Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child who has a birth defect caused by negligence and/or carelessness, then you're entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses loss of income, punitive damages in certain cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you recover compensation for your child's injuries and future medical costs. Birth defects are usually caused by medical negligence or defective drugs, as well as exposure to toxic substances.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who care for your child may have a significant impact on the future of your family. If they make a mistake which causes birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial strain and physical and emotional challenges throughout their life.

Birth injury lawyers can help to file a claim against the people who are responsible for the medical issues of your child regardless of whether it was a hospital or doctor that made a mistake during labor and delivery process or if the cause of your child's birth defect was something that happened to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer will review your case, provide valuable insights, and connect with medical experts who will look over the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake that leads to a birth defect, for example the prescription of medication which increased the risk of developing the condition or if he failed to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a suit. If your child suffers from an anomaly in the birth which you believe is due to an error by a doctor you are entitled to compensation to cover future and past expenses related to your child's health treatment. A successful lawsuit may also compensate you for the loss of income, your emotional distress, and any other losses that you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Prescription and over-the-counter medications, chemical exposure at home or at work, and environmental hazards are at fault for a variety of birth defects. The cost of these medical problems is staggering. Parents often ask themselves what caused their child's condition, and where to go when bills for expensive treatments and procedures pile up.

Drug makers must test their products thoroughly before they sell their products and must anticipate any possible side effects. They could be held accountable for claims brought against them by consumers when they fail to do this. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a drug that is not working is to blame for the health complications of your child.

If you suspect that an abnormality in the birth of your child is due to drugs, note your symptoms and save the package and receipts. Also, note the date you first noticed symptoms in your child. This is essential to determining the statute of limitations to file a claim.

You have one year to file a lawsuit when your child has been exposed to an intoxicant that contributed to the condition. An experienced attorney who specializes in birth defects can assist you in constructing solid evidence and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also assist you get the financial support needed to cover treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Birth defects are serious issues that affect the structure of various parts of a child's body. They may be caused by environmental toxins, side effects of certain medications or genetic or chromosomal disorders.

Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is committed to helping families learn the causes of birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys collaborate with medical experts to determine the likelihood that a birth defect could be caused by exposure to chemicals or environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial lawyer, is a pioneer 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 involving glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing and in agriculture industries, pesticide sprays or drift exposures 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 from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has recouped millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all forms of litigation including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

While medical advances have greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth birth injuries and defects remain typical. These conditions can have a huge impact on the quality of life of children and their parents.

While many birth defects and injuries are caused by genetic or environmental factors, they can also be the result of medical professionals' negligence during pregnancy or the birth. These mistakes can be caused by prescribing wrong medications or failing to observe the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a birth injury or a birth defect. Although birth defect lawyers injuries can occur during labor and birth and birth defects are a result of the womb and typically cause long-term damage to the fetus's overall body structure or function.

If a child is born with defects in the birth process due to someone else's negligent action or inability to act the way it should, the child could be entitled to compensation. This compensation is awarded to the person who was injured and placed in trust for the benefit of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys focus on the environmental causes that cause these conditions and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals that can cause congenital disabilities, developmental delays and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner is a lawyer who has dedicated her career of over 30 years to reclaiming women who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive problems in children.