Five Things You Didn t Know About Birth Defect Case

Birth Defect Lawyers

Parents may be overwhelmed by medical bills when their baby is ill at birth. If your child is suffering from a birth defect caused by medical negligence or exposure to certain drugs, you may be able to claim compensation.

A Hudson, NY birth defects lawyer can assist you in pursuing justice.

Birth Defects: Causes

Certain birth defects are the result of genetic changes or the chromosomes. These issues can be passed on from parents with these problems or result from a mutation in the fertilized ovum. These issues may affect the way the body functions or develops. These genetic problems can be severe or minor.

Birth problems can also be caused by environmental factors during the fetal growth. Chemicals and toxins, like those found in industrial solvents (such as benzene) and trichloroethylene (used in dry cleaning, and perchloroethylene (used in painting and metal degreasing) can cause birth defects. These can include exposure to heavy metals like mercury, arsenic and lead used in manufacturing and power plants. These harmful substances, also known as teratogens cause serious harm to a growing baby.

A medical professional can cause a birth defect through incompetence, for example, failing to diagnose or treat the mother's health issue during pregnancy or after the child is born. A doctor may be negligent when they prescribe medication that may cause birth defects or administer the medication in a way that is not correct. Medical malpractice claims can be brought against the doctor who was responsible for the negligence. A birth injury lawsuit could be filed against an employer who places pregnant workers in a position in which they are exposed to an unsafe substance.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are structural changes to the body that can have negative consequences on the way it functions or appears. According to the CDC the conditions could affect any part or body.

When a child is born with a birth defect, parents are often interested in knowing why the condition developed. Medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemicals are the most frequent causes. A birth defect lawyer who has experience can assist families in determining the causes of birth defects, and bring a lawsuit against those responsible.

In most cases, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases involving birth injury is only one year. Parents must take action quickly when they discover a birth defect, and link it to the injury. This includes gathering bills and receipts, credit card payments and other evidence to back the claim for compensation.

While it's nice to have more time processing the trauma of learning that a child was born with an injury or defect that was caused by birth it is not an option in a legal case. This is why it's crucial to partner with a skilled birth defect and birth injury attorney who will take care of all the previous actions in a timely manner.

Product Liability

Modern technology and medical advances have significantly reduced the risks associated with birth. Birth defects and injuries are still possible. If you believe that medical professionals were negligent or inexperienced during pregnancy, delivery and labor, your child could be suffering an injury. You could be entitled to compensation for your losses.

Levy Konigsberg's birth defect lawyers can assist you in determining if you have grounds to sue the doctor hospital, and other parties involved. Our team has the resources and experience to protect your rights. This includes the services of medical and scientific experts who can detect and connect the condition of your child to exposure to chemicals.

Birth defects can vary in severity, and can impact the appearance of children, their quality of life, and expected life span. If your child's condition was the result of medical malpractice or exposure to prescription medications chemical substances, toxic chemicals, or environmental circumstances, our firm can offer you professional insight and advice on the advantages of a claim. Contact us today to begin the process of obtaining compensation for your injuries. We will review your case free of cost and without obligation. We only receive payment if we get your case settled or win it.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

Many people are exposed to toxins and chemicals on a every day basis as a result of their jobs or in their environments. Unfortunately certain chemicals are known to cause birth defects (teratogens) and can harm babies. Parents who believe that their child's birth defect is related to chemical exposure could be entitled to compensation.

Exposure to chemicals during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of birth defects. Certain chemicals, including toxic solvents used in the industry of manufacturing semiconductors have been proven to cause a range of birth defects in babies. Our firm has handled cases involving some of the biggest companies in this industry and secured billions of dollars in settlement agreements.

In the utero period, exposure to organic solvents like toluene Trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in addition to benzene and vinyl chloride at Camp Lejeune, are known to increase the risk of childhood hemopoietic malformations and cancers. SSRIs as well as other prescription medications like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have also been linked to various birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a partner at Phillips & Paolicelli, focusing on the complexities of product liability litigation and birth defect Lawsuits (ghasemtorabi.ir) against corporations who cause distress and suffering of families who's lives have been destroyed by their negligence. She is a graduate of Williams College and Columbia Law School, and is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.