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Birth Defect Lawyers

Parents can be overwhelmed with medical bills when a baby is ill at birth. If your child suffers from an anomaly in the birth 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 help you seek justice.

The causes of birth defects

Certain birth problems are caused by changes in chromosomes, genes, or genes. These issues can be passed on from parents who have these disorders or result from a mutation in a fertilized ovum. These issues can alter the way that the body functions or is formed. These genetic issues could be severe or minor.

There are also birth defects caused by the environmental factors during fetal development. These include chemicals and toxins like those found in industrial solvents, such as benzene, Trichloroethylene (used in dry cleaning) and perchloroethylene (used to strip paint and for painting and metal degreasing). This could include exposure to heavy metals like mercury, arsenic, or lead used in the manufacture and power plants. These harmful substances are referred to as teratogens, and they can cause serious harm to a growing baby.

Medical professionals may cause birth defects due to negligence. For example, they may fail to diagnose or treat a mother's condition during pregnancy or even after the baby is born. A doctor could be negligent in prescribing medication that can cause birth defects or administer medication improperly. Medical malpractice claims could be brought against the doctor who caused the error. A birth injury lawsuit may be brought against an employer who puts a pregnant worker in a position in which they are exposed to a harmful substance.

Medical Malpractice

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

If the child is born with a birth defect, parents usually want to know what caused the condition. Medical negligence or exposure to teratogen-related chemicals are the most frequent causes. A knowledgeable birth defect lawyer can assist families to investigate the causes of birth defect law firms defects and file a lawsuit against those responsible.

Medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries typically have a time limit of only 1 year. This means that parents have to act quickly upon identifying an anomaly in the birth and linking it to the underlying cause of the injury. This includes collecting bills and receipts, credit card transactions as well as other evidence to support the claim for compensation.

While it would be nice to have more time for processing the trauma of learning that a child was born with defects or birth injuries it is not an option to consider when filing an official case. It is essential to find a skilled birth defect lawyer and a birth injury lawyer who can handle all of the steps before in a timely manner.

Product Liability

Modern medicine and technology have greatly reduced the risks of childbirth. However birth injuries and defects remain possible. If you believe medical professionals were negligent or inexperienced during pregnancy, birth and labor, your child may have suffered an injury. You may be entitled to compensation for your losses.

Levy Konigsberg's birth defect lawyers can help you determine whether you have a valid reason to sue the doctor, hospital, and other parties involved. Our team has the expertise and resources needed to safeguard your rights, which includes the services of specially trained medical and scientific experts to determine and connect your child's condition with exposure to chemicals or other environmental factors.

Birth defects can range in severity, and can impact a child's appearance, quality of life, as well as their expected lifespan. Our firm can provide professional advice and insight on the merits a claim in the event that your child's illness is a result of medical negligence, prescription medications, toxic chemical exposure, or environmental causes. Contact us now to begin the process of seeking the compensation you deserve for your losses. We can review your case for free of cost and without any obligation. We only get paid when we settle or win your case.

Exposure to Toxics

As part of their work or in their surroundings In the course of their work or in their environment, many people are exposed daily to toxins day. Unfortunately certain chemicals have been proven to cause birth defects (teratogens) and may harm babies. Parents who believe that the birth defect of their child is a result of exposure to chemicals could be entitled to compensation.

Pregnancy-related exposure to chemicals is among the main causes of birth defects. Certain substances, such as harmful solvents in the semiconductor industry are known to cause birth defects in newborn babies. Our firm has handled cases against some of the largest companies in this industry, and won billions in settlement agreements.

In 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 childhood birth defects and hematopoietic tumors. SSRIs and other prescription drugs like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are also believed to have been linked to numerous birth defects.

Victoria Phillips is a Partner at Phillips & Paolicelli. She focuses on complicated product liability litigation and birth defect lawsuits as well as corporate defendants who cause suffering and pain to families whose lives are devastated by their negligence. She graduated as a magna cum laude from Williams College and Columbia Law School and is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.