Birth Defect Attorneys
If you have a child born with a birth defect caused by negligence or carelessness, you are entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses, lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.
A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can assist you in obtaining compensation for your child's injuries and future medical costs. Common causes of birth defects are medical malpractice, defective drugs and toxic exposure.
Medical Malpractice
Medical professionals who care for your children can be a significant influence on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that leads to birth defects or injuries your child may be faced with years of financial strain and emotional and physical challenges throughout their lives.
Birth injury attorneys can help you bring a claim against the people who are responsible for your child's medical problems, whether it is a doctor or hospital who made a mistake during the birth and labor process or if the cause of your child's birth defect was something that occurred to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer can evaluate your case, provide valuable insight, and connect you with medical professionals to review the evidence.
A doctor could make a mistake which leads to a birth defect, for example, if 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 during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice that could be the basis for an action. If your child is suffering from an anomaly in the birth that you believe was caused by an error in medical care you are entitled to compensation to cover future and past costs related to your baby's health care. A successful lawsuit may also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress and other losses that you have suffered.
Defective Drugs
Prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, chemical exposures at home or at work and environmental hazards are the reason for many birth defects. The costs of these health issues is astronomical. Parents often wonder how their child's illness came about and what to do when the bills pile up for costly treatments and procedures.
The drugs must undergo thorough testing before they can be sold on the market, and manufacturers are expected to be aware of 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. A birth defect lawyer can help determine if a drug that is not working is the reason for the health problems of your child.
If you believe that an abnormality in the birth of your child is due to medication, record your symptoms and save the package and receipts. You should also record the date you first noticed symptoms in your child. This is vital to determining the statute of limitations for filing a claim.
You have one year to file a suit in the event that your child was exposed to a toxic substance which caused the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to make a convincing case and ensure that your child's legal rights are secured. They can also provide you with the financial assistance you need to pay for the necessary treatment.
Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
Birth defects are serious problems that can affect the structure and function of the child's body. Environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications, genetic or chromosomal defects or other causes may cause birth defects.
The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the causes of birth defects and how they can seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers work with a team of medical experts to determine whether an individual birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or other environmental factors.
David Strouss, managing partner and senior trial lawyer, is a leader when it comes to birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases throughout the United States and around the world. He was the prosecutor in some of the first
birth defect lawsuits, involving glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing and in agriculture industries; pesticide sprays or drift exposures from crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals such as lead.
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. Prior to joining the firm, she was a District Assistant Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has recouped millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all kinds of litigation including mass torts and class action claims.
Product Liability
While medical advances have drastically reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and defects are still frequent. These issues can have a huge impact on the quality of life of babies and their parents.
While many birth defects and injuries are caused by genetic or environmental factors they can also be caused by the inattention of health care professionals during pregnancy or delivery. These mistakes can be caused by prescribing wrong medication or not monitoring the mother for signs prenatal damage.
It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. While birth injuries happen during labor and birth and birth defects are a result of the womb. They usually cause long-term damage to the fetus' general body structure or function.
If a baby is born with an abnormality in birth because of someone else's negligence act or failure to act and act accordingly, the child may be entitled to compensation. This compensation is awarded to the victim and is placed in trust for the child's benefit.
At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens
birth defect lawyers focus on the causes of environmental origins of these conditions and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals that can cause developmental delays, congenital disabilities, and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner and attorney, has dedicated her career for over 30 years to helping women who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.