Was your child hurt because an adult was careless? Your family may be entitled to recover significant compensation for your losses. An experienced child injury lawyer can help you fight for a fair deal. You may deserve compensation for medical bills, lost income, pain, trauma, and more.
At 844-SPARTAN, our top-rated trial lawyers have over 75 years of combined experience in personal injury law. Through our hard work and dedicated approach, the attorneys at 844-SPARTAN have collectively secured more than $250 million in settlements and verdicts.
You deserve to hold the at-fault party responsible for your child’s injuries. Contact us today at (844) 772-7826 to schedule a free consultation and learn more about your right to compensation.
How Can 844-SPARTAN Help If My Child Was Injured?
People who cause injuries to children can be held financially responsible for the consequences. That includes people who didn’t mean to hurt your child. We put adults in charge of children for a reason. Kids aren’t always able to recognize danger and appreciate risk.
Just because an adult can be held accountable doesn’t mean they’ll step up and pay your full damages. Most parents of injured children find themselves in a stressful insurance battle. To get a full compensation award, it’s important to have an experienced personal injury lawyer working toward a fair deal.
When you hire 844-SPARTAN, you’ll have a lawyer who can:
- Identify all legal options for recovering compensation
- Determine who is responsible for your damages
- Collect evidence as we build your case
- Determine how much compensation your family deserves
- Negotiate for a full and fair financial settlement
Without an experienced personal injury attorney, you risk taking less money than you deserve. Contact us today to learn more about how our team can fight for you.
How Common Are Childhood Injuries?
Unfortunately, accidents are the leading cause of death for children aged 14 and younger. Those accidents can occur in many different ways.
In 2022 alone, the CDC estimates that over 106,000 children aged 12 and younger were injured in car accidents across the U.S. 599 young children were killed. Drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury for children between the ages of five and 14. About 211,000 kids are treated in emergency rooms for playground-related injuries each year.
We Handle All Types of Child Injury Claims
Regardless of the circumstances, our team at 844-SPARTAN handles all types of child injury claims.
We often represent clients in cases involving:
- Car accidents and other motor vehicle accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- School bus accidents
- Accidents in schools and daycare centers
- Boating accidents
- Sports accidents
- Swimming pool accidents and drownings
- Accidents involving recreational vehicles
- Playground accidents
- Exposure to toxic substances
- Dog bites
- Defective products
- Poisoning
- Suffocation
- Dangerous property conditions
- Medical malpractice, including birth injuries
- Fireworks
- Child abuse and violence
Always make sure to seek prompt medical attention for your child. Prompt medical care can limit the suffering and trauma your child will have to endure. It will also create a strong medical record that can be used to pursue compensation from the responsible party.
What is My Child Injury Case Worth?
Our child injury attorneys will carefully evaluate all factors that will impact the value of your family’s personal injury claim.
Some of the most important considerations when assessing your case value include:
- The nature and cost of your child’s medical treatments
- Your child’s age at the time of the injury
- Whether the injury is temporary or will result in long-term impairment
- The expenses and financial losses your family has experienced
- The cost of ongoing medical care, therapies, and assistance
- How your child’s education and opportunities have been impacted
- Whether the injury will impact your child’s ability to earn a living or live independently
- The mental trauma your child has experienced
- How the injury has changed your family’s life and ability to enjoy life
- The nature of the at-fault party’s actions
Serious injuries can cause your child to experience severe and ongoing physical and cognitive suffering. Our lawyers will often bring in experts in medicine, psychology, child development, and other specialties. With their help, we’ll be able to build a claim that fully accounts for all of your family’s losses–including those that are expected to impact your child in the future.
What Types of Damages Are Available to Victims of Childhood Accidents?
As with any adult personal injury claim, your family can pursue compensation for all economic and non-economic damages you’ve suffered.
Examples of your damages might include:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages if you were forced to miss work during your child’s recovery
- Your child’s lost future earning potential
- Physical therapy
- Rehabilitation
- Property damage
- Special education needs
- Mental health treatments
- Increased childcare expenses
- In-home assistance
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
- PTSD and trauma
- Diminished quality of life
- Loss of your child’s ability to enjoy normal childhood activities
- Physical disfigurement and scarring
It’s important to account for all of the damages your family has suffered. You only have one chance to recover the fair compensation you deserve. Our lawyers will carefully evaluate your family’s situation and identify all of the ways your life has changed due to the accident and injuries. We know how to build a claim that fully accounts for your current and future losses.
How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer?
We don’t require clients to pay anything upfront. At 844-SPARTAN, we work on a contingency fee basis. Rather than an upfront retainer fee, we take a percentage of the settlement or verdict we recover in your case. Like most law firms, you’ll never pay unless we recover compensation for your family.
We Will Fight to Recover Compensation for All of Your Child’s Injuries
Children are susceptible to a wide range of injuries. When adults are careless, those injuries have the potential to become much more serious.
At 844-SPARTAN, we represent families when children have sustained:
- Broken bones
- Concussions
- Facial injuries
- Dislocations
- Crushing injuries
- Shoulder injuries
- Soft tissue damage
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Head and neck injuries
- Whiplash
- Eye injuries
- Internal bleeding and organ damage
- Burns
- Amputations
- Paralysis
- Catastrophic injuries
Childhood injuries also have the potential to be fatal. If you lost your child in a tragic accident, you can count on our wrongful death lawyers to fight for the maximum compensation available.
Who Can Be Held Liable for My Child’s Injuries?
You can pursue compensation from any party who shared blame for your child’s injuries.
Depending on the scenario, responsible parties might include:
- Negligent drivers
- Daycares and schools
- Teachers
- Property owners in premises liability cases
- Dog owners
- Healthcare providers who provided substandard care
- Manufacturers of defective products in product liability cases
- Babysitters and caregivers
- Religious institutions
- Sports programs and coaches
- Government entities responsible for maintaining public spaces in a safe condition
- Employers of negligent parties
Our lawyers will conduct a careful investigation as we build your case. We’ll identify any party who can be held financially accountable for your family’s losses.
How Do I Prove Negligence After a Child Accident?
Children are much more likely to get hurt when adults are careless. In legal terms, injuries typically result from negligent behavior.
Negligence means:
- A responsible adult owed your child a duty of care
- They breached their duty via some careless or reckless act or omission
- That breach of duty was the direct cause of your child’s injuries
- You can point to identifiable damages that your family suffered
As we investigate, our lawyers will look for many different types of evidence. Witness statements, photos, video footage, and even testimony from experts can all be critical to proving your case.
How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit After My Child Was Injured?
Personal injury statutes of limitations vary by state. In many places, injury victims have around two years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit. Special rules often apply to minors; in some jurisdictions, the deadline may be paused (tolled) until the child reaches the age of majority. The exact deadlines and exceptions depend on your jurisdiction and the type of claim.
Missing the applicable deadline can forfeit your right to compensation. Speak with a personal injury lawyer promptly to preserve your family’s claims.
Contact a Trusted Child Injury Lawyer for a Free Consultation
If your child was injured, you don’t have to sit back and let the responsible party avoid the consequences. Our team at 844-SPARTAN is prepared to help your family fight for the full compensation you deserve. Contact an experienced child injury attorney today to arrange a free case review.
