Birth Defect Lawyer
Birth Injury Claims
Birth defect claims are some of the sadest cases that our lawyers handle. Birth injury can include minor trauma to
traumatic brain injury. Some of these injuries can be treated while your infant is in the hospital. However, severe birth defects can result in paralysis, deformities, blindness, deafness, neurological issues. Some injuries can lead to premature death, one of the most emotionally devestating events a parent has to endure. Our
birth defect lawyers investigate the cause of the injury from a scientific perspective to determine whether negligence played a part in the incident.
Birth defects arise during the pregnancy and birth injury arises during labor. These are two different types of claims that involve separate potential instances of negligence. Birth defect claims can involve injury caused by a dangerous prescription side effect or medical negligence. Celexa birth defect claims and
Lexapro heart defect claims are examples of cases that involve a defective prescription medication taken during prenancy. Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor (SSRI) claims involve life-threatening heart defects. To prove that a birth defect was caused by a pharmaceutical drug, our lawyers retain physicians and other experts to review your medical records and determine whether a link exists between the drug and the defect.
Birth injuries during delivery can result in cerebal palsy, bone fractures, bruising, paralysis, erb's palsy, shoulder dystocia, and death. Injuries such as these can cause a lifetime of health problems and extensive future medical care costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. In some instances, the resulting injury can require the parents to make modifications to the home.
St. Louis Birth Defect Attorney
Birth defect claims need to be handled by an experienced
St. Louis birth defect attorney. An injury lawyer who understands the sensitivity of these cases and the heartache they cause. Because future medical treatment can be so expensive, your attorney needs to know how to obtain
compensation for all future medical expenses now. This is accomplished by hiring top certified life-care planners and economists. The process is complex and expensive, but without the right tools you will never be adequated compensated for all harms caused by the negligence.
If you believe a physician, hospital, or pharmaceutical drug manufacturer caused your child to have a birth defect or sustain a birth injury, contact our law firm for immediate legal advice. Because medical records and patient files are occasionally "altered" when there is a potential claim, it is important to hire the right legal team as soon as possible so that critical evidence is preserved and protected. Without the right evidence, we will be unable to prove a birth defect injury claim.