We all hope that children never fall victim to serious injuries or accidents. But negligent people, companies, and property owners cause thousands of child injuries and fatalities every year in the US. The health and well-being of our children can be taken for granted for making money, neglecting vital safety rules and protocols in the process.
There is never an excuse for negligent actions that injure children. Did your child suffer an injury from a car, bicycle, playground, or other types of injury? You have the legal right to hold the negligent party accountable in civil court. The Herron Law Firm can help you, so contact one of their child injury lawyers today.
Children are not as cautious as adults and may not understand the risks involved with some of their activities. That is why they are more likely to get in accidents. Some accidents stem from a child’s excitement or mistake, but others are caused by negligence.
Injuries to children can be due to accidents that were preventable, but someone’s negligence caused it. For instance, birth injuries are often caused by obstetricians and other healthcare professionals who care for a pregnant woman and her fetus. No matter what caused a child’s death or injury, a good child injury lawyer can provide you with aggressive representation to obtain the compensation you deserve.
Injuries and deaths at daycare centers happen often. Daycare center workers must always supervise children. But sometimes they fail to do so, and serious injury results. In such a tragic situation, the employees and/or the daycare center can be held liable in civil court.
Birth injuries are often due to medical malpractice during pregnancy or child delivery. Asphyxia birth injuries happen often and can cause permanent brain damage or death. If you have a child who suffered a birth injury caused by medical malpractice, our birth injury attorneys can obtain compensation from the negligent medical providers.
Bicycle accidents involving children can be due to product defects, bicyclist or driver negligence, and even the poor maintenance of bike paths. Our bike accident attorneys know how to handle these cases and will get compensation for your injured child.
Car accidents often result in serious injury or death to children. These injuries may be caused by negligent drivers who speed, drive aggressively, fall asleep, text on a cell phone, or otherwise disobey the law. Negligent drivers can be sued for their negligent actions and be held accountable in court. The Herron Law Firm will thoroughly investigate the car accident to determine if a negligent driver hurt your child.
Products that are designed for your child’s use can cause serious injury or death. For example, an educational product with small pieces that fall off can choke your child. A child’s lamp with a cord can be a choking hazard. Clothing for children with a drawstring also can be a major danger. Our defective product attorneys can help you with these types of injury cases.
Children can be burned because of the negligent actions of a person, company, or a product defect. Tap-water burns happen a lot and can result in serious injury or death. Our child burn lawyers have years of experience in these cases involving caregiver negligence and defective products.
Drownings are sometimes fatal accidents, but they also can cause serious, non-fatal injuries, such as devastating brain damage. Property owners who own pools can be held liable for child drowning accidents in some cases. In some states, even if the child enters the property illegally and drowns, the property owner can be held liable. Our drowning injury lawyers know the laws in Oregon and can hold the liable parties responsible.
Children’s toys can be defective, toxic, and unsafe for use. Many feature small parts that can break off and choke a child. Others may be coated with hazardous pain that can poison your child, causing brain damage or death. Our toy injury lawyers are known in Oregon for holding toy manufacturers accountable for their poorly designed products.
School bus accidents often cause injuries and death to children. The injuries may arise from bus driver negligence. Or, private owners of the buses may not properly maintain them. Another common cause of these accidents is the negligence of other drivers in a multi-car accident. The county or city also can be held liable for child bus accident injuries. The Herron Law Firm will hold all liable parties responsible for your child’s school bus accident injuries.
Attorney Bart Herron is a veteran, was a licensed social worker responsible for running the children’s program in a domestic violence shelter, and a steering committee board member for the Joint Task Force for the Prevention of Child Abuse, all before becoming a trial attorney. He understands how to talk with children, insurance adjusters, judges, and jurors.