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Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child is suffering from an anomaly in the birth caused by negligence and carelessness, you are entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical costs or lost wages, as well as punitive damages in certain cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can assist you in obtaining compensation to cover your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects include medical negligence, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who take care of your children could have a major impact 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 hardship and physical and emotional struggles throughout their life.

Birth injury lawyers can help you bring a case against those responsible for the medical issues of your child, whether it is the hospital or doctor who made a mistake during the birthing and delivery process or if the source of the birth defect of your child was something that occurred to your baby before birth. A Queens birth defects lawyer can evaluate your case and provide valuable information, and connect you with medical experts to analyze the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake that leads to birth defects, for example when they prescribed medication which increased the risk of the condition in your baby or failing to conduct certain tests and screenings in pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a suit. If you believe that a medical mistake caused birth defects in your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past and future health care expenses. 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 and over-the counter medications as well as exposure to chemicals at the home or at work, and other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical issues are extremely costly. Parents often ask how the condition of their child came about and where to turn as bills pile up for costly treatments and procedures.

Drug makers must thoroughly test their products before they sell their products and must be aware of any possible adverse effects. If they fail to follow this procedure they could be held accountable for lawsuits involving product liability filed by consumers affected. An knowledgeable birth defect attorney can help determine whether the medication is defective and to blame for the health issues of your child.

If you believe that the birth defect of your child is caused by a specific medication, start by documenting your symptoms and keeping the medication packaging and receipts. You should also note the date you first noticed your child's symptoms. This is essential to determining the statute of limitations to file a claim.

You have a year to file a suit if your child was exposed an intoxicant that caused the condition. A skilled attorney for birth defects can help you create solid evidence and make sure that your child's rights are protected. They can also assist you to find the financial help you need to cover the cost of treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious illnesses that change the structure of one or more parts of the body of a newborn. Environmental toxins, side-effects of certain medications genetic or chromosomal problems, or other factors can cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the cause of birth defects and how they can seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers 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 top lawyer in birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations who have exposed them to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases throughout the United States and around the globe. He was the lead plaintiff in some of the very first birth defect cases involving solvents that are used in semiconductor manufacturing, agriculture industries, and pesticides.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex litigation involving product liability and 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 recovered millions in settlements for her clients. She is skilled in all forms of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Although modern medical technology has drastically reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects remain common. These issues can have a profound impact on the quality of life for babies and their parents.

While many birth injuries and birth defects result from environmental or genetic factors but they can also be caused by health care providers' negligence during pregnancy or the birth. These mistakes can be caused by prescribing wrong medications or failing to check the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a birth injury and a birth defect. Although birth injuries can occur during labor and birth, birth defects develop in the womb. They usually cause long-term damage to the fetus' overall body structure or function.

If the child is born with a birth deformity due to the negligence or inaction of a third party, they could be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and placed in trust on behalf of the child.

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