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Birth Defect Lawyers
Parents may be overwhelmed by medical bills if a baby is sick at birth. If your child is suffering from a birth defect that was caused by medical malpractice or by exposure to certain drugs, you may be entitled to compensation.
A Hudson, NY birth defects lawyer can assist you in pursuing justice.
Causes of Birth Defects
Some birth defects happen because of genetic changes or chromosomes. These issues can be passed down from parents with these disorders or result from mutations in a fertilized egg. These issues can affect the way the body develops or the way in which the body functions. These genetic issues can be minor or severe.
Birth defects can be caused by environmental factors during the fetal growth. These include chemicals and toxins such as those found in industrial solvents like benzene, trichloroethylene (used in dry cleaning), and perchloroethylene (used to strip paint and in painting and metal degreasing). These can include exposure to heavy metals like mercury, arsenic, and lead used in the manufacture and power plants. These harmful substances are referred as teratogens and can cause serious harm to the developing baby.
Medical professionals can cause birth defects through negligence. For instance, they may fail to diagnose or treat a mother's problem during pregnancy or after the baby is born. A doctor can be negligent when they prescribe medication that could cause birth defects or administer medication in a way that is not correct. A medical malpractice claim can be brought against the doctor who committed the error. A birth injury lawsuit could also be filed against an employer if they expose pregnant employees to harmful substances.
Medical Malpractice
Birth defects are structural changes within the body that negatively impact its appearance or function. These conditions vary in severity and can affect any area of the body, according to the CDC.
Parents often want to understand why a birth defect was created. The most commonly cited causes of these disorders are medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemical. A skilled birth defect lawyer can assist families discover the causes of birth defects and bring a lawsuit against the parties responsible.
Medical malpractice cases involving birth defect lawsuit injuries typically have a limitation period of just one year. This means that parents must to act swiftly after identifying an issue with their birth and determining the underlying cause of the injury. This includes gathering invoices and receipts, credit card transactions and other evidence to back the claim for compensation.
While it's nice to have more time for taking the shock of finding out that a child was born with defects or birth injuries it is not an option in a legal case. It is important to find a skilled birth defect lawyer and a birth injury lawyer who can take care of the preceding steps promptly.
Product Liability
Modern medical technology and medicine have significantly reduced the risk of childbirth. Birth defects and injuries are still possible. If you believe a medical professional was negligent or negligent during pregnancy, birth and 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 are eligible to file a lawsuit against the doctor, hospital, and other parties accountable. Our team has the experience and resources necessary to protect your rights, which includes the services of specialized medical and scientific experts to determine and connect your child's health condition with exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors.
Birth defects can range in severity and can affect the appearance of a child, their quality of life, and expected lifespan. Our firm will provide you with expert guidance and advice into the merits of a case in the event that your child's illness is the result of medical negligence, prescription medication or exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental causes. Contact us today to begin the process of recovering the compensation you deserve for your losses. We can review your case free of cost and without any obligation. We only earn money if we succeed in your case or settle it.
Exposure to toxic substances
Many people are exposed to chemicals and toxins on every day basis as a result of their work or environments. Unfortunately some of these toxins are known to cause birth defects (teratogens), and can harm babies. Parents who believe that their child's birth defect is related to exposure to chemicals could be eligible for compensation.
The exposure to chemicals during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of birth defects. Some of these substances, like harmful solvents in the semiconductor industry are known to cause birth defects in newborn babies. Our firm has dealt with cases against some of the largest companies in this field, and won billions in settlement agreements.
It is known that exposure to organic solvents, such as trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and toluene (TCE) as well as vinyl chloride and benzene at Camp Lejeune can increase the chance of developing cancers in children, including hematopoietic cancer, and birth defects. SSRIs as well as other prescription medications like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are also known to have been linked to a variety of birth defects.
Victoria Phillips is a Partner at Phillips & Paolicelli. She concentrates on complicated product liability litigation, birth defect lawsuits and corporate defendants who cause suffering and Birth Defect pain for families whose lives are devastated because of their negligence. She is a graduate of Williams College and Columbia Law School and is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.
