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Birth Defect Attorneys
If you have a child born with an anomaly in the birth caused by negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages could include medical expenses, lost wages and punitive damages in a few cases.
A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you recover compensation for injuries to your child and medical expenses in the future. Common causes of birth defects include medical malpractice, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.
Medical Malpractice
Medical professionals who take care of your children could have a major impact on your family's future. If they make a misstep that leads to birth defects or injuries the child could be subject to years of financial hardship and emotional and physical struggles throughout their life.
Birth injury lawyers can help you in filing a claim to recover compensation against the people responsible for your child’s medical issues. It could be a hospital, doctor or an event that occurred before the birth of your child. A Queens birth defect lawyer will review your case, provide important information, and connect you with medical experts who will review the evidence.
A doctor could make a mistake that leads to a birth defect, for example when he prescribed medication that increased your baby's risk of being affected or if he did not to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are all instances of medical malpractice which may be grounds for a suit. If you believe that a medical mistake caused birth defects in your child, you are entitled to compensation for past and future health care costs. A successful lawsuit will also compensate you for the loss of income, your emotional distress, and any other losses you have suffered.
Defective Drugs
Prescription drugs, over the counter drugs, chemical exposure at home or at work, and environmental hazards are causes of many birth defects. Unfortunately, the cost of these medical problems is huge. Parents often ask themselves what caused their child's condition, and what to do when the costs for costly treatments and procedures start to pile up.
Drug makers must test their products thoroughly before they're sold and must anticipate any possible side effects. They could be held accountable for product liability suits filed by consumers in the event that they fail to comply with this. An knowledgeable birth defect lawsuit defect attorney can help determine if the medication is defective and at fault for your child's health complications.
If you think that your child's birth defect could be linked to a specific drug begin by writing down your symptoms and keeping the medicine packaging and receipts. It is also important to record the date you first began to notice symptoms in your child. This information is vital for determining the statute of limitations.
You have a year to file a lawsuit in the event that your child was exposed to some toxic substance that contributed to the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to make a convincing case and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also offer the financial assistance you need to pay for necessary treatment.
Exposure to toxic substances
Birth defects are serious conditions which affect the structure of the child's body. Environmental toxins, the side-effects of certain medications, genetic or chromosomal defects or other causes can cause birth defects.
The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families learn about the causes of birth defects and the best way to pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys 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 attorney, is a leading lawyer when it comes to 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 across the globe. He prosecuted some of the first birth defect lawsuits involving glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in the agriculture industry; pesticide sprays or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals like lead.
Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation as well as birth defect cases. She graduated magna cum laude 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 of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all types litigation including mass torts and class action claims.
Product Liability
Birth injuries and birth defects continue to occur despite the fact that modern medical technology has significantly reduced the risk of pregnancy. These issues can have a significant impact on the lives of parents and children.
While many birth defects and injuries are caused by environmental or genetic causes, they can also result from the inattention of health care professionals during the pregnancy or during delivery. These errors can include prescribing inappropriate medication or not monitoring the mother for signs prenatal damage.
It can be difficult to tell between a birth injury or a birth defect. While birth injuries occur during labor and birth the birth defect develops in the womb, and often affect the fetus's overall body structure or function.
If a child is born with defects in the birth process because of someone else's negligence act or failure to act and act accordingly, the child may be entitled to compensation. This compensation is granted to the victim and held in trust for the child's benefit.
At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys focus on the environmental causes of these conditions and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals which are associated with developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner and attorney, has dedicated her career of 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.