Texas Hydronephrosis Lawsuit
Hydronephrosis, also known as “antenatal hydronephrosis,” is diagnosed in 1-5% of all pregnancies. It is a congenital birth defect affecting the kidneys, in which urine overfills the kidneys. It is usually caused by an obstruction that prevents urine from flowing...
Texas Down Syndrome Lawsuit
Down Syndrome is a birth defect that occurs when a child has more chromosomes than normal, and it affects the child's appearance and mental abilities. There is no cure for Down Syndrome. Recent evidence has linked the maternal use of...
Texas Encephalocele Lawsuit
Encephalocele is a serious neural tube birth defect in which a baby is born with a sac protruding from its skull that may contain brain matter and spinal fluid. Nearly half of babies with this birth defect do not survive...
Texas Humira Lawsuit
Humira (adalimumab) is prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, and other inflammatory disease. The FDA is issuing a safety announcement following increasing evidence linking the medication to many types of cancer, infection, nerve damage, liver damage, and...
Texas Humira Lawyer
Humira, an injection medicine prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s Disease, and other autoimmune diseases, may cause life-threatening side effects, according to the FDA. Patients may suffer permanent nerve damage, cancer, lymphoma, and opportunistic fungal infections. Overview What is Humira?...
Texas Congenital Blindness Lawsuit
Congenital Blindness occurs when a baby is born unable to see. Treatment options are usually limited, and most babies born blind are never able to see. However, blindness rarely prevents people from leading fully productive professional and social lives. There...
Texas Cleft Palate Lawsuit
Cleft Palate is a common birth defect in which the roof of the mouth is separated by a gap. It often interferes with speech, feeding, and swallowing, and requires surgical repair. Recent evidence links the maternal use of medications such...
Texas Cleft Lip Lawsuit
Cleft Lip is a congenital birth defect in which the baby's upper lip is separated by a gap. Surgery is required to correct this defect and reduce the chance of complications affecting feeding, speech impariment, and self-esteem problems related to...
FDA Safety Advisory for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn | Texas PPHN Lawsuit
On December 14, 2011, the FDA issued a new safety advisory regarding the link between SSRI antidepressant medicine and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN). There is a growing body of evidence linking the maternal use of antidepressants to...
Texas Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) Lawsuit
Did you take an antidepressant or a SSRI while you were pregnant? Did you have a baby with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) or other birth defect? You may want to contact a PPHN lawyer, because you may...