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Securing Children’s Rights in a Car Accident (Part A)

In car accidents across America, approximately 4 children die and 500 sustain accident injuries every day. Children are more vulnerable in impacts, even when proper child seats are used. Their small bodies can only withstand limited stress, and safety airbags are often too forceful to offer children protection. That is why car and truck collisions cause the most child deaths among all forms of fatal injury in those aged 2 to 14.

Children Vulnerable in Car Crashes

Children are due the same reasonable care that a driver must take for the safety of everyone else on the road, including other drivers, passengers and pedestrians. If a driver risks that safety, such as by speeding or failing to yield, recklessness may be charged and negligence may be claimed in a civil suit. A child who is suddenly incurring medical bills and facing rehabilitation or lifetime accident disabilities can be represented in a personal injury lawsuit in civil court. If a child dies as the result of driver negligence, a wrongful death claim will address the family's loss and pain.

A car accident award may recover funds for:

• Doctor bills
  
• Emergency care
  
• Ambulance service
  
• Hospital expenses
  
• Physical and mental therapy
  
• Burial or cremation expenses
  
  

Recovery for future expenditures can also be requested. Traumatic auto accidents often require ongoing physical therapy or mental health programs. A judge and jury may award additional money for pain, emotional suffering or loss by the family.

An auto accident can ruin and completely change your life. If you or your child have been injured in a car crash in Fort Lauderdale or Miami, Florida you should contact an attorney to learn about your rights and determine liability. Florida has a statute of limitations that may prohibit you from filing a lawsuit. Contact the Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg for guidance on your personal injury or wrongful death case.

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Disability attorneys Kenneth LaVan and Adam Neidenberg are members of the Florida Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

The Firm has clients nationwide and serves the following areas in Florida and Georgia: Miami-Dade County, Miami, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, St. Lucie County, Homestead, Vero Beach, Hollywood, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Pompano, Sunrise, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Ft. Lauderdale, Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton and DeKalb County. 

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