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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child suffering from an anomaly in the birth caused by negligence and/or carelessness, then you're entitled to compensation. These damages could include medical expenses, lost wages and punitive damages in certain cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who take care of your children could have a major impact on your family's future. If they make an error that causes birth injuries or defects, it could mean years of financial challenges and an entire lifetime of physical and emotional challenges for your child.

Birth injury attorneys can assist to file a claim against those who may be accountable for your child's medical problems regardless of whether it was a hospital or doctor that made a mistake during birthing and delivery process or if the root of the birth defect of your child was something that happened to your baby before birth. A Queens birth defects attorney will analyze your case and provide valuable information, and connect you with medical experts to analyze the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake that leads to birth defects for instance when they prescribed medication that could have increased the risk of your baby's condition or in the event that they failed to perform certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are all instances of medical malpractice which may be grounds for a lawsuit. If you believe that a medical mistake caused birth defects in your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past and future health-related expenses. A successful lawsuit could also compensate you for your loss of income, emotional stress or any other loss that you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines, chemical exposure in the home or workplace as well as other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical issues are very expensive. Parents often wonder why the condition of their child came about and what to do when bills pile up for expensive treatments and procedures.

The drugs must undergo rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and drug manufacturers are expected to anticipate any possible adverse reactions. If they fail to meet this requirement they could be held responsible for any lawsuits filed by consumers affected. An experienced birth defect attorney can help determine if a defective medication may be the cause of your child's health issues.

If you suspect that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is caused by a drug, document your symptoms and save the packaging and receipts. Also note the date when you first noticed your child's symptoms. This information is vital for determining the statutes of limitation.

You have one year to file a suit when your child has been exposed to a toxic substance which caused the condition. An experienced birth defect attorney can help you build solid evidence and take steps to ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also offer the financial support you need to cover the costs of necessary treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious problems that alter the structure of one or more parts of the body of a newborn. Environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications genetic or chromosomal problems or other causes can cause birth defects.

Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is dedicated to helping families understand what causes birth defects and what they can do to seek compensation from the parties responsible. Our attorneys collaborate with medical experts to determine if a birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

Senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect lawyers defect litigation. He defends clients against major corporations that expose them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States 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 caused by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals like lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex legal cases involving product liability as well as birth defect cases. She graduated magna cumlaude from Williams College and from Columbia Law School. Prior to 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. She is experienced in all types of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

While modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects are frequent. These problems can have a profound impact on the quality of life of infants and their parents.

While many birth problems and injuries are caused by environmental or genetic factors they may also be due to the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or the birth. These mistakes can be caused by prescribing wrong medication or not monitoring the mother for signs prenatal damage.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect may be confusing. Birth injuries happen during labor and delivery the birth defect develops in the womb and typically have a long-term impact on the fetus' general body structure or function.

If a child is born with an anomaly in the birth because of someone else's negligence act or inability to act the way it should, the child could be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and stored in trust for the child's benefit.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys concentrate on the causes of environmental origins of these disorders 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. The managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women who have been exposed to arsenic and mercury and other toxic heavy metals and chemicals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.