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Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child has an abnormality in their birth caused by negligence and carelessness, you are entitled to damages. These damages include medical expenses as well as lost income and punitive damages in a few cases.

A Pompano Beach injury attorney can help you obtain compensation to pay for your child's injuries and future medical expenses. Common causes of birth defects include medical malpractice, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

The medical professionals who care for your child may have an enormous impact on the future of your family. If they make a misstep which causes birth defects or injuries the child could be subject to years of financial hardship and emotional and physical struggles throughout their life.

Birth injury lawyers can help you make a claim for compensation against the parties accountable for your child's medical problems. This could be a doctor, a hospital or even something that occurred prior to the birth of your child. A Queens birth defect attorney will review your case, provide useful information, and connect with medical experts who will review the evidence.

A doctor might make a mistake that leads to birth defects, for example the prescription of medication that increased the risk of your baby's condition or if they failed to perform certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are examples of medical malpractice which could be grounds for a lawsuit. If you believe that a mistake in your medical treatment caused an anomaly in the birth of your child, you may be entitled to compensation for your past and future health-related expenses. A successful lawsuit could also compensate you for your loss of income, emotional distress or other losses that you've experienced.

Defective Drugs


Prescription and over-the-counter medications, chemical exposure at work or home, and environmental hazards are all responsible for many birth defects. Unfortunately, these medical conditions are extremely costly. Parents often question what caused the child's illness and where to turn if costs for costly treatments and procedures mount up.

Drug manufacturers must test their products thoroughly before they're sold and must anticipate any potential adverse reactions. If they fail to follow this procedure they could be held liable for product liability lawsuits filed by consumers affected. An expert birth defect lawyer can help determine if the medication is defective and the cause of your child's health issues.

If you believe that the birth defect you are seeing in your child is caused by a drug, document your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. Also, note the date that you first noticed symptoms in your child. This is vital to determining the statute of limitations for filing an insurance claim.

You have a year to file a lawsuit in the event that your child was exposed any toxic substance that caused the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to develop a compelling case and ensure that your child's rights are secured. They can also assist you to obtain the financial assistance needed to cover the cost of treatment.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

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

Levy Konigsberg LLP's team is dedicated to helping families learn what causes birth defect and how they can pursue compensation from the responsible parties. Our lawyers work with medical experts to determine the likelihood that a birth defect could be caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

Managing partner and senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation, representing clients against large corporations that have exposed the children to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and across 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 agriculture industries, pesticide spray or drift exposures caused by crop dusters, and exposure to heavy-metals like lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation as well as birth defect cases. She graduated with a magna laude from Williams College and from Columbia Law School. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan's District Attorney's Office before joining the firm. She has secured millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all forms of litigation, including mass tort and class action claims.

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While modern medical technology has drastically reduced the risks associated with childbirth, birth injuries and defects are still typical. These problems can have a major impact on the lives of both parents and infants.

While many birth defects or injuries are caused by environmental or genetic factors, they can also be caused by the carelessness of health professionals during pregnancy or delivery. These mistakes could include prescribing incorrect medications or not monitoring the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a birth injury or a birth defect. While birth injuries occur during labor and birth however, birth defects can develop in the womb. They usually cause long-term damage to the body of the fetus' structure or function.

If a child is born with a birth deformity due to the negligence or inaction of another person, they may be entitled compensation. This compensation is awarded to the victim and held in trust for the child's benefit.

Our Queens birth defects attorneys at Phillips & Paolicelli focus on environmental causes and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate allegations of exposure to teratogens chemicals that have been linked to congenital and developmental delays. 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 issues in children.

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