Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child has an anomaly in the birth that is the result of negligence then you're entitled to damages. These damages can include medical costs as well as lost wages and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can assist you in obtaining compensation for your child's injuries and medical expenses in the future. Common causes of birth defects include medical malpractice, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who treat your child can have significant influence on the future of your family. If they make an error that causes birth injuries or defects that could lead to years of financial struggles and a lifetime of physical and emotional pain for your child.

Birth injury lawyers can help you file a claim against those accountable for your child's medical problems regardless of whether it was a doctor or hospital who made a mistake during birthing process or if the cause of the birth defect of your child was something that occurred to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer can evaluate your case, provide valuable insight, and connect you with medical professionals to review the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that can lead to a birth deformity, for example the prescription of medication that increased your baby's risk of condition or if he failed to conduct certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice that may be the basis for an action. If your child suffers from a birth defect which you believe is caused by a medical error you are entitled to compensation to cover the past and future expenses related to your child's medical care. A successful lawsuit will also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress, and other losses you have suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, chemical exposure in the workplace or at home, and other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical problems are costly. Parents often ask themselves what caused their child's health condition and what to do when the bills for expensive treatments and procedures mount up.

Drug makers must test their products thoroughly before they are released for sale and must anticipate any potential adverse reactions. If they fail to do so they could be held accountable for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers affected. A birth defect lawyer can help determine if a medication that is defective is to blame for the health issues of your child.

If you think that a birth defect in your child may be caused by a drug, document your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. You should also record the date you first noticed the symptoms of your child. This is essential to determining the statute of limitations for filing an insurance claim.

You have one year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed some toxic substance that caused the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to develop a compelling case and ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also assist you obtain the financial assistance needed to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious problems that change the structure of a particular part of the body of a newborn. They could be caused by environmental toxins, side effects of certain medications or genetic or chromosomal abnormalities.

Levy Konigsberg LLP's staff is committed to helping families better understand what causes birth defect and how they can seek compensation from the parties responsible. Our lawyers work with a network of medical experts to determine whether the particular birth defect is due to exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors.

Senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation. He defends clients against major corporations that exposed the children to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of 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 as well as in agriculture industries, pesticide spray or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex litigation involving product liability and birth defect cases. She graduated as a magna cumlaude 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 on behalf of her clients. She is experienced in all types of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

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

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

It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a birth injury or a birth defect. Birth injuries can occur during labor and birth. Birth defects, however develop during the womb. They can have a long-lasting impact on the overall body structure and function.

If a child is born with an abnormality in birth due to someone else's negligent act or inability to act, that child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and is held in trust for the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers concentrate on the environmental causes that cause these conditions and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemical that are linked to developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other serious birth defects. Our managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30-year legal career to vindicating women exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical and metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in infants.