Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child has an abnormality in their birth that is the result of negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses as well as lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you recover compensation to pay for your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects include medical negligence, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who care for your children could have a significant impact on your family's future. If they make a mistake that leads to birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial strain and emotional and physical struggles throughout their life.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you in filing a claim to recover compensation against the party responsible for your child’s medical problems. It could be a doctor, hospital or even something that occurred prior to the birth of your child. A Queens birth defects attorney will analyze your case and provide valuable information, and connect you with medical professionals to review the evidence.

A doctor might make a mistake that can lead to birth defects, for example when they prescribed medication which increased the risk of the condition in your baby or failing to conduct 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 mistake in your medical treatment caused birth defects in your child, you may be entitled to compensation for past and future health care expenses. A successful lawsuit could compensate you for the loss of income, emotional distress or other losses that you have suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects result from prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, chemical exposure in the home or at work and other environmental dangers. Unfortunately, these medical problems are costly. Parents often question what caused their child's condition, and what to do when the costs for costly treatments and procedures mount up.

Drug manufacturers must thoroughly test their products before they are sold and must be aware of any possible adverse effects. They could be held accountable for product liability suits filed by consumers in the event that they fail to comply with this. A birth defect lawyer can help determine if a drug that is not working is responsible for the health problems of your child.

If you suspect that a birth defect in your child is caused by a drug, document your symptoms and save the package and receipts. You should also record the date you first began to notice symptoms in your child. This is vital to determining the statute of limitations to file an insurance claim.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that contributed to the condition, you have only one year to make a claim. A skilled attorney for birth defects can help you build an impressive case and help you ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also provide the financial support you need to cover the costs of necessary treatment.

Toxic Exposure

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

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the cause of birth defects and the best way to pursue compensation from responsible parties. Our lawyers work with medical experts to determine the cause of birth defects and whether they are caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial lawyer, is a top lawyer in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands cases in the United States and around the world. He was the prosecutor in some of the first birth defect lawsuits that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing and in agriculture industries, pesticide spray or drift exposures from crop dusters, and exposure to heavy-metals like lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex litigation involving product liability and birth defect cases. She graduated with a magna laude 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 experienced in all types of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

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

While many birth injuries and birth defects are the result of environmental or genetic causes, they can also be the result of the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or delivery. These errors include prescribing incorrect medications or failing to check the mother for signs prenatal damage.

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

If a baby is born with defects in the birth process due to someone else's negligent act or inability to act or act appropriately, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim, and it is held in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys focus on environmental causes of these disorders and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemicals that can cause congenital disabilities, developmental delays, and other serious birth defects. Managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women exposed to mercury, arsenic, and other toxic heavy chemical compounds that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.