Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child is suffering from an abnormality in their birth caused by negligence and carelessness, you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses as well as lost income and punitive damages, in certain instances.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you recover compensation to cover the costs of your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Birth defects are often caused by medical malpractice, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who take care of your children can be a significant influence on the future of your family. If they make mistakes that result in birth defects or injuries which could result in years of financial hardship and the prospect of a lifetime of physical and emotional struggles for your infant.

Birth injury lawyers can help you to file a claim for compensation against the people who are responsible for your child's medical issues. It could be a medical professional, a hospital or even something that occurred prior to your child's birth. A Queens birth defect attorney will analyze your case, give important insights, and connect with medical experts who will analyze the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that leads to a birth deformity for instance, the prescription of medication that increased your baby's risk of being affected or if he was unable to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are instances of medical malpractice that could be cause for a lawsuit. If you believe that a mistake in your medical treatment caused birth defects in your child, you are entitled to compensation for past and future health care expenses. A successful lawsuit could also be compensated for the loss of income, emotional distress, and any other losses you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Prescription and over-the-counter medications, chemical exposure at home or at work, and environmental hazards are all at fault for a variety of birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical issues are costly. Parents often ask how their child's illness came about and where to turn when charges pile up for expensive treatments and procedures.

Drug makers must test their products thoroughly before they sell their products, and are expected to be aware of any possible adverse effects. They could be held responsible 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 medication that is defective is the cause of the health problems of your child.

If you suspect that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is the result of medication, record your symptoms and save the packaging and receipts. You should also record the date on which you first noticed your child's symptoms. This is vital to determining the statute of limitations to file a claim.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that contributed to their condition, you've only one year to bring a lawsuit. A birth defect lawyer can help you make a convincing case and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also assist you to receive the financial assistance you require to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Birth defects are serious issues that alter the structure of various parts of a child's body. Environmental toxins, side-effects of certain medications, genetic or chromosomal defects, or other factors can cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families learn about the causes of birth defects and how they can seek compensation from responsible parties. Our lawyers collaborate with a group of medical experts to determine whether a particular birth defect is related to chemical exposure or other environmental factors.

Managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, representing clients against major corporations that have exposed the children to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases across the country and around the world. He prosecuted some of the first birth defect lawsuits that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in the agriculture industry; pesticide spray or drift exposures by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy-metals like lead.

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. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office before joining the firm. She has recovered 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 significantly reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and defects remain frequent. These problems can have a major impact on the lives of both parents and children.

While many birth injuries and birth defects result from environmental or genetic factors they may also be the result of medical professionals' negligence during pregnancy or the birth. These errors can include prescribing unsuitable medications or failing to monitor the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect could be confusing. While birth injuries happen during labor and delivery, birth defects develop in the womb. They usually have a long-term impact on the fetus' general body structure or function.

If a child is born with a birth defect due to the negligence or inaction of a third party, they may be entitled compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and placed in trust for the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers focus on the causes of environmental origins of these disorders and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemical that 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 helping women who have been exposed to toxic heavy metals, chemicals and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.