5 Laws Everybody In Birth Defect Legal Should Be Aware Of

Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child born with a birth defect due to negligence and/or carelessness, then you're entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses in addition to lost wages and punitive damages in certain cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who look after your child may have significant influence on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that causes birth defects or injuries your child may be faced with years of financial hardship and physical and emotional challenges throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you to file a claim for compensation against the parties accountable for your child's medical problems. It could be a medical professional, a hospital or even something that occurred prior to your child's birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer can review your situation, provide valuable insight, and connect you with medical professionals to review the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that leads to a birth defect such as if he prescribed medication that increased the risk of being affected or if he was unable to conduct certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice which may be grounds for a suit. If your child is suffering from an anomaly in the birth that you believe was caused by an error by a doctor, you deserve compensation for past and future expenses related to your child's health treatment. A successful lawsuit can also be compensated for the loss of income, your emotional stress, and any other losses you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects result from prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines, chemical exposure in the workplace or home and other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, the cost of these medical conditions is astronomical. Parents often wonder why their child's condition occurred and where to turn when bills pile up for expensive treatments and procedures.

Drugs must go through rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and manufacturers are expected to anticipate any possible adverse reactions. They could be held responsible for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers if they fail to do this. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a defective drug is responsible for the health issues of your child.

If you suspect that the birth defect of your child is related to a specific drug, start by documenting your symptoms and storing the medication packaging and receipts. It is also important to note the date on which you first noticed your child's symptoms. This is essential to determining the time limit to file a claim.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to file a lawsuit. A skilled birth defect attorney can assist you in constructing an effective case and make sure that your child's rights are protected. They will also be able to provide the financial assistance you require to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Birth defects are serious illnesses that alter the structure of one or more components of a baby's body. Environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications genetic or chromosomal disorders or other causes may cause birth defects.

Levy Konigsberg's team is committed to helping families better understand what causes birth defects and how they can seek compensation from the parties responsible. Our lawyers work with medical professionals to determine the cause of birth defects and whether they are caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

Senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, defending clients against large corporations that have exposed the children to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases throughout 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 the agricultural industries; pesticide spray or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals like lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation 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 secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all sorts of litigation including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

While modern medical technology has significantly reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and defects remain frequent. These problems can have a major impact on the quality of life of babies and their parents.

While many birth defects or injuries result from genetic or environmental factors they can also be caused by the inattention of health care professionals during the pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes can include prescribing inappropriate medications or not monitoring the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It can be difficult to tell between a birth injury or a birth defect. Birth injuries are common during labor and delivery. Birth defects, however develop during the womb. They could have a long-lasting effect on the overall body structure and function.

If a child is born with an abnormality in birth because of someone else's negligence act or failure to act, that child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and is held in trust on behalf of the child.

Our Queens birth defects attorneys at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogens chemical that have been linked to developmental delays and congenital disabilities. Managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal practice to defending women who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical and metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.