Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child suffers from an birth defect that is the result of negligence, you are entitled to damages. These damages can include medical expenses loss of income, punitive damages in certain cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can assist you in obtaining compensation to cover the costs of your child's injuries as well as future medical expenses. Birth defects are often caused by medical malpractice or defective drugs, as well as exposure to toxic substances.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who look after your child can have significant influence on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that leads to birth defects or injuries the child could be subject to years of financial strain and physical and emotional struggles throughout their life.

Birth injury attorneys can help you bring a case against the people who are accountable for your child's medical problems or injuries, whether it's an institution or doctor who committed a mistake during the birthing and delivery process or if the root of your child's birth defect was something that occurred to your baby prior. A Queens birth defects lawyer will analyze 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 chance of your baby's illness or when they failed to carry out certain tests and screenings in pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice that could be grounds for a lawsuit. If you think that a medical error caused a birth defect in your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past and future health care expenses. A successful lawsuit may also be compensated for the loss of income, your emotional stress, and other losses you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Many birth defects are caused by prescription medications or over-the-counter medicines, chemical exposure in the workplace or home, and other environmental hazards. Unfortunately, these medical conditions can be very costly. Parents often wonder what caused their child's health condition and where to turn if bills for expensive procedures and treatments pile up.

Medicines are required to undergo rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and drug producers are expected to foresee any potential side effects. If they fail to do this they could be held accountable for any product liability lawsuits that are filed by consumers who suffer from the issue. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to determine if a drug that is not working is the reason for the health problems of your child.

If you believe that your child's birth defect could be due to a particular drug, start by documenting your symptoms and storing the medication packaging and receipts. It is also important to note the date that you first noticed your child's symptoms. This information is crucial to determining the time limit to file an insurance claim.

If your child was exposed to a toxic substance that caused the condition, you have only one year to make a claim. A birth defect lawyer can help you create a strong case and ensure that your child's legal rights are protected. They can also help you get the financial support needed to cover treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious problems that can affect the structure and function of parts of a child's body. They may be caused by environmental toxins or the side effects of certain medications or genetic or chromosomal disorders.

Levy Konigsberg's team is committed to helping families understand what causes birth defects and what they can do to 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 exposure to chemicals or environmental factors.

The managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, and has been able to defend clients against major corporations that have exposed them to harmful chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and across the world. He was the prosecutor in some of the first birth defect lawsuits that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in the agriculture industry; pesticide sprays or drift exposures by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy metals such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex legal cases involving product liability as well as birth defect cases. She graduated from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office before joining the firm. She has racked up millions in settlements for her clients and is experienced in all types of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

Birth defects and birth injuries continue to occur despite the fact that medical technology has greatly decreased the risks associated with pregnancy. These issues can have a significant impact on the lives of parents and children.

While many birth defects or injuries result from genetic or environmental factors they also can result from the negligence of health care providers during pregnancy or during the delivery. These mistakes could include prescribing incorrect medications or not checking the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect could be confusing. Although birth injuries can occur during labor and birth the birth defect develops in the womb. They usually affect the fetus' general body structure or function.

If a child is born with a birth defect because of someone else's negligence act or failure to act, that child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim, and it is placed in trust for the child.

Our Queens birth defects attorneys 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 linked to congenital and developmental delays. The managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30-year legal career to vindicating women exposed to mercury, arsenic, and other toxic heavy metals and chemicals that can cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.