Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP, personal injury attorneys centered in the Northeast, has many years experience fighting for the rights of those who have had their children encounter birth defects because of negligence and medical malpractice.  The firm’s main areas of practice range from class action cases to individual injuries against defendants of all sizes.  The firm has earned verdicts numbering in the hundreds of millions of dollars and two of our senior partners are members of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum.  Some of our greatest victories have come with the enacting of new laws that protect New Yorkers everywhere.

We are very efficient in helping birth defect victims pursue their cases because our entire legal and medical team is in-house including a physician/attorney and RN on hand.  We have access to those with expertise in pathology, neurology, oncology, cardiology, toxicology, pharmacology, accident reconstruction and surgery.  No matter the nature of the birth defect, we can help because of the ease of communication between all of our internal staff, experts, and personal injury attorneys here in New York City. 

We have won verdicts against both corporations, large and small, and individuals.  Regardless of whom the defendant is we can take them on to help you get the justice you deserve for your child’s birth defect.  

Our success is due to our substantial experience, extensive staff, but also a willingness to take cases in front of judges and juries as opposed to taking the first settlement that is offered.  Corporations and insurance companies want your birth defect case disposed of as quickly as possible and want to deny you the award you deserve.  Our successes in fighting them have led to us being sought out to be trial counsel to many firms throughout the USA.

One of our highest profile victories was against AHP, the makers of Fen-Phen.  In part because of the firm's achievements, we have been appointed Liaison Counsel to the Steering Committee for the New York Plaintiff's mass tort Fen-Phen litigation, the Rexulin Litigation, and we are on the PSC of the Federal MTBE litigation.  Despite these achievements, no case is too large or small and we will help you get the justice you deserve for your birth defect case.

A substantial portion of our referrals come from our existing client base.  This is a testimonial to the quality of our New York City personal injury attorneys.  The legal representation afforded to each of our clients allows us to be the city’s leader in being an advocate for birth defect victims of all means. By accepting cases on a contingency basis, we allow birth defect victims to be afforded the representation of a top quality law firm something that offices that only accept retainers cannot do. 

As noted, Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP, of New York City handles many types of severe personal injury cases including medical malpractice, job site accidents, defective products, lead poisoning, cases against municipalities, personal injury, wrongful death, brain damaged infants, automobile accidents, and other complex liability matters.