which affect the structure of parts of a child's body. They may be caused by environmental toxins, the side effects of certain medications or genetic or chromosomal anomalies.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the cause of birth defect lawsuit defects and how they can seek compensation from responsible parties. Our attorneys work with a network of medical experts to determine if the particular birth defect is related to chemical exposure or other environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial attorney is a leading lawyer in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases across the country and around the world. He was the prosecutor in 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 sprays or drift exposures by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation and 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 secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all forms of litigation including mass torts and class action claims.

Product Liability

Birth defects and birth injuries continue to occur despite the fact that modern medical technology has significantly reduced the risks associated with pregnancy. These conditions can have a significant impact on the quality of life of babies and their parents.

While many birth defects and injuries are the result of genetic or environmental factors they can also result from the inattention of health care professionals during the birth or delivery. These errors can include prescribing unsuitable medications or failing to monitor the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. While birth injuries occur during labor and birth however, birth defects can develop in the womb and typically cause long-term damage to the fetus' overall body structure or function.

If a baby is born with a birth defect due to someone else's negligent action or inability to act and act accordingly, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and held in trust for the child.

Our Queens birth defects attorneys at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogens chemicals that have been linked to developmental delays and congenital disabilities. 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 compounds that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in infants.