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Birth Defect Lawyers
When a child is born with a serious medical condition parents may end up buried in medical bills. If you believe that the birth defect of your child was caused by medical negligence or exposure to certain drugs, then you may be entitled to compensation.
A Hudson, NY birth defects lawyer can assist you in pursuing justice.
Birth Defects and Causes
Certain birth defects occur because of mutations in genes or chromosomes. These issues can be passed down through parents with these defects or 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 problems can be mild or serious.
Birth defects can be caused by environmental factors during fetal growth. These include toxins and chemicals such as those in industrial solvents like benzene and the trichloroethylene (used in dry cleaning) and perchloroethylene (used to strip paint and for painting and degreasing of metals). 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 cause serious harm to a developing baby.
A medical professional could cause a birth defect due to negligence, such as not diagnosing or treating the mother's health problem during pregnancy or after the child is born. A doctor could be negligent if they prescribe medication that could cause birth defects or administer medications improperly. Medical malpractice lawsuits can be brought against the physician responsible for the negligence. A birth injury lawsuit may also be filed against an employer in the event that they expose pregnant employees to harmful substances.
Medical Malpractice
Birth defects are structural changes within the body, which negatively impact its appearance or function. The severity of these conditions varies and can affect any area of the body, according to the CDC.
When the child is born with a birth defect, parents are often interested in knowing why the condition developed. Medical negligence or exposure to teratogen chemical substances are the most frequently cited causes. A knowledgeable birth defect lawyer can assist families investigate these causes of birth defects and make a claim against those accountable.
In most instances, the statutes of limitations for medical malpractice cases involving birth injury is only one year. This means that parents have to act quickly after identifying the birth defect and determining the cause of the injury. This includes gathering bills, receipts, payments made to credit cards and other evidence to back the claim for compensation.
It is beneficial to have more time to process the terrifying experience of discovering that an infant has an injury or birth defect, but this is not an option when you are attempting to file an legal claim. It is crucial to partner with an experienced birth defect lawyer who can manage the preceding steps quickly.
Product Liability
Modern medical technology and medicine have significantly reduced the risks of childbirth. However birth accidents and birth defects are possible. If your child sustained an injury because of the negligence or inattention of a medical professional during labor, pregnancy and birth, you could be legally entitled to financial compensation to help cover your losses.
Levy Konigsberg's birth defect lawyers can help you determine whether you have the right to sue the doctor, hospital, and other parties involved. Our team has the experience and resources necessary to protect your rights, including the services of specialized medical and scientific experts to identify and link your child's illness with chemical exposure or other environmental factors.
Birth problems can be varied in severity, and affect the child's life expectancy appearance, appearance, and the quality of life. Our firm will provide you with expert advice and guidance regarding the merits of a claim if your child's condition is a result of medical negligence, prescription drugs, toxic chemical exposure, or environmental factors. Contact birth defect lawyer maine to begin the process of recovering compensation for your losses. We will review your case free of cost and with no obligation. We only receive a fee if we win or settle your case.
Exposure to Toxics
As a result of their jobs or the environment they work in People are exposed daily to toxins day. Unfortunately some of these toxins are known to cause birth defect (teratogens) and could harm babies. Parents who believe that their child's birth defect is due to exposure to chemicals may be entitled to compensation.
Exposure to chemicals during pregnancy is among the top causes of birth defects. Certain of these substances, including toxic solvents used in the industry of manufacturing semiconductors, are known to cause a variety of birth defects in babies. Our firm has successfully dealt with several cases against the biggest companies globally in these cases, resulting in billions of dollars in settlement agreements.
In the utero period, exposure to organic solvents, such as 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. SSRIs and other prescription medicines like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are also believed to have been linked with a variety of birth defects.
Victoria Phillips is a Partner at Phillips & Paolicelli. She focuses on complex product liability litigation birth defect lawsuits, corporate defendants who cause pain and suffering to families whose lives have been devastated due to their negligence. She graduated as a magna cum laude from Williams College and Columbia Law School and is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.
