Genetic Testing Medical Malpractice
Today's advanced medical technology allows us to perform genetic tests to determine if parents are carriers of certain genes and prenatal tests to determine whether a fetus has inherited genes. When a serious condition is detected early on, the parents have the option to terminate the pregnancy.
Nagel Rice, LLP, obtained $4.2 Million for a wrongful birth action involving a misread ultrasound, which resulted in failure to detect a heart defect. Click here to review more wrongful birth/wrongful life verdicts and settlements.
When a couple elects to have genetic testing, they trust the doctor and the laboratory to perform the correct tests and to interpret the results accurately. However, recent lawsuits have arisen due to:
- Medical professionals failing to carry out ordered tests
- Doctors failing to diagnose diseases due to inaccurate interpretation of test results
- Testing errors
- Laboratory errors
- Failure to perform required prenatal testing
- Failure to provide genetic counseling
Leading New Jersey Litigators
At Nagel Rice, LLP, our attorneys are known for their leadership in cutting edge litigation. Contact us if you believe your child's genetic condition should have been discovered prior to birth. Our firm has helped shape the law through groundbreaking medical malpractice work, including many wrongful birth/wrongful life claims.
We try cases, and we produce results. We can represent you in lawsuits involving testing errors or misdiagnosis of any genetic diseases, including:
- Tay-Sachs disease
- Canavan disease
- Familial dysautonomia
- Cystic fibrosis
- Down syndrome
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Spina bifida
- Trisomy 18
- Sickle cell anemia
- Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
- Thalassemia
- Fragile X syndrome
Failure to Diagnose During Genetic Testing
Our lawyers understand the sensitive nature of what you are dealing with. These cases involve children who are born with and are now forced to live with the pain of devastating diseases that should have been diagnosed through genetic tests early in the pregnancy. Additionally, parents must watch their children suffer and experience economic losses due to the enormous costs of caring for their disabled children.
Call Nagel Rice at 973-618-0400 or send us an e-mail. Our New Jersey wrongful birth lawyers serve clients throughout New Jersey, including Essex, Morris, Bergen, Hudson, Union and Middlesex Counties; we have offices in Roseland, Red Bank and New York City.
Primary Contact:
| Bruce H. Nagel | (973) 618-0400 ext. 110 | bnagel@nagelrice.com |
| Barry M. Packin | (973) 618-0400 ext. 109 | bpackin@nagelrice.com |
