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Birth Defect Lawyers

When a baby is born with a serious medical issue parents could end up buried in medical costs. If your child is suffering from an abnormality in birth that was caused by medical negligence or exposure to certain drugs, you could be able to claim compensation.

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

Causes of Birth Defects

Some birth defects happen because of genetic changes or chromosomes. These issues can be passed on from parents with these defects, or they can result from a mutation in the fertilized ovum. These issues can alter the way that the body functions or is formed. These genetic issues could be minor or even serious.

There are also birth defects caused by things in the environment during the development of the fetus. Chemicals and toxins, such as those in industrial solvents (such as benzene), trichloroethylene used in dry cleaning, and perchloroethylene used in metal degreasing and painting) can cause birth defects. This could include exposure to heavy metals like lead, arsenic or mercury that are used in power and manufacturing plants. These toxic substances, also called teratogens, could cause serious harm to a growing baby.

Medical professionals can cause birth defects through negligence. For example they might fail to identify or treat a mother's health issue during pregnancy or even after the baby is born. A doctor could be negligent if he / prescribes a medication that could cause birth defects or improperly administers a medication. A medical malpractice case can be brought against the doctor who caused the negligence. A birth injury lawsuit can be brought against a business that places a pregnant worker in a position where they are exposed to a harmful substance.

Medical Malpractice

Birth defects are changes in the structure of the body that can have a negative impact on its appearance or function. These conditions range in severity and can affect any part of the body according to the CDC.

Parents often want to understand the causes of birth defects. Medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemical substances are the most frequent causes. A skilled birth defect lawyer can help families to investigate the causes of birth defects and pursue a lawsuit against those accountable.

Medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries usually have a limitation period of only one year. Parents must act swiftly once they discover an issue with their birth and connect it to the injury. Documenting receipts, bills, and credit card payment records, as well as other evidence, will help you support your claim for compensation.

While it's ideal to have more time processing the trauma of learning that a child is born with an injury or defect at birth but this isn't an option for filing a legal claim. It is crucial to partner with an experienced birth defect lawyer and a birth injury lawyer who can handle all the previous steps promptly.

Product Liability

Modern technology and medicine has greatly decreased the risks of childbirth. However birth injuries and birth defects are possible. If your child suffered an injury due to the negligence or inattention of an medical professional during labor, birth and delivery, you may be legally entitled to financial compensation to help cover your loss.

Levy Konigsberg's lawyers for birth defects can assist you in determining if you have grounds to pursue a lawsuit against the doctor, hospital, and other parties involved. Our team has the resources and experience to protect your rights. This includes the assistance of specialized medical and scientific experts who can determine and connect the health condition of your child with exposure to chemicals.

Birth defects can vary in severity and affect a child's appearance, quality of life, and life span. Our firm can provide professional guidance and advice into the merits of a case when your child's condition is caused by medical negligence, prescription drugs or exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental factors. Contact us now to begin the process of obtaining compensation for your losses. We will review your case free of charge or obligation. We only receive payment if we are successful in your case or settle it.

Toxic Exposure

As part of their work or the environment they work in, many people are exposed to toxic substances every day. Unfortunately, some of these chemicals are known to cause birth defects (teratogens) and may cause harm to babies. Parents who believe that their child has an issue with birth due to exposure to chemicals might be eligible for compensation.

One of the main causes of birth defects is chemical exposure during pregnancy. Certain substances, including toxic solvents used in the manufacturing of semiconductors are known to cause a range of birth defect lawsuit defects in newborn children. Our firm has successfully fought many cases against the largest corporations worldwide in these cases, resulting in billions in settlement agreements.

In in utero 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 acquiring childhood hematopoietic cancers and birth defects. Additionally, prescription medicines like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been found to be linked with a variety of birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a Partner at Phillips & Paolicelli. She focuses on complex litigation involving product liability, birth defect lawsuits and corporate defendants that cause pain and suffering to families whose lives have been devastated due to their negligence. She graduated with a magna cumlaude from Williams College and Columbia Law School and is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.