Birth Defect Lawyers

When a baby is born with a serious medical condition, parents may find themselves paying medical expenses. If your child is suffering from a birth defect that was caused due to medical negligence or exposure to certain drugs, you could 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 mutations in genes or chromosomes. These problems can be passed down from parents with these defects, or they can result from a new mutation in an ovum that has been fertilized. These issues can affect the way the body develops or how the body works. These genetic problems can be mild or serious.

Birth defects can also be caused by environmental factors during fetal growth. These include toxins and chemicals like those found in industrial solvents like benzene, trichloroethylene (used in dry cleaning), and perchloroethylene (used to strip paint and used in painting and metal degreasing). These can also lead to exposure to lead, arsenic, mercury, and other heavy metals in manufacturing or at power plants. These harmful substances, known as teratogens, can cause serious harm to a growing baby.

Medical professionals can cause birth defects through negligence. For example they may not diagnose or treat a mother's health issue during pregnancy or even after the child is delivered. A doctor could be negligent when they prescribe medication that could cause birth defects, or administer medication improperly. Medical malpractice lawsuits can be filed against the doctor who was responsible for the error. A birth injury lawsuit may also be brought against a company if they expose pregnant employees to harmful substances.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are structural modifications in the body, which negatively impact its appearance or function. According to the CDC these conditions can affect any part or body.

Parents often want to know the cause of a birth defect. The most common causes for these problems are medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemicals. An experienced birth defect lawyer can assist families to investigate the causes of birth defects and make a claim against those responsible.

In most cases, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases involving birth injury is just one year. Parents must act quickly once they identify an anomaly in the birth, and link it to the injury. Gathering bills, receipts and credit card transactions, as well as other evidence, will aid in your claim for compensation.

While it's ideal to have more time grieving the traumatic experience of learning that a child is born with an injury or defect that was caused by birth it is not an option for filing a legal claim. It is important to consult with a seasoned birth defect and birth injury lawyer who can handle the preceding steps in a timely fashion.

Product Liability

Modern technology and medicine has greatly reduced the risk of childbirth. Birth defects and injuries remain possible. If your child sustained an injury as a result of the negligence or carelessness of medical professionals during labor, pregnancy and birth, you could be entitled to financial compensation to compensate your losses.

A birth defect lawyer from Levy Konigsberg LLP can help you determine whether or not you're eligible for a lawsuit against a doctor, hospital, or other parties accountable. Our team has the knowledge and resources to protect your rights. This includes the services of specialized scientific and medical experts who can identify and link the problem of your child to exposure to chemicals.

Birth defects can be severe or mild and impact the lifespan of a child appearance, appearance, and quality of living. Our firm is able to provide expert guidance and information into the merits of a case in the event that your child's illness is the result of medical negligence, prescription medication, toxic chemical exposure, or environmental causes. Contact us today to begin the process of obtaining compensation for your losses. We will review your case for you without cost or obligation. We only get paid in the event that we win or settle your case.

Toxic Exposure

As a result of their jobs or the environment they work in Many people are exposed to harmful substances every day. Unfortunately, some of these toxins can cause birth defects (teratogens) and could cause harm to babies. Parents who believe that their child has a birth defect that is related to chemical exposure may be eligible for compensation.

One of the most frequent birth defect law firm defects that can be caused by chemical exposure during pregnancy. Certain chemicals such as toxic solvents that are used in the semiconductor manufacturing industry are known to cause a range of birth defects in newborn children. Our firm has dealt with cases against some of the largest companies in this industry and has won billions in settlement agreements.

It is widely known that in utero exposures to organic solvents like tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene and toluene (TCE) and benzene as well as Vinyl Chloride at Camp Lejeune can increase the likelihood of developing childhood cancers including hematopoietic, and birth defects. In addition, prescription drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been shown to be associated with various birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a Partner at Phillips & Paolicelli. She is a specialist in complicated product liability litigation, birth defect lawsuits and corporate defendants that cause suffering and pain for families whose lives are devastated because of their negligence. She graduated from Williams College and Columbia Law School, and is admitted to the practice of law in New York and New Jersey.