Birth Defect Lawyers

Parents can be overwhelmed with medical bills if a baby is sick at birth. If your child is suffering from a birth defect caused due to medical negligence or exposure to certain drugs, you could be able to claim compensation.

A Hudson, NY lawyer for birth defects can assist you to seek justice.

Birth Defects and Causes

Some birth abnormalities are caused by mutations in the genes or chromosomes. These issues can be passed down through parents with these abnormalities, or they can result from a new mutation in an ovum that has been fertilized. These issues can affect the way the body functions or is formed. These genetic issues can be minor or severe.

Birth problems 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 in painting and metal degreasing). This could include exposure to heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic or mercury employed in the production and power plants. These harmful substances are referred as teratogens and may cause serious harm to a developing baby.

A medical professional may cause a birth defect because of incompetence, for example, failing to diagnose or treat the mother's health issues during pregnancy or after the baby is born. A doctor may be negligent if he / prescribes a medication that could cause a birth defect or negligently administers a medicine. Medical malpractice lawsuits can be brought against the doctor responsible for the negligence. A birth injury lawsuit could be brought against a business that places pregnant workers in a position that exposes them to an unsafe substance.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are structural changes within the body that can negatively affect its appearance or function. These conditions can be severe and can affect any part of the body, according to the CDC.

If a child is born with a birth defect, parents are often interested in knowing what caused the condition. The most common causes for these diseases are medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemical. A skilled birth defect lawyer can assist families investigate these causes of birth defects and bring a lawsuit against the parties accountable.

Birth injuries usually have a limitation period of only one year. Parents must act quickly once they identify a birth defect, and then connect it with the injury. This includes gathering invoices, receipts, credit card payments and other evidence to back the claim for compensation.

It would be beneficial to have more time to process the devastating experience of discovering that a child has a birth defect or injury, but this is not an option when you are attempting to file an action in court. This is why it is crucial to consult a skilled birth defect lawyer and a birth injury lawyer who can manage all the preceding steps promptly.

Product Liability

Modern technology and medicine have drastically reduced the risks of childbirth. Birth defects and injuries remain possible. If your child suffered an injury because of the negligence or carelessness of an medical professional during labor, pregnancy and birth, you could be entitled to financial compensation to cover your losses.

Levy Konigsberg's birth defect lawyers can assist you in determining whether you are entitled to pursue a lawsuit against the doctor, hospital and other parties involved. Our team has the knowledge and resources required to protect your rights, including the assistance of highly trained medical and scientific experts to discover and link your child's condition with chemical exposure or other environmental factors.

Birth problems can be varied in severity, and affect the child's life expectancy appearance, appearance, as well as quality of living. Our firm can provide professional advice and guidance on the merits of a claim for your child's health condition if it is the result of medical negligence, prescription medications or exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental factors. Contact us now to start the process of obtaining compensation for your losses. We will review your case free of cost or obligation. We only get paid when we settle or win your case.

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

As a result of their jobs or their environment In the course of their work or in their environment, many people are exposed daily to toxins day. Unfortunately some of these toxins are known to cause birth defects (teratogens) and may harm babies. Parents who believe that their child's birth defect is due to exposure to chemicals could be qualified for compensation.

One of the main causes of birth defects is chemical exposure during pregnancy. Some of these substances include toxic solvents, such as those used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, are known to cause a range of birth defects in children who are not yet born. Our firm has represented several of the largest companies in this field and has secured billions of dollars in settlement agreements.

In utero exposure to organic solvents such as toluene, trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) as well as benzene and vinyl chloride at Camp Lejeune, are known to increase the risk of developing childhood birth defects and hematopoietic tumors. In addition, prescription medications such as selective serotonin receptor inhibitors (SSRIs) have been proven to be linked with a variety of birth defects.

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