A parent’s worst nightmare is their child suffering a serious injury. Even when a child survives, the whole family still feels the consequences. Extended rehabilitation, missed school, changes in your child’s daily activities, and uncertainty about what the injury will mean in the future. It can change an entire family and your child’s future overnight.
If another person or business harmed your child, a Dallas child injury lawyer can help you investigate what happened and determine what legal action is available. A personal injury attorney can also help you understand the evidence needed to address your child’s current and future losses. At Ted Lyon Law, we handle substantial and complex injury claims to help families seek compensation after immeasurable losses.
Common Causes of Serious Child Injuries
Childhood injuries can happen anywhere and anytime. That does not mean they are unavoidable. Injuries due to negligence often include:
While any severe injury can have hidden consequences, the fact that children are still developing can often hide the full extent of injuries. Injuries involving brain trauma, spinal cord damage, or another serious condition mean that evaluating future medical needs, limitations, and care becomes an important part of building the case.
Texas law also recognizes that a child’s status on a property can affect the duty owed. For example, having an attractive nuisance, such as a swimming pool, can change liability. Our Dallas attorneys can examine specific facts, such as the child’s status on the property, which are key to evaluating a child injury claim.
Evaluating the Long-Term Effects of a Child’s Injury
As mentioned before, when children are still developing, it can be difficult to predict how a serious injury will impact your child’s growth over time. While some victims make meaningful recoveries, others suffer long-lasting impacts to their physical abilities, education, employment opportunities, or independence. A thorough investigation can involve reviewing:
- Medical records and diagnostic testing
- Future medical and rehabilitation needs
- The circumstances that caused the accident
- Evidence concerning permanent impairments
- Treatment and rehabilitation recommendations
- The child’s activities before and after the injury
- Educational records and changes in school performance
For particularly severe brain injuries, determining future care can require life care planning and testimony from qualified professionals. Our Dallas legal team aims to establish your child’s long-term needs based on evidence, not just the treatment required immediately after the injury.
Texas law permits claims involving injuries to minors and may even extend the statute of limitations in these claims. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.001 addresses the tolling of certain limitations periods for minors, depending on the type of claim and the circumstances.
Contact Our Dallas Attorneys to Discuss Your Child Injury Case
When your child has suffered a serious injury, you need to understand what happened and what the injury may require in the years ahead, but this can be difficult while you are also trying to support your child’s recovery. At Ted Lyon Law, we can investigate the circumstances, work with appropriate experts, and evaluate the evidence needed to address the consequences of a serious injury.
If you are looking for a Dallas child injury lawyer after your child has been seriously injured, contact Ted Lyon Law to discuss the circumstances of the accident and the legal options available to your family.
