Birth Defect Attorneys

If you have a child who has a birth defect that was caused by negligence and/or carelessness, then you're entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses as well as lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can help you obtain compensation for injuries to your child and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects are medical negligence, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who care for your children could have a major impact on the future of your family. If they make a misstep that causes birth defects or injuries the child could be subject to years of financial stress and physical and emotional struggles throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can help to file a claim against those who may be accountable for your child's medical problems regardless of whether it was a hospital or doctor that made a mistake during labor and delivery process, or if the cause of the birth defect of your child was something that happened to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer will analyze your case, provide important information, and connect you with medical experts who will look over the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake which leads to birth defects, for example in the event that they prescribed a medication that increased the chance of your baby's illness 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 you believe that a medical mistake caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you are entitled to compensation for your past and future health care expenses. A successful lawsuit may also compensate you for your loss of income, emotional distress and other losses that you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over-the counter medications, chemical exposures at work or home, and environmental hazards are all the reason for many birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical issues are costly. Parents often ask how the condition of their child came about and where to turn as the bills pile up for costly treatments and procedures.

Medicines are required to undergo rigorous testing prior to being put on the market, and drug makers are required to identify any potential side effects. If they fail to meet this requirement they could be held liable for product liability lawsuits brought by affected consumers. An experienced birth defect attorney can help determine if a defective medication may be responsible for your child's health problems.

If you think that your child's birth defect could be linked to a specific drug, start by documenting your symptoms and storing the medicine packaging and receipts. Also note the date you first observed the symptoms of your child. This is vital to determining the statute of limitations to file an insurance claim.

You have one year to file a suit when your child has been exposed to a toxic substance which caused the condition. An experienced birth defect attorney can assist you in constructing an impressive case and make sure that your child's rights are protected. They can also assist you get the financial support needed to pay for treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious illnesses that change the structure of one or more components of the body of a newborn. They can be caused through environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications or chromosomal or genetic abnormalities.

Levy Konigsberg's team is committed to helping families learn the causes of birth defects as well as how they can seek compensation from the parties responsible. Our lawyers collaborate with a group 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 pioneer when it comes to birth defects litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that have exposed them 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 that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in the agricultural industries; pesticide spray or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals like 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 recouped millions in settlements for clients and is skilled in all forms of litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

While medical advances have drastically reduced the risks associated with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects are prevalent. These problems can have a profound impact on the quality of life of infants and their parents.

While many birth defects and injuries are caused by environmental or genetic factors they may also be the result of healthcare providers' negligence during pregnancy or the birth defect attorney. These errors could include prescribing unsuitable medications or failing to monitor the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

The distinction between a birth injury and a birth defect may be confusing. Birth injuries happen during labor and birth however, birth defects can develop in the womb, and often have a long-term effect on the fetus' 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. This compensation is awarded to the person who was injured and placed in trust for the child's benefit.

Our Queens birth defects lawyers at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogens chemical that have been associated with developmental delays and congenital disabilities. Our managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30 years of legal experience to bringing justice to women exposed to mercury, arsenic, and other toxic heavy chemical compounds that cause birth defects and reproductive issues in children.