The 3 Greatest Moments In Birth Defect Litigation History

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Why You Should Hire a Birth Defect Lawyer

If your child is born with a birth deformity it can cause a lot of grief for the entire family. Medical bills, therapy costs and other losses can quickly accumulate.

A Hyattsville birth defect lawyer can help you file a claim to recover compensation for the cost of taking care of your child with disabilities. A legal claim for birth defects may be complicated, and you should consult with a legal professional as soon as possible.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals must follow the highest standards of care when treating pregnant women and their babies. If a doctor's actions are not in line with this standard and result in a birth defect or injury or injury, they could be held accountable for injuries suffered by their patient. A DC lawyer who is experienced in birth defect lawsuits will help you determine if your child's condition may be due to an error made by the medical professional during pregnancy or the birth.

A doctor may be liable for a birth injury when they fail to identify or adequately respond to distress in the fetus. This can cause a number of serious problems, including hypoxic ischemic brain injury (HIE) and cerebral palsy.

Birth injuries differ from birth defects in the sense that they are caused by events during pregnancy, birth, or labor. Injuries can result from ailments like Erb's palsy, which occurs when the nerves that stimulate and control the arms of a newborn are stretched or ruptured during birth and caput succedaneum, a swelling of the scalp. Both can lead to a lifelong disability, and ongoing treatment will cost lots of money. A Washington, DC birth defect lawsuit defect lawyer can provide a free initial consultation to look over your case and determine the best option for you and your child.

Prescription Drugs

A birth defect lawyer may be able to help parents determine the cause of a child's birth injury or defect. While many birth defects are due to genetics and other factors that occur during the pregnancy of a mother but they can also happen due to medications. Many common medications have a significant impact on fetuses especially during the first trimester of a pregnancy. Anti-nausea medication, NSAIDs and chemotherapy medications are among the most popular. These drugs have been shown to increase the risk of limb and heart defects, brain deformities, and craniosynostois.

It is the duty of a doctor to be aware of these risks when prescribing medicines for pregnant women. If doctors do not meet the requirements of this standard of care, they may be liable for medical malpractice. Pharmaceutical companies can be held accountable for not properly warning mothers of the risks associated with their products. For instance, Zofran, a medication used to treat nausea in cancer patients, has been proven to significantly increase the risk of congenital defects that are major in first trimester pregnancies.

A birth defect lawyer can assist families receive compensation for future and current medical expenses related to the disability or injury and also loss of earnings and the quality of life. This could include hospital costs as well as doctor's fees, pharmaceutical costs, and other expenses, along with assistive devices and therapy.

Chemical Exposure

A birth defect lawyer can bring a lawsuit on behalf families of children with congenital disabilities that result from the negligence of businesses that expose pregnant women to chemicals or drugs that cause birth defects. These lawyers are specially trained to determine the cause of birth defects, so that they can bring a suit against companies that expose pregnant women to teratogens at work or at home.

Metals, fungicides herbicides and pesticides are among the chemicals that can cause birth defects. These chemicals are referred to as teratogens due to the fact that they interfere with the normal development of a fetus through chemical changes that cause abnormal organs or block normal cell function. These chemicals can be found in a variety of settings including semiconductor manufacturing, metal cleaning and paint production.

Other harmful chemicals that could cause birth defects are aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and dichloroethane. These chemicals have been known to cause birth problems, including cardiac disorders in babies born to mothers who were exposed to them during the womb.

Parents have filed lawsuits against various firms that were responsible for the exposure of families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune to these harmful chemicals. Some of the birth defect lawyers have secured substantial settlements on behalf families whose children were born with severe defects because of exposure to toxic chemicals at the base.

Environmental Exposure

Some birth defects can be caused by an unintended medical error and environmental factors or chemicals. If a family suspects a child's birth defects may be due to medical negligence, prescription drug overdose, or exposure to harmful chemicals, they should consult a DC birth injury lawyer to discuss their case.

If pregnant women inhale or absorb contaminants from their environment and then develop birth defects. Teratogens are the term used to describe these substances. Over 4 million chemicals are present in our food, air and water and a few can be harmful if they come into contact with pregnant women.

For instance, arsenic found in drinking water as well as cadmium derived from coal that is contaminated may cause numerous birth defects and other health issues. Certain birth defects are also related to industrial solvents, such as benzene (a metal degreaser) and toluene (a solvent for plastics) and trichloroethylene. Glycol-ethers, which are used in the production of silicon chips, semiconductors and video displays are recognized to increase a woman's risk of birth defects.

Our experienced attorneys for birth defects have filed many lawsuits on the name of children who suffered from many birth defects due to accidental exposure to toxic chemicals or chemicals at work or at home. These lawsuits involve complicated scientific analyses and expert witnesses like toxicologists and epidemiologists.

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