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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child who has a birth defect caused by negligence or carelessness, you are entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses loss of income, punitive damages in some cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you recover compensation to cover the injuries your child sustained and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects include medical malpractice, defective drugs, and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who treat your children can have a major impact on the future of your family. If they make a misstep which causes birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial hardship and emotional and physical challenges throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help you bring a case against those who may be accountable for the medical issues of your child regardless of whether it was a doctor or hospital who made a mistake during the birth and labor process or if the source of the birth defect of your child was something that happened to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect attorney will analyze your case, provide valuable insights, and connect with medical experts who will examine the evidence.

A doctor may make a mistake that can lead to birth defects for instance in the event that they prescribed a medication which increased the risk of the condition in your baby or when they failed to carry out certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice which could be the basis for an action. If you believe that a medical error caused birth defects in your child, you may be entitled to compensation for past and future health-related expenses. A successful lawsuit can also be compensated for the loss of income, emotional distress, and any other losses you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter drugs and exposure to chemicals in the workplace or at home as well as other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical issues are costly. Parents often wonder what triggered their child's health condition and where to turn if costs for costly treatments and procedures pile up.

Medications are required to undergo rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and drug manufacturers are required to identify any potential 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 experienced birth defect attorney can determine if an unsuitable medication could be the cause of your child's health problems.

If you suspect that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is due to the use of a medication, keep track of your symptoms and keep the packaging and receipts. It is also important to record the date when you first noticed symptoms in your child. This information is crucial to determining the time limit for filing an insurance claim.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to start a lawsuit. A skilled attorney for birth defects can help you create an effective case and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also assist you to find the financial help you need to cover the cost of treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious problems that alter the structure of one or more areas of a baby's body. The effects of environmental toxins, certain medications and genetic or chromosomal abnormalities and other factors may cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families learn about the causes of birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from responsible parties. Our attorneys work with medical experts to determine the cause of birth defects and whether they are caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial attorney, is a pioneer when it comes to birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands cases in the United States and across the globe. He was the plaintiff in many of the earliest birth defect cases involving solvents used in semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture industries, and pesticides.

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. Before joining the firm she was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all kinds of litigation, including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

While medical advances have greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth, birth injuries and birth defects remain frequent. These issues can have a major impact on the quality of life of children and their parents.

While many birth injuries and birth defects result from environmental or genetic causes they may also be the result of healthcare providers' negligence during pregnancy or delivery. These mistakes could include prescribing incorrect medications or not checking the mother for signs of damage to her prenatal body.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect can be confusing. While birth injuries occur during labor and birth, birth defects develop in the womb and typically have a long-term effect on the fetus' overall body structure or function.

If the child is born with a birth defect due to the negligence or inaction of another person, they may be entitled compensation. The compensation is paid to the person who suffered and is placed in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect attorneys focus on the environmental causes that cause these conditions and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals that cause developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other serious birth defects. Our managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30-year legal career to vindicating women who have been exposed to arsenic and mercury and other toxic heavy metals and chemicals that can cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.