The History Of Birth Defect Legal

Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child suffers from an abnormality in their birth caused by negligence you may be entitled to compensation. These damages can include medical expenses as well as lost wages and birth defect lawsuits punitive damages in some instances.

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

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who look after your child could have an enormous impact on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that causes birth defects or injuries your child may be faced with years of financial hardship as well as emotional and physical struggles throughout their lives.

Birth injury lawyers can assist you in filing a claim to recover compensation against those accountable for your child's medical issues. This could be a hospital, doctor, or something that happened prior to your child's birth. A Queens birth defect lawyer will examine your case, offer useful information, and connect with medical experts who will examine the evidence.

A doctor could make a mistake that leads to a birth defect, for example in the event that he prescribed a medication that increased your baby's risk of developing the condition, or if he failed to carry out certain screenings and tests during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice that may be cause for a lawsuit. If you believe that a medical mistake caused birth defects in your child, you may be entitled to compensation for your past and future health care costs. A successful lawsuit will also be compensated for the loss of income, emotional stress, and any other losses you've suffered.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over-the counter drugs, chemical exposure at work or home, and environmental hazards are at fault for a variety of birth defects. The cost of these medical problems is huge. Parents often question what caused their child's condition and what to do when the costs for costly treatments and procedures mount up.

Drug manufacturers must test their products rigorously before they are released for sale, and are expected to anticipate any possible side effects. If they fail to do so and fail to do so, they could be held accountable for any product liability lawsuits that are filed by consumers who suffer from the issue. An expert birth defect lawyer can determine if the medication is defective and at fault for your child's health issues.

If you think that an abnormality in the birth of your child is caused by medication, record your symptoms and save the packaging and receipts. You should also note the date you first observed the symptoms of your child. This is essential to determining the statute of limitations to file a claim.

If your child was exposed to a harmful substance that contributed to their condition, you've only one year to make a claim. A birth defect lawyer can help you make a convincing case and ensure that your child's legal rights are protected. They can also offer the financial support you need to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to toxic substances

Birth defects are serious issues which affect the structure of parts of a child's body. The effects of environmental toxins, certain medications and genetic or chromosomal abnormalities or other causes can cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families learn about the causes of birth defects and how they can seek compensation from responsible parties. Our attorneys work with medical professionals to determine if a birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or 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 that have exposed them toxic 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 involving glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing and in the agricultural industries; pesticide spray or drift exposures by crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals, such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation as well as birth defect cases. She graduated from Williams College with a magna sum laude and Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has recovered millions in settlements on behalf of her clients. She is proficient in all kinds of litigation, including class action and mass tort claims.

Product Liability

While medical advances have significantly reduced the risks associated with childbirth, birth injuries and birth defects are common. These issues can have a major impact on the quality of life for children and their parents.

While many birth injuries and defects are the result of environmental or genetic causes but they can also be due to health care providers' negligence during pregnancy or delivery. These errors can include prescribing inappropriate medications or not monitoring the mother for signs of damage to her prenatal body.

It can be difficult to distinguish between a birth injury and a birth defect. While birth injuries occur during labor and delivery, birth defects develop in the womb and usually cause long-term damage to the fetus's overall body structure or function.

If a child is born with an anomaly in the birth due to someone else's negligent act or failure to act the way it should, the child could be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim and kept in trust for the benefit of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect lawyers focus on the causes of environmental origins of these disorders and collaborate with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemicals that cause developmental delays, congenital disabilities, and other grave birth defects. Diane Paolicelli, managing partner has dedicated her legal career for over 30 years to helping women who have been exposed to toxic heavy metals, chemicals and heavy metals that cause birth defects and reproductive problems in children.