Birth Defect Attorneys
If your child has a birth defect that is the result of negligence, you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical costs in addition to lost wages and punitive damages in a few cases.
A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can assist you in recovering compensation for your child's injuries as well as future medical expenses. Birth defects are usually caused by medical malpractice or defective drugs, as well as exposure to toxic substances.
Medical Malpractice
The medical professionals who care for your child could have an enormous impact on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that results in birth defects or injuries which could result in years of financial struggles and an entire lifetime of physical and emotional stress for your infant.
Birth injury lawyers can help you to file a claim for compensation against those responsible for your child’s medical issues. It could be a doctor, a hospital or anything that happened prior to the birth of your child. A Queens birth defects attorney will analyze your case, provide valuable insight, and connect you with medical experts to analyze the evidence.
A doctor might make a mistake which leads to birth defects for instance when they prescribed medication which increased the chances of your baby's condition or in the event that they failed to perform certain tests and screenings in pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a suit. If your child suffers from a birth defect that you believe is due to an error in medicine you are entitled to compensation to cover the past and future costs related to your baby's medical care. A successful lawsuit could also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional distress, as well as any other losses you've experienced.
Defective Drugs
Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications or over-the-counter medicines, chemical exposure in the workplace or home as well as other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical problems are costly. Parents often wonder what triggered their child's condition, and what to do when the bills for expensive treatments and procedures start to pile up.
Drug makers must test their products rigorously before they are sold, and are expected to anticipate any potential side effects. They could be held accountable for claims brought against them by consumers in the event that they fail to comply with this. An experienced birth defect lawyer can help determine if an unsuitable medication could be responsible for your child's health issues.
If you think that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is caused by medication, record your symptoms and save the packaging and receipts. You should also note the date when you first noticed symptoms in your child. This information is essential for determining the statutes of limitations.
If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that contributed to their condition, you've only one year to make a claim. A birth defect lawyer can help you make a convincing case and ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also help you receive the financial assistance you require to cover the cost of treatment.
Exposure to toxic substances
Birth defects are serious conditions that alter the structure of one or more parts of the body of a newborn. They can be caused through environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications, or genetic or chromosomal anomalies.
Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is dedicated to helping families learn the causes of birth defects and what they can do to seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers collaborate with a group of medical experts to determine whether the birth defect in question is caused by chemical exposure or other environmental factors.
Senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, defending clients against large corporations that exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases throughout the United States and around the globe. He prosecuted some of the first birth defect lawsuits,
freemaple.today, that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in agriculture industries; pesticide sprays or drift exposures from crop dusters, and exposure to heavy-metals like lead.
Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation as well as birth defect cases. She graduated with a magna 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 secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is proficient in all kinds of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.
Product Liability
While modern medical technology has significantly reduced the risks associated with childbirth, birth injuries and defects are still typical. These problems can have a major impact on the lives of parents and infants.
While many birth injuries and defects are the result of environmental or genetic factors, they can also be caused by the negligence of health professionals during pregnancy or delivery. These errors include prescribing incorrect medications or failing to observe the mother for signs prenatal damage.
It can be difficult to distinguish between a birth injury and a birth defect. Although birth injuries can occur during labor and birth and birth defects are a result of the womb and typically cause long-term damage to the fetus's overall body structure or function.
If a child is born with a birth deformity due to the negligence or inaction of another, they may be entitled compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim, and it is placed in trust for the child.
At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens
birth defect lawyers concentrate on environmental causes of these conditions and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogen chemical which are associated with developmental delays, congenital disabilities and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner is a lawyer who has dedicated her career for over 30 years to reclaiming women who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.