Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child is suffering from an birth defect caused by negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical costs in addition to lost wages and punitive damages in a few cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who look after your children can have a major impact on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that results in birth defects or injuries that can lead to years of financial challenges and a lifetime of physical as well as emotional challenges for your child.

Birth injury attorneys can assist you bring a case against the people who are accountable for your child's medical issues whether it's an institution or doctor who made a mistake during the birth and labor process or if the root of your child's birth defect was something that occurred to your baby before birth. A Queens birth defects attorney can evaluate your case and provide you with valuable information and connect you with medical experts who will examine the evidence.

A doctor birth defect could make a mistake that can lead to a birth deformity, for example when he prescribed medication that increased your baby's risk of being affected or if he did not to perform certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are instances of medical malpractice which could be grounds for an action. If you believe that a mistake in your medical treatment caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past and future health-related expenses. A successful lawsuit can also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional distress, as well as any other losses you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over the counter medicines, chemical exposure at home or at work, and environmental hazards are all causes of many birth defects. The cost of these medical issues is enormous. Parents often wonder why the condition of their child came about and what to do when bills pile up for costly treatments and procedures.

Drug manufacturers must test their products rigorously before they sell their products and must anticipate any potential side effects. They could be held accountable for product liability suits filed by consumers when they fail to do this. A birth defect lawyer can help determine if a defective drug is the reason for the health issues of your child.

If you think that a birth defect in your child may be caused by the use of a medication, keep track of your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. You should also record the date you first noticed your child's symptoms. This information is crucial to determining the statute of limitations to file an insurance claim.

You have a year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed a toxic substance which contributed to the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to create a strong case and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also help you get the financial support needed to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious conditions that change the structure of one or more parts of the body of a newborn. They may be caused by environmental toxins, side effects of certain medications, or genetic or chromosomal anomalies.

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 parties responsible. Our lawyers work with medical professionals to determine the likelihood that a birth defect could be caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

Managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, representing clients against major corporations that have exposed the children to harmful chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the world. He was the plaintiff in many of the very first birth defect cases involving solvents used in semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture industries, and pesticides.

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. Before joining the firm she was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has secured millions of dollars in settlements for her clients and is experienced in all types of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Although modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth birth injuries and defects are still typical. These conditions can have a major impact on the lives of both parents and infants.

While many birth defects and injuries are caused by environmental or genetic causes they may also be the result of health care providers' negligence during pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes could include prescribing unsuitable medications or not checking the mother for indications 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 usually affect the fetus' overall body structure or function.

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

Our Queens birth defects attorneys at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogens chemical that have been linked to congenital and developmental delays. Managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal practice to defending women who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical and metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.