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Birth Defect Attorneys
If your child suffers from a birth defect caused by negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses loss of income, punitive damages in a few cases.
A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you recover compensation to cover the costs of your child's injuries as well as future medical expenses. Birth defects are usually caused by 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 a mistake that causes birth defects or injuries your child could be facing years of financial strain and physical and emotional challenges throughout their life.
Birth injury attorneys can assist you bring a case against those responsible for the medical issues of your child regardless of whether it was an institution or doctor who made a mistake during birth and labor process or if the cause of the birth defect of your child was something that happened to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer will analyze your case, provide valuable insight, and connect you with medical professionals to review the evidence.
A doctor could make a mistake that leads to birth defects, for example in the event that they prescribed a medication that increased the chances of your baby's condition or if they failed to perform certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice that may be cause for an action. If you think that a medical error caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you may be entitled to compensation for past as well as future health costs. A successful lawsuit may also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress and other losses that you've suffered.
Defective Drugs
Many birth defects are caused by prescription drugs and over-the counter medications and exposure to chemicals in the home or at work and other environmental dangers. Unfortunately, the cost of these medical issues is enormous. Parents often question what caused their child's condition, and where to go when costs for costly treatments and procedures pile up.
Drugs must go through rigorous tests before they are released on the market, and drug manufacturers are required to identify any potential adverse effects. They could be held responsible for claims brought against them by consumers in the event that they fail to comply with this. An experienced birth defect attorney can help determine if the medication is defective and the cause of your child's health complications.
If you believe that your child's birth defect could be linked to a specific drug start by recording your symptoms and saving the medicine packaging and receipts. Also, note the date when you first noticed symptoms in your child. This is essential to determining the time limit to file an insurance claim.
You have a year to file a lawsuit in the event that your child was exposed an intoxicant that caused the condition. An experienced birth defect attorney can assist you in constructing a strong case and help you ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also provide you with the financial assistance you need to cover the costs of necessary treatment.
Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
Birth defects are serious issues that can affect the structure and function of the parts of a child's body. They could be caused by environmental toxins, side effects of certain medications or genetic or chromosomal abnormalities.
The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand what causes birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from responsible parties. Our attorneys work with a team of medical experts to determine if an individual birth defect is related to chemical exposure or other environmental factors.
David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial attorney is a leader in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that have exposed them toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of 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 agriculture industries, pesticide spray or drift exposures by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.
Victoria Phillips concentrates on complex product liability litigation, including birth defect cases. She graduated from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. Before joining the firm she worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has recovered millions in settlements for clients and has experience in all types of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.
Product Liability
Birth injuries and defects still occur despite the fact that medical technology has drastically reduced the risks associated with pregnancy. These problems can have a profound impact on the quality of life for children and their parents.
While many birth defects and injuries are caused by genetic or environmental factors they may also be the result of the carelessness of health professionals during the birth or delivery. These errors include prescribing incorrect medications or failing to check the mother for signs prenatal damage.
It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. Birth injuries occur during labor and birth. Birth defects, however develop within the womb. They can have a long-term impact on the fetus' overall body structure and function.
If the 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 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 associated with developmental delays and congenital disabilities. Managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women who have been exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy chemical and metals that cause reproductive issues and birth defects in infants.