Child Injury Lawyer in Houston

Your children are the most important thing in your life. You were there when they were born, and you plan to experience every major event in their life with them. When they suffer, you suffer twice as much. Kids get hurt all the time as they learn to navigate the world. But it is a different situation when your child is hurt by the negligence of another. What can you do to protect your family after someone else’s negligence harmed your child? At a time like this, you need the help of a knowledgeable child injury lawyer in Houston from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law.

Was your child seriously injured due to the negligence of another? At Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law, we understand your frustration. Contact us today at (713) 973-8888 or toll-free 1 (800) 444-5000 to speak to a child injury lawyer who will help you seek the money you need to treat that injury and recover fully.

What Causes Child Injuries?

As any parent knows, children can get injured doing anything or seemingly doing nothing. A child walking down the street might trip on their own feet and suffer relatively serious abrasions. And if you don’t put a child lock on just about everything in your home, young children will inevitably open the wrong cabinet and eat or drink something they shouldn’t. But these types of injuries aren’t the types that require the assistance of a lawyer. The types of injuries that require an attorney are injuries where another party is responsible for the harm your child suffered. In the following situations, you should consult with a licensed personal injury attorney as soon as possible.

Birth Injuries

Doctors are supposed to give patients their full attention and follow medically sound procedures. When they don’t, patients can get injured. When that patient is a child just entering the world, this behavior can result in birth injuries. The most common types of birth injuries are:

• Fractures
• Nerve damage
• Asphyxia, potentially causing brain damage
• Brachial plexus injuries.

If your child suffers any type of injury during birth, consult with our law firm immediately. We will determine how serious the injury was and how much compensation you will need to pay for your child’s recovery.

Dog Bites

While children often do things that provoke dogs, that doesn’t mean the child is responsible for their actions. Dog owners have a duty to protect others from being bitten by their dogs, especially young children. Regardless of the circumstances, if your child was bitten by somebody else’s dog, get their contact information and consult with an attorney as soon as possible. In most cases, you will have a legitimate claim.

Defective Products

Products that are made for use by children are supposed to be safe. That means they should not have any parts that could fall off and become choking hazards or be made of toxic materials, for example. Similarly, if your child was hurt on the playground because the equipment wasn’t safe, you could file a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the product. At Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law, our lawyers have decades of experience handling product liability cases. We know how to research the circumstances quickly and determine what party or parties are responsible for the harm to your child.

Daycare Accidents

When you leave your child at daycare, you expect that they will receive the same level of supervision that you would give them while they are at home. If a daycare doesn’t provide that level of supervision, your child could:

• Fall
• Suffocate
• Choke
• Drown
• Get poisoned.

These injuries never would have happened if the daycare had done its job. In this situation, our attorneys can help you file a lawsuit against the daycare for negligence.

Car Accidents

Anyone can be involved in a car accident. But when a child is injured in a car accident, it is often scarier than when an adult is involved in a car accident. Very young children can’t tell doctors how or where they hurt, which means that the doctor might miss an injury. The injury could worsen from being untreated. And even if your child is old enough to help, that doesn’t mean they will recover easily. Depending on the injuries your child suffered, they may require years of expensive treatment from specialized physicians. You need experienced child injury lawyers, like those at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law, to help you pursue the appropriate compensation for an injury that could take months or years to treat fully. While you focus on helping your child heal, we will handle the legal intricacies.

Child Injury Cases Are Different from Other Injury Cases

Reasons You Need a Law Firm that Practices Child Injury Law

Lawsuits involving child injuries aren’t like other types of injury cases. They’re different because a child is still developing physically and mentally. Thus, the injuries they suffer can have a much greater impact than those suffered by adults. Serious injuries can leave physical and emotional damage that lingers with children for the rest of their lives.

The lifetime costs of serious injuries are much greater when children are involved. A 60-year-old who suffers a traumatic brain injury might live with the consequences of their injury for another 20 years, while a 10-year-old might be dealing with those same consequences for 70 years. That’s 50 more years of medical treatment, diminished earning potential, and, in some cases, pain and suffering.

It takes an experienced attorney to determine precisely how much a child’s injury will cost. Your attorney can’t just collect your current medical bills and use that as a basis for compensation. Instead, they need to understand the exact nature of the injury and what kind of effects that injury will have on the child, both now and decades into the future. Only experience with similar cases and an almost encyclopedic level of knowledge about child injuries will allow a lawyer to accurately predict the necessary amount of compensation for a specific injury. And naturally, every case is unique.

Because these cases are unique, parents should make sure their attorney has experience handling child injury cases. At Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law, we know how to get results that reflect all the damages a child is facing. If you’re considering filing a claim for your child, contact us today to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation.

Every child injury case involves unique factors that an inexperienced attorney won’t know how to handle properly. Thankfully, the lawyers at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law have experience with these types of cases. Call us today at (713) 973-8888 to schedule a free consultation.

Why Choose Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law?

Experienced Attorneys Who Care About Your Child’s Recovery

At Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law, we aren’t just lawyers trying to make a buck. We are knowledgeable litigators who have spent nearly a lifetime protecting the rights of victims. But even more importantly, we are parents who would do anything for our children. We understand how difficult it can be to see your child experience an injury. Our legal team will spring to action to discover every detail about your case and scour the law books to get you every last dollar we can. We are dedicated to getting you and your child the best results possible.

Part of the reason that our team is so successful is due to the history of our attorneys. Our founder, Terry Bryant, was a Texas judge before becoming a defense attorney. This gives him a unique understanding of how the legal system works in Texas. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. The rest of our legal team has unique experiences that give them an edge when handling tough cases. At Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law, everyone on the team adds a unique skill or background.

Statute of Limitations for Child Injuries

Texas has a statute of limitations that restricts how long you have to take legal action after suffering a personal injury. Generally, that statute of limitations is two years from the time of the injury. However, there are some exceptions. (*Always speak directly to an attorney to learn the exact deadlines that apply to your potential claims.) For example, if the injured person is legally disabled at the time of the injury, the deadline does not begin until the disability no longer exists. This matters for minors because anyone under the age of 18 years old has a legal disability in Texas.

Effectively, this means that minors who have suffered physical harm at the hands of a negligent person typically have until their 20th birthday to take legal action. (*Again, for the exact deadlines that apply to your claims, you must speak directly to a licensed attorney.) Still, parents may consider contacting a child injury lawyer if they suspect that a person or business was responsible for their child’s injuries. In the time it takes a child to come of age and file a legal claim, many things can change. For example, physicians’ contact information tends to get misplaced, names are forgotten, and companies go out of business. The sooner a qualified attorney is consulted, the quicker the family will know whether they have grounds to receive financial relief.

You have the right to explore your legal options. When a child is harmed because of someone else’s carelessness or poor decisions, a family should not need to carry the burden. We believe that injured children deserve justice, and our team is dedicated to getting the compensation that our clients need to overcome the challenges they are facing. Consulting with an attorney early, even if you eventually wait years to file a claim, is one of the best ways to ensure that your child gets justice and doesn’t fall afoul of the Texas statute of limitations.

FAQs

When your child has been hurt due to the negligence of another, you want to know every possible way you can help them recover. While our lawyers are happy to answer any questions you have, here are some quick answers to the more common questions we get.

Do I have any options if another child injures my child?

That depends on the situation. However, typically, when children are interacting, whether playing, fighting, or otherwise, there is an adult who should be in charge and monitoring the situation. Thus, even if a child was responsible for your child’s injury, there should be an adult or institution that you can claim against if they were . . .

• At school
• At daycare
• In a business
• At a private home other than your own.

Typically, adults are at least partially responsible for the actions of any children at a property they manage. If those adults aren’t properly monitoring children or ensuring that their premises are safe, you may have a claim.

How can I protect my child from getting hurt in a car accident?

The best way to protect your child from getting hurt in a car accident is to make sure that they are properly secured at all times while inside a car. This means that if they are old enough to ride without a child seat, they should wear a seat belt and sit in the back unless they are tall enough to sit safely in the front seat. And before that, they should always sit in the proper type of car seat for their age and size.

This doesn’t just protect them from injury. It also makes it easier for our attorneys to get you compensation if your child is hurt. If we can show that you took all appropriate safety measures and your child was still hurt due to someone else’s negligence, we can more easily fight on your behalf for compensation.

What are my rights in a child injury case?

First, your child has the right to be compensated for the injury they suffered. However, since they are too young to make an injury claim on their own, you have the right to act in their stead and file a lawsuit on their behalf. You are expected to use any money you win for their benefit or store it for them until they are old enough to use it themselves.

Additionally, you have the right to file a personal claim to get compensation for any costs you incurred due to your child’s injury. Obviously, if your child is seriously hurt, you will get them medical attention. And since your child can’t pay for that, you would. Even though you weren’t the one hurt, you have the right to get compensation for those costs.

Can I get compensation for the wrongful death of my child?

The loss of a child is indescribable. If you have suffered this pain, know you have our deepest sympathy. The one small consolation we can give you is that you may be able to get compensation for the wrongful death of your child. Usually, wrongful death cases primarily get you compensation based on lost income or support. But when it is the wrongful death of a child, you can receive compensation for the loss of companionship and your pain and suffering.

Do all child injury cases go to trial?

No. Most child injury cases end with a settlement. Typically, our attorneys can produce enough evidence to convince the insurance company of the responsible party that we would easily win in court. Usually, the insurance company will negotiate a fair settlement rather than risk a jury’s awarding a massive payment for which the insurance company would then be responsible. This is also advantageous for you and your child because it means you will get paid a lot more quickly than if the case went to trial. The sooner you get the money, the sooner you can put it to good use for the recovery of your child.

If you have additional questions, our attorneys are always happy to answer them.

Houston Child Injury Attorneys That Care

Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law has been hard at work helping injured children for more than 3 decades. Attorney Bryant works with a carefully selected Houston-based team of trial lawyers and support staff to fight for maximum recoveries for their clients – victims and their families.

Bryant and his hand-picked team have successfully litigated numerous child and birth injury cases, helping many families achieve the comfort of a measure of justice in a court of law, as well as the financial compensation they deserve.

We want to hear your story and help you better understand your path to compensation. We know how difficult this time is for you and your family. Our team makes it a priority to help our clients find the care they need. We take your pain seriously, and we do all we can to help you get the payment you deserve. Contact us now for a free consultation.

If your child was seriously hurt due to the negligence of another in Houston, they deserve compensation for their suffering. Protect your child by contacting an experienced legal team that has successfully handled hundreds of child injury cases. Call us today at (713) 973-8888 or toll-free 1 (800) 444-5000 to speak to an attorney who cares.