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Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child born with a birth defect due to negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses, lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

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

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who look after your children can have a major impact on your family's future. If they make a mistake that results in birth defects or injuries, your child could face years of financial stress and emotional and physical struggles throughout their lives.

Birth injury attorneys can assist you bring a claim against those accountable for the medical issues of your child or injuries, whether it's an institution or doctor who committed a mistake during the birthing process or if the root of your child's birth defect was something that occurred to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer can review your case, provide important insights, and connect with medical experts who will review the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake that leads to a birth deformity, for example if he prescribed medication which increased the risk of condition or if he failed to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a lawsuit. If your child has an anomaly in the birth that you believe was caused by an error in medicine you should be compensated for past and future expenses related to your child's medical care. A successful lawsuit can also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional distress or other losses that you have suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defect lawsuit defects result from prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines, chemical exposure in the home or workplace, and other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical problems are extremely costly. Parents often wonder what caused the child's illness and where to turn when bills for expensive treatments and procedures mount up.

Drug manufacturers must test their products rigorously before they are sold and must anticipate any possible side effects. If they fail to follow this procedure and are found to be negligent, they could be responsible for any lawsuits that are filed by consumers who suffer from the issue. A birth defect lawyer can help determine if a defective medication is the cause of the health issues of your child.

If you believe that an abnormality in the birth of your child is caused by medication, record your symptoms and keep the packaging and receipts. You should also note the date you first observed your child's symptoms. This information is crucial to determining the statute of limitations for filing an insurance claim.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that contributed to the condition, you have only one year to start a lawsuit. A birth defect lawyer can help you build an effective 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.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious conditions that affect the structure of parts of a child's body. They can be caused by environmental toxins, the side effects of certain medications or chromosomal or genetic abnormalities.

Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is dedicated to helping families understand what causes birth defects and how they can pursue compensation from the parties responsible. Our lawyers work with a team of medical experts to determine whether a particular birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or other environmental factors.

Managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation. He defends clients against major corporations that have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases across the nation 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 as well as in agriculture industries; pesticide spray or drift exposures by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.

Victoria Phillips concentrates on complex product liability litigation, including birth defect cases. She graduated as a magna cumlaude 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 recouped millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all types litigation, including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

Birth injuries and birth defects continue to 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 problems and injuries are caused by environmental or genetic factors, they can also be due to medical professionals' negligence during pregnancy or during delivery. These mistakes include prescribing the wrong medication or not monitoring the mother for signs prenatal damage.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect may be confusing. Birth injuries happen during labor and delivery. Birth defects, however, develop within the womb. They could have a long-lasting effect on the fetus' overall body structure and function.

If a baby is born with defects in the birth process because of someone else's negligence action or inability to act or act appropriately, the child may be entitled to compensation. This compensation is given to the person who was injured and held in trust for the child's benefit.

Our Queens birth defects lawyers at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a nationwide network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogens chemicals that have been associated with developmental delays and congenital disabilities. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner, has dedicated her legal career of 30 years to helping women who have been exposed to toxic heavy metals, chemicals and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.