Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child has an abnormality in their birth that is the result of negligence, you are entitled to damages. These damages include medical expenses or lost income as well as punitive damages in some cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who take care of your child could have a significant impact on the future of your family. If they make mistakes that lead to birth injuries or defects that can lead to years of financial challenges and a lifetime of physical and emotional pain for your child.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you make a claim for compensation against the party responsible for your child’s medical problems. This could be a medical professional, a hospital or an event that occurred before your child was born. A Queens birth defects attorney can review your situation and provide you with valuable information and connect you with medical experts to examine the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that leads to a birth deformity, for example if he prescribed medication that increased your baby's risk of developing the condition, or if he failed to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are examples of medical negligence that could be the basis for an action. If your child is suffering from an anomaly in the birth that you believe is due to an error in medicine you are entitled to compensation to cover past and future expenses related to your child's health treatment. A successful lawsuit can also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress, and other losses you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects result from prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter drugs, chemical exposure in the home or workplace as well as other environmental hazards. The cost of these medical issues is staggering. Parents often ask themselves what caused their child's condition and where to turn when costs for costly treatments and procedures pile up.

Drug manufacturers must thoroughly test their products before they are released for sale, and are expected to be aware of any possible adverse effects. If they fail to do so they could be held liable for product liability lawsuits brought by affected consumers. An experienced birth defect attorney can help determine whether an unsuitable medication could be 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 start by recording your symptoms and storing the medicine packaging and receipts. You should also note the date that you first observed the symptoms of your child. This information is crucial in determining the statute of limitations.

You have a year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed to some toxic substance that contributed to the condition. An experienced birth defect attorney can help you create an effective case and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also assist you to obtain the financial assistance needed to pay for treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Birth defects are serious issues that change the structure of one or more components of the body of a newborn. Environmental toxins, side-effects of certain medications and genetic or chromosomal abnormalities and other factors may cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the cause of birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers collaborate with a network of medical experts to determine whether an individual birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or other environmental factors.

Senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, and has been able to defend clients against large corporations that exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases throughout the United States and around the globe. He was the main plaintiff in some of the first birth defect cases involving solvents that are used in semiconductor manufacturing, agricultural industries and pesticides.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation and birth defect cases. She graduated magna cumlaude 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 recovered millions in settlements for her clients. She is proficient in all kinds of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

While modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and defects remain frequent. These conditions can have a significant impact on the quality of life of children and their parents.

While many birth problems and injuries are the result of genetic or environmental factors but they can also be the result of healthcare providers' negligence during pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes could be caused by prescribing the wrong medications or failing to monitor the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect may be confusing. Although birth injuries can occur during labor and delivery however, birth defects can develop in the womb and typically cause long-term damage to the fetus's overall body structure or function.

If a baby is born with a birth defect because of someone else's negligence action or inability to act the way it should, the child could be entitled to compensation. This compensation is given to the person who was injured and stored in trust for the child's benefit.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys focus on environmental causes of these conditions and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemical that are linked to developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other serious birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner, has dedicated her legal career for 30 years to reclaiming women who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.