According to the Center for Disease Control ("CDC"), one out of every 33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect with the cause often unknown. The CDC reports that birth defects are the leading cause of infant death in the United States, resulting in 20% of all infant deaths. Many birth defects are caused by teratogen chemical exposures that occur during pregnancy. A recent growth in the exposure to such toxic chemicals has caused a boom in birth defects. Because of this, it is not a surprise to see specialized attorneys moving into the field as birth injury lawyers.
Partner Steven Phillips discusses how to determine the existence of a birth defect case
The New York birth injury lawyers at Levy Phillips & Konigsberg (LPK) can help you to distinguish the relationship between chemical exposure and birth defects. When the cause of a birth defect is unknown, a lawyer can work with specialized scientific and medical professionals to determine if the birth defect has any relation to chemical exposure. The alarming number of birth defects caused by toxic chemical exposure has increased the need for competent birth injury lawyers and has led to federal funding of research into causes of birth defects from teratogen chemicals.
Lawyers at LPK confirm that teratogen chemical agents that cause birth defects may be contained in medications negligently prescribed by a doctor, in chemicals used in the workplace, or toxic substances that have contaminated the air or groundwater in a community, making those in the immediate vicinity vulnerable to chemical exposure. This is why it is so important to go to an experienced and well-qualified lawyer. Only a knowledgeable lawyer would know to consult medical professionals in determining the unknown cause of the birth defect. Thankfully, LPK’s lawyers are skilled in New York birth injury cases and have been committed and dedicated to representing birth defect victims for more than 20 years. We have the resources and the expertise to stand up to powerful industries that have caused pregnant women and their unborn children to be exposed to teratogen and other toxic chemicals.
For more information, or for a free consultation with LPK's birth defect attorneys, call 800.637.6529, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or complete the email form on this page.
Prior results cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter in which a lawyer or a law firm may be retained. This website is designed for informational purposes to educate people about what they can do in the face of personal injury. If you have been harmed because of the actions of others, remember, the size of a legal opponent does not matter, you have rights.
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