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Birth Defect Attorneys
If your child is suffering from an abnormality in their birth caused by negligence you may be entitled to damages. These damages could include medical costs or lost wages, as well as punitive damages in some instances.
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 include medical malpractice, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.
Medical Malpractice
The medical professionals who take care of your child could have an enormous impact on the future of your family. If they make a misstep that leads to birth defects or injuries your child could be facing years of financial hardship as well as physical and emotional struggles throughout their life.
Birth injury attorneys can help you bring a case against the people who are responsible for the medical issues of your child or injuries, whether it’s an institution or doctor who made a mistake in the birthing and delivery process or if the root of your child’s birth defect was something that occurred to your baby before birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer can analyze your situation and provide valuable insights, and connect you with medical experts who will examine the evidence.
A doctor may make a mistake which leads to a birth defect, for example the prescription of medication that could have increased the risk of your baby’s condition or when they failed to carry out certain tests and screenings in pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a lawsuit. If you believe that a medical mistake caused birth defects in your child, you are entitled to compensation for past as well as future health costs. A successful lawsuit can also compensate you for your loss of income, emotional distress or any other loss which you’ve suffered.
Defective Drugs
Prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, chemical exposure at work or home, and environmental hazards are the reason for many birth defect lawsuit defects. Unfortunately, the costs of these health issues is enormous. Parents often question what caused their child’s condition, and where to turn if bills for expensive treatments and procedures start to pile up.
The drugs must undergo rigorous tests before they are released on the market, and drug makers are expected to foresee any possible adverse reactions. If they fail to do this and fail to do so, they could be held accountable for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers affected. An experienced birth defect lawyer can help determine if the defective medication is to blame for your child’s health problems.
If you believe that the birth defect in your child’s baby is caused by a specific medication begin by logging your symptoms and keeping the medicine packaging and receipts. Also note the date that you first noticed your child’s symptoms. This information is essential for determining the statutes of limitations.
If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that caused their condition, you’ve only one year to file a lawsuit. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to create a strong case and ensure that your child’s legal rights are protected. They can also provide the financial support you need to pay for the necessary treatment.
Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
Birth defects are serious conditions that change the structure of a particular part of the body of a newborn. They can be caused by environmental toxins, side effects of certain medications, or genetic or chromosomal disorders.
Levy Konigsberg LLP’s staff is committed to helping families learn what causes birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers work with medical professionals 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 top lawyer in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that have exposed them toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands cases in the United States and around the globe. 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 concentrates on complex litigation concerning product liability, including birth defect cases. She graduated with a magna laude from Williams College and from Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the firm, she was an Assistant District Attorney at Manhattan’s District Attorney’s Office. She has recovered millions in settlements for her clients and is skilled in all forms of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.
Product Liability
Although modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects are common. These conditions can have a huge impact on the quality of life for infants and their parents.
While many birth defects or injuries result from genetic or environmental factors they also can result from the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or during the delivery. These errors can include prescribing incorrect medications or not monitoring the mother for signs of prenatal damage.
The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect can be confusing. Birth injuries are common during labor and birth. Birth defects, however, occur within the womb. They can have a long-term impact on the fetus’ overall body structure and function.
If a child is born with a birth defect due to the negligence or inaction of another person, they could be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered, and it is placed in trust for the child.
At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers focus on the causes of environmental origins of these conditions and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals that can cause developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner and attorney, has dedicated her career of over 30 years to reclaiming women who have been exposed to toxic chemical, heavy metals and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive problems in children.