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It is a stressful and terrible experience to have a child injured through someone else’s negligence. Our Denver child injury attorneys at Fang Accident Lawyers in Colorado are tough advocates for injured children. Contact us for a consultation to find out if you have a case.
Every case is different. Many have challenges and complications that can be difficult for the average family to navigate. If you don’t act quickly, for example, you could miss your deadline to file and give up the chance to pursue compensation forever. In addition, insurance companies are notorious for taking advantage of clients during claims. They do this to save as much money as possible on claim payouts. Hiring a Denver child injury attorney makes it easier to handle the legal process and maximize your financial recovery for a child injury.
A lawyer can contribute to your case through many legal services, such as:
Hiring a Denver child injury lawyer will prevent you from being taken advantage of by an insurance corporation after filing a child injury claim in Denver. You can trust your attorney to take care of all of the steps and processes involved in pursuing compensation for a preventable accident while your family focuses on healing and moving forward.
At Fang Accident Lawyers, you will only have to pay our lawyers if we are successful in securing financial compensation for your child injury case. This means you can benefit from high-quality legal services at no out-of-pocket cost.
Filing a personal injury lawsuit for a child injury in Denver can benefit your family in many ways. It could bring you justice by holding a negligent party accountable, as well as push for changes on an institutional level in your community to improve the safety of other children. It could also reimburse your family for the financial losses that it suffered because of the incident. Although no dollar amount could ever be enough to make up for a life-changing child injury, the compensation available to you may help your family rebuild after a traumatic accident.
Your family could be eligible to recover the following damages for a child injury claim in Denver:
The value of your child injury claim will depend on the severity of the injury, how long it will take your child to heal, if there will be any lasting damage, the amount available on the defendant’s insurance policy and other factors. It is important to discuss how much your claim is worth with an attorney before you accept a settlement from an insurance company. An initial settlement offer may be inadequate for the extent of your family’s losses. An attorney can accurately estimate the value of your case and pursue the amount that you deserve.
Not all child injuries permit parents to seek financial compensation through a lawsuit in Colorado. However, if the injury was caused by someone else’s negligent, careless or reckless behavior, the family may have grounds to bring a claim against the at-fault person or party. Child injury claims can arise out of various situations, including:
If any avoidable or preventable accident results in harm done to your child, such as a bodily injury or emotional trauma, your family may have the right to file a claim against the responsible party in pursuit of justice and compensation. Tell your child’s injury story to one of our Denver child injury attorneys to find out if your case has merit.
Children are still growing and learning and are prone to minor accidents and injuries. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unintentional injury is the number one cause of death among children. Every year, thousands of children are treated in emergency rooms and sadly lose their lives in preventable accidents. The most common causes of child injuries, as reported by CDC, are:
These harmful accidents are most likely to happen when the adult in charge of child supervision is negligent or falls short of the reasonable standards of care. Dangerous property hazards and product defects are also common causes of child injuries in Denver. If you believe that someone else is responsible for causing your child’s injuries, you may be able to file a claim against that person in pursuit of compensation for your family’s past and future losses.
As stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
A vulnerable young child is susceptible to many different types of injuries. While some children will bounce back and heal completely from serious accidents, others may be haunted by their injuries for life. Severe accidents can cause long-term or permanent child disabilities, such as paralysis, brain damage and cerebral palsy. Your family may be entitled to financial compensation or damages for many types of child injuries, including:
At Fang Accident Lawyers, we can advise your family of its rights and help you seek justice for any type of child injury. We have decades of experience representing clients in Denver and throughout Colorado in a wide range of practice areas. We are equipped to handle even the most complex child injury lawsuit and will work relentlessly on your family’s behalf.
Determining liability, or financial responsibility, for a child injury typically requires an in-depth investigation of the accident. It is necessary for investigators to look into who or what caused the accident to identify the defendant(s) during a claim. In general, the defendant named is the person or party whose negligence caused the accident or injury. In other words, the child’s injury would not have occurred but for the defendant’s negligent act or omission.
Liability in a child injury case in Denver could go to many parties, including:
If a car accident causes a child injury, the driver or party at fault for causing the crash can be held liable. This includes the negligent driver of a school bus. Colorado is a fault-based car accident state, meaning the party at fault for a crash pays for the damage.
Child injuries that take place at childcare centers, including daycares and schools, could be the fault of the facility if it or one of its employees is to blame, such as for negligent hiring practices or a lack of child supervision.
The owner of a property that contains a dangerous defect or hazard that injures a child (including a child trespasser) could be held liable for failing to maintain a safe premises in Denver.
A manufacturer or distributor could be held liable for a child injury through a product liability lawsuit if an item with a design, manufacturing or marketing defect caused the injury.
A medical provider or facility could be held liable with a medical malpractice case if a child injury was caused by medical negligence, such as a birth injury, medication mistake or misdiagnosis.
Liability could go to one or multiple parties for a child injury in Denver. If the defendant tries to blame your child for the injury, this could reduce your financial recovery but will not bar you from securing compensation, as long as your child is found to be less than 50 percent at fault for the accident. For assistance determining liability during your accident claim, contact the attorneys at Fang Accident Lawyers. We can send investigators to the scene of your child’s accident, interview eyewitnesses, hire accident reconstruction experts and take other steps to get to the bottom of what caused the injury.
Liability for child injuries depends on what caused the injury and the surrounding circumstances. It is the responsibility of the school staff to ensure all students are safe. If there is a failure to prevent a foreseeable risk to children, or if the staff had knowledge of a risk and did nothing to correct it, the school may be responsible for resulting injuries occurring at school.
The following are examples of situations in which a school may be found liable for child injuries:
If your child has been injured through someone else’s negligence, contact the Denver child injury attorneys at Fang Accident Lawyers. We can tell you if you have a case and assist you in pursuing damages for your child’s injuries.