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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child born with a birth defect caused by negligence or carelessness, you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses, lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can assist you in obtaining compensation to cover your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects include medical negligence, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who treat your child may have significant influence on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that results in birth defects or injuries which could result in years of financial challenges and the prospect of a lifetime of physical and emotional challenges for your child.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you make a claim for compensation against those who are responsible for your child's medical issues. It could be a hospital, doctor, or something that happened prior to your child's birth. A Queens birth defect attorney will analyze your case, give important information, and connect you with medical experts who will review the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake that leads to birth defects, for example when they prescribed medication that could have increased the chance of your baby's illness or when they failed to carry out certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are all instances of medical malpractice which may be grounds for a suit. If you believe that a mistake in your medical treatment caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you may be entitled to compensation for past and future health care costs. A successful lawsuit may also be compensated for the loss of income, emotional distress, as well as any other losses that you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications as well as over-the-counter drugs, chemical exposure in the workplace or home as well as other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical problems are costly. Parents often wonder what caused the child's illness and where to turn when bills for expensive treatments and procedures start to pile up.

Medicines are required to undergo rigorous testing prior to being put on the market, and drug producers are required to identify any potential side effects. They could be held responsible for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers in the event that they fail to comply with this. An experienced birth defect lawyer can determine if an unsuitable medication could be the cause of your child's health issues.

If you believe that a birth defect in your child is caused by medication, record your symptoms and save the packaging and receipts. You should also note the date that you first observed the symptoms of your child. This information is crucial in determining the statute of limitations for filing an insurance claim.

You have a year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed to an intoxicant that caused the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to develop a compelling case and ensure that your child's legal rights are protected. They can also offer the financial aid you need to cover the costs of necessary treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious illnesses that change the structure of one or more areas of the body of a newborn. The effects of environmental toxins, certain medications genetic or chromosomal problems, or other factors can cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand what causes birth defects and the best way to pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys work with a network of medical experts to determine whether an individual birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or other environmental factors.

Managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, and has been able to defend clients against large corporations that exposed them to harmful chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the world. He was the main plaintiff in some of the earliest birth defect cases involving solvents that are used in semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture industries and pesticides.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex litigation involving product liability and 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 secured millions of dollars in settlements for her clients. She is skilled in all forms of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Birth defects and birth injuries continue to occur despite the fact that modern medical technology has greatly decreased the risk of pregnancy. These issues can have a huge impact on the quality of life of infants and their parents.

While many birth defects or injuries result from environmental or genetic causes, they can also result from the inattention of health care professionals during the birth or delivery. These errors can include prescribing inappropriate medications or failing to check the mother for signs prenatal damage.

It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a birth injury and a birth defect. While birth injuries occur during labor and delivery and birth defects are a result of the womb, and often affect the fetus' general body structure or function.

If the child is born with a birth deformity due to the negligence or inaction by another, they may be entitled compensation. This compensation is awarded to the person who was injured and kept in trust for the benefit of the child.

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