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Child Injury Car Accidents
Has Your Child Been Injured in a Car Accident? You May be Owed Compensation
If your child is injured in a car accident, it is important to know that your children have the same rights as you, your spouse, or any other adult and that they are entitled to compensation for damages incurred.
The primary difference between the injuries a child sustains and that of an adult, is that special care must be exercised in order to ensure that all of the injuries are fully discovered and that the child's future, in terms of how the injury will impact their lives, is considered. An experienced lawyer, like the Dallas car accident lawyers here at Grossman Law Offices, can make a fair and justifiable calculation of the damages to ensure that your child is fairly compensated for his or her injuries.
Damages a Child is Entitled to be Compensated For
The damages a child is entitled to compensation for are the same as those an adult is entitled to receive. Two types of damages can be awarded under Texas law – general damages and special damages. General damages can vary considerably, and the potential value is subjective. Examples of general damages are pain and suffering, mental anguish, physical impairment, emotional suffering and disfigurement. Special damages are more specific in their financial value. Examples include lost wages and lost earning capacity, medical expenses, property damage and court costs. While lost wages may not apply to most children (bear in mind that a high school student with a part-time job is still considered to be a child under Texas law), they may seek specific damages for other things such as their medical bills and other types of damages.
Statute of Limitations Extension for a Minor Child
As with injured adults, there are time limitations for filing a suit. In general, adults have two years from the date of the accident to pursue legal action. But the state of Texas allows more time for minor children. Whatever the child’s age is at the time of the accident, Texas law allows legal action until two years after the child’s 18th birthday. The same legal extension applies to minor children filing claims for the wrongful death of a parent. Effectively, the statute begins to count down from the day the child becomes an adult. This extension of the statute was instituted to ensure that the child does not lose the right to compensation simply because they were at the mercy of a parent or guardian who did not take it upon themselves to file on the child's behalf.
Regardless of where you live in Texas, the law is the same. For your convenience, Grossman Law Offices serves all of Texas, and we don't charge you a dime unless we win. Our attorneys can help you with child injury car accidents.
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Our attorneys were hired to represent the family of a middle aged woman who was killed in a car accident. The incident occurred as another vehicle struck the car that the decedent was a passenger in, head-on on the passenger side. The impact resulted in catastrophic injuries which claimed the life of the decedent.
Our attorneys were hired soon after the accident and we launched a full investigation. Through the course of our investigation, it was soon determined that the head-on collision was caused a failed component in the defendant's vehicle (the particulars of which cannot be elaborated upon per the resolution agreement). Suit was filed against the manufacturer of said component and litigation commenced. The case was successfully resolved through litigation.
$3,200,000.00
$1,280,000.00
$50,000.00
A young woman lost her life after a bar over served her to more than three times the legal limit resulting in her burning to death in a single-vehicle accident. Witnesses stated that she was so intoxicated that she could barely make it to her vehicle without assistance. Through litigation, our attorneys ascertained the necessary evidence to prove that the establishment provided alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person, thus resulting in her ultimate demise.
$550,000.00
$220,000.00
$25,000.00
Our client was injured in a motor vehicle accident when an employer driving a company vehicle failed to yield the right of way and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle. The defendant's employer was sued for negligence soon thereafter. The defendants alleged that the company should not be held liable for the actions of the employee.
They claimed that the employee was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Through discovery, our attorneys learned that the defendants had a policy, both written and implied, whereby employees of the company were allowed to drive work vehicles after hours.
Furthermore, our attorneys argued case law that expanded the definition of course and scope which showed that the defendant was indeed "on the clock" when the accident occurred.
As a result, the defendants conceded liability and turned their defenses toward the alleged damages. They claimed that our client had a preexisting condition that was responsible for her current state.
We deposed the emergency room physician who assessed the client and recommended surgery regarding the medical necessity of the surgical procedure and the proximate cause of the plaintiff's condition. He testimony unequivocally defeated these arguments. The case was satisfactorily resolved through litigation.
$210,000.00
$70,110.00
$3,787.00
Recovery for the victim of a automobile accident.
$25,000.00
$8,250.00
$100.00
Our client suffered a punctured colon and numerous soft tissue injuries in an alcohol-related car accident. The accident occurred as the defendant driver crashed his car into a concrete median. The plaintiff, a passenger in the vehicle, alleged that the defendant driver was over served alcohol to such an extent that he was several times the legal limit. As such, a claim was brought against the defendant driver and the bar which over served him. A settlement was reached with the defendant driver and the plaintiff turned his focus on the bar in question. The case was resolved successfully through litigation. Based on the egregious conduct of the bar and it's numerous TABC violations, the defendant's liquor license was revoked soon after the case was resolved.
$337,500.00
$134,000.00
$3,750.00
(policy limits were $100k) Recovery for wife of a motorcyclist who was killed in a drunk driving accident.
$97,500.00
$48,750.00
$0.00
Recovery for client injured in a car accident in Dallas.
$100,000.00
$33,000.00
$100.00
Our client, a middle-aged woman, was injured when an 18-wheeler rear-ended her vehicle. As a consequence of the wreck, she sustained a back injury which required surgery to remedy. Naturally, the defendants denied liability and argued that the accident was unavoidable. Our attorneys filed suit. The defendant driver initially claimed that our client suddenly changed lanes in front of his tractor-trailer and then inexplicably slammed onto her brakes. When confronted with eye-witness testimony and other physical evidence that reflected an entirely different scenario, the truck driver ultimately recanted. The case was successfully resolved through litigation.
$350,000.00
$140,000.00
$8,188.00
Recovery for car accident victim who suffered back injury resulting in surgery.
$100,000.00
$33,000.00
$100.00
Recovery for the father of a young man who was killed in a car accident.
$95,035.00
$31,678.00
$25.00