FAQ Child Injuries
- Can I hurt my injured child’s lawsuit if I delay hiring a lawyer?
- Do you accept cases in which vaccine-related autism is suspected?
- How long do the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) last in children?
- I am a single mother of a 2-year-old boy and a 4-year old girl. I work ten hour days to support them. They’re in daycare and sometimes my boyfriend watches them. What do I need to know about child abuse and abusive head trauma?
- I’m concerned about keeping my childs settlement or judgment award funds safe if I die before my child is old enough to administer the funds. Is there anything my child’s lawyer can do to ensure the funds are protected?
- If my child is injured by a reaction to a vaccine, can I sue the vaccine company?
- If my child suffers a head injury, does she need a CT scan?
- If my infant child suffers a neurological injury after delivery in the hospital nursery, does Florida’s NICA plan prevent me from filing a negligence claim?
- In a shaken baby syndrome case, do I have to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” who shook the baby?
- In a shaken baby syndrome lawsuit, does my attorney have to prove that the defendant intentionally injured the baby?
- Is it illegal to leave a child in a car?
- Is it safer for my child to ride the school bus or for me to take her to school?
- My child broke his nose at school when he turned around suddenly and ran into a locker. He went to the school nurse with a bloody nose and the nurse just told him to go home without treating him. Our doctor said he’ll need surgery now and maybe again when he’s done growing. Is the school or the nurse liable for my son’s medical bills?
- My child suffered a traumatic brain injury. Will amino acids help her?
- My child sustained a brain injury as an infant of 10 months. Do brain injuries early in childhood cause ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)? What is the best information we have on that?
- My daughter suffered a serious brain injury when her friend, who only had a restricted drivers license, wrecked his parents car on a joyride. They were alone and I suspect the boys parents allowed him unsupervised use of the car. Can his parents be held liable for my daughters medical bills and injuries?
- My ex-husband has custody of our child while I serve my country overseas. My child has been going to day care with bruises for weeks and the day care providers never reported it to me or any authorities. Now my boy has a broken hand that will cause permanant damage. Can I sue my child’s day care facility for not reporting the suspected abuse?
- My Obstetrician Did Not Examine Me After I Fell and My Baby Died Because the Fall Caused Placental Abruption. What Can I Do?
- What are the most common causes of newborn injuries or emergencies?
- What if my child was seriously hurt while at a child care facility or while playing at a playground?
- Who can bring a legal claim on behalf of an injured child? Do I have to be the child’s mother or father?
