Injuries during childhood are common, but often preventable. Yet when someone’s carelessness or recklessness causes your child to get seriously hurt, you can take legal action.
Speak with a personal injury attorney at Werner, Hoffman, Greig, & Garcia if you believe someone else’s negligence led to your child’s serious injury. Our Coral Gables child injury lawyers can ensure your family receives adequate compensation for your financial and personal losses.
Not every cut or broken bone is cause for a lawsuit. However, when an accident could have been prevented if another person, company, organization, or government agency had behaved more reasonably, you might have grounds for legal action.
Many child injury cases arise out of vehicle wrecks, including school bus accidents. Unsafe conditions or poor supervision can lead to injuries at daycare, school, or camp. Children may also experience harm from birth injuries, dog bites, defective toys, or dangerous pharmaceutical drugs.
Our attorneys can review any situation in Coral Gables that caused a serious injury to your child. When there is evidence of negligence, they can pursue a claim for compensation.
If you were present when your child was injured, make notes later about what happened, who was there, who owns the property, and similar information. Pictures and video can be helpful, but getting your child medical treatment must be your first priority.
Start a journal about your child’s symptoms and their response to treatment. Strictly comply with medical advice and follow up with your healthcare provider immediately if your child is not responding as expected.
Contact a Coral Gables attorney about your child’s injury as quickly as possible. Florida Statute § 95.11 allows the typical two-year statute of limitations to begin on the day the child turns 18 years old, though you can file it on their behalf sooner.
Serious injuries to a child can result in heavy financial burdens. A Coral Gables attorney can help you document your losses and the losses your child suffered to ensure you receive adequate compensation.
You can sue for your child’s accident-related medical expenses, travel costs to specialists, and the value of any paid time off you used while your child was recovering. If you or your co-parent must stop working in order to care for the child, you are entitled to claim your lost income. You can even claim compensation for the mental anguish of your child’s injuries, physical pain and disability, and diminished quality of life. If they will require professional care into adulthood or the injury will impact their ability to support themselves, they are entitled to compensation for those future losses as well.
Yes, a judge must approve any settlement on behalf of a child, and the court will often appoint an attorney to serve as the child’s guardian as litem. They review the child’s medical records to ensure the settlement is adequate for their needs.
It depends on the amount in question. If the sum is less than $15,000, courts typically allow a parent or guardian to control the funds. Larger amounts are put in a supervised account for the child’s benefit. Parents usually can access the money only with the judge’s consent and the child gains control of the funds when they turn 18.
There is nothing worse than seeing your child in pain and we want to make this next phase as easy as possible, despite all the legal concerns involved. If someone else’s behavior harmed your child, you have the right to hold them accountable, and also to work with legal professionals. Our Coral Gables child injury lawyers have a track record of success in getting justice for children who were harmed by others’ negligence. We do not charge you for our services unless we win, so give us a call today and learn what we can do for you.
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