Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child suffering from a birth defect that was caused by negligence, then you are entitled to compensation. These damages could include medical costs as well as lost wages and punitive damage in some cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who take care of your children can be a significant influence on your family's future. If they make a mistake that results in birth defects or injuries your child may be faced with years of financial stress and emotional and physical challenges throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help you file a claim against those who may be accountable for the medical issues your child has regardless of whether it was a hospital or doctor that made a mistake in the birth and labor process or if the cause of your child's birth defect was something that occurred to your baby before birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer can evaluate your case and provide valuable information, and connect you with medical experts who will examine the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake which leads to a birth defect, for example the prescription of medication that increased the risk of the condition in your baby or when they failed to carry out certain tests and screenings in pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice that could be cause for an action. If your child has an anomaly in the birth that you believe was caused by an error by a doctor, you deserve compensation to cover the past and future expenses related to your child's health care. A successful lawsuit can also be compensated for the loss of income, emotional stress, and other losses you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines and chemical exposure at the home or workplace as well as other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical issues are extremely costly. Parents often wonder what caused their child's condition, and where to go when costs for costly treatments and procedures pile up.

Medications are required to undergo rigorous testing prior to being put on the market, and drug producers are required to identify any potential side effects. If they fail to follow this procedure and are found to be negligent, they could be responsible for any lawsuits that are filed by consumers who suffer from the issue. An experienced birth defect lawyer can determine if an unsuitable medication could be to blame for the health issues of your child.

If you believe that the birth defect of your child is linked to a specific drug start by recording your symptoms and saving the medicine packaging and receipts. Also, note the date that you first noticed symptoms in your child. This information is crucial in determining the time limit to file an insurance claim.

You have a year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed to a toxic substance which contributed to the condition. An experienced birth defect attorney can help you create an impressive case and take steps to ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also help you get the financial support needed to cover treatment.

Toxic Exposure

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

Levy Konigsberg LLP's staff is committed to helping families learn the causes of birth defects as well as how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers collaborate with medical experts to determine the likelihood that a birth defect could be caused by exposure to chemicals or 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 expose the children to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands cases in the United States and across the globe. He was the prosecutor in some of the first birth defect lawsuits that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in agriculture industries; pesticide sprays or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex legal cases involving product liability as well as 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 recouped millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all kinds of litigation, including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

Birth injuries and birth defects continue to occur despite the fact that medical technology has drastically reduced the risk of pregnancy. These problems can have a major impact on the quality of life of infants and their parents.

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

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect can be confusing. While birth injuries happen during labor and delivery the birth defect develops in the womb, and often have a long-term impact on the fetus' overall body structure or function.

If a child is born with an anomaly in the birth due to someone else's negligent decision or inaction or act appropriately, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and 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 allegations of exposure to teratogens chemical that have been linked to congenital and developmental delays. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner is a lawyer who has dedicated her career for 30 years to reclaiming women who have been exposed to toxic chemical, heavy metals and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.