Oklahoma Child Injury Lawyer & Attorney
Oklahoma parents envision a bright future for their children and most would do anything to protect their children at all costs. Conducting comprehensive research of baby products, purchasing and using the latest in child safety products, and extensively interviewing child care providers are but a few of the ways parents strive to protect the safety of their children. Unfortunately, accidents do happen despite the vigilance of concerned parents.
While an accidental injury to a child is tragic enough in its own right, the heartbreak is compounded when the accident was preventable and should have been avoided. When a child is injured through another person’s negligence, recklessness, or carelessness, his or her parents have every right to file a child injury lawsuit to hold that person financially accountable for the child’s injury or death. An Oklahoma personal injury lawyer with expertise in child injury cases can help the child’s parents seek restitution on behalf of the injured victim.
The child injury lawyers with the Oklahoma City law firm of Phillips and Bailey successfully litigate child injury cases for clients across Oklahoma.
Some examples of cases handled by our experienced child injury attorneys include:
- Defective products
- Daycare accidents
- School accidents and school bus accidents
- Playground injuries
- Pediatric medical malpractice
- Dog bites
- Automobile accidents
- Crib accidents
- Traumatic brain injury
A serious child injury can create a significant financial and emotional burden as parents deal with extensive medical costs, hospital bills, rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapy, and more. Parents whose children suffer permanent disability as a result of the injury suffer not only the loss of hopes and dreams for their children’s future, but also serve as lifetime caregivers, which can be emotionally and physically exhausting. A child injury lawyer can help families recoup the financial expenses as well as obtain compensatory damages for pain, suffering, and emotional distress caused by the injury.
The most tragic of child injury cases result in the death of the child. While no amount of financial restitution can adequately compensate for the pain of losing a child, a wrongful death settlement or judgment can not only ease the economic burden of medical bills and funeral expenses, but can help some parents feel a sense of justice, knowing that the person responsible for their child’s death was held accountable for his or her actions or negligence.
