Why You Should Be Working With This Birth Defect Case

Birth Defect Lawyers

Parents can be overwhelmed with medical bills if their child is ill at birth. If you believe that your child's birth defect was the result of negligence on the part of a doctor or exposure to certain drugs, then you could be entitled to compensation.

A Hudson, NY birth defects lawyer can help you pursue justice.

Birth Defects and Causes

Certain birth defects occur because of genetic changes or the chromosomes. These problems can be passed on from parents with these abnormalities or result from a mutation in an ovum that has been fertilized. These issues can alter the way that the body functions or develops. These genetic issues may be minor or even serious.

Birth problems can also be caused by environmental factors during fetal growth. Chemicals and toxins, including those in industrial solvents (such as benzene), trichloroethylene used in dry cleaning, and birth defect lawsuits perchloroethylene that is used in metal degreasing and painting) can cause birth defects. These can also lead to exposure to arsenic and lead, mercury, and other heavy metals in manufacturing or at power plants. These toxic substances are known as teratogens and may cause serious harm to a growing baby.

Medical professionals can cause birth defects through negligence. For instance they may fail to identify or treat a mother's condition during pregnancy or after the baby is born. A doctor could be negligent if he or prescribes a medication that may cause birth defects or negligently administers a medicine. Medical malpractice claims could be brought against the doctor who committed the error. A birth injury lawsuit could also be brought against an employer who puts a pregnant worker in a position that exposes them to a harmful substance.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are changes in the structure of the body that have a negative impact on its appearance, function or function. According to the CDC they can affect any body part.

If the child is born with a birth defect parents are often interested in knowing what caused the condition. The most commonly cited causes of these disorders are medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemical. A seasoned birth defect lawyer can help families discover the causes of birth defects and make a claim against those accountable.

In most cases, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases involving birth injury is only one year. Parents must take action quickly when they identify a birth defect, and then link it to the injury. The collection of receipts, bills, and credit card payments, along with other evidence, will help you support your claim for compensation.

It would be helpful to have more time to process the terrifying experience of discovering that the child is suffering from an injury or birth defect, but this is not an option when it comes to submitting an legal claim. It is crucial to work with an experienced birth defect lawyer and a birth injury lawyer who can take care of the preceding steps in a timely manner.

Product Liability

Modern technology and medicine has greatly reduced the risks of childbirth. Birth defects and injuries are still possible. If you believe that a medical professional was negligent or inexperienced during the delivery, pregnancy or labor, your child could be suffering an injury. You may be entitled to compensation for your losses.

A birth defect lawyer from Levy Konigsberg LLP will help you determine whether or not you're eligible for a lawsuit against the doctor, hospital, and other parties responsible. Our team has the expertise and resources to protect your rights. This includes the assistance of specialized medical and scientific experts who are able to identify and connect the condition of your child to exposure to chemicals.

Birth defects can be a source of uncertainty in their severity and impact the life expectancy of a child appearance, appearance, as well as the quality of life. Our firm can provide professional guidance and advice on the merits a claim in the event that your child's illness is a result of medical negligence, prescription medications or exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental causes. Contact us today to begin the process of getting compensation for your injuries. We will review your case for free of cost and without any obligation. We only get paid if we succeed in your case or settle it.

Toxic Exposure

As part of their job or working environment Many people are exposed to toxins every day. Unfortunately some of these chemicals are known to cause birth defects (teratogens) and may cause harm to babies. Parents who believe their child is suffering from an issue with birth due to exposure to chemicals could be entitled to compensation.

Chemical exposure during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of birth defect lawsuits defects. Certain of these chemicals, including harmful solvents found in the semiconductor industry are believed to cause birth defects in unborn babies. Our firm has successfully dealt with a number of cases against the largest companies worldwide in these cases, resulting in billions of dollars in settlement agreements.

In the utero environment, exposure to organic solvents like toluene, trichloroethylene (TCE), and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) along with benzene as well as vinyl chloride at Camp Lejeune, are known to increase the risk of children developing birth defects and hematopoietic cancers. SSRIs and other prescription medications including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are also believed to have been linked to various birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a partner at Phillips & Paolicelli, focusing on complex product liability litigation and birth defect lawsuits against corporations who cause the pain and suffering of families who's lives have been ruined by their wrongful conduct. She graduated from Williams College and Columbia Law School and is licensed to the practice of law in New York and New Jersey.