Every year, hundreds, if not thousands, of children in Texas suffer traumatic injuries. In this article, I will discuss some of the ways children are injured and how our Houston personal injury lawyer and team can help.
CAR WRECKS
Probably the leading cause of traumatic injury to a child is a car wreck. This can involve collisions where the child is a passenger or auto/pedestrian and auto/bicycle accidents where the child is either walking or riding a bike when struck by a car. Depending on the severity of the collision, these injuries can range from minor to extremely serious, to death. Here at the Law Offices of Robert Rodriguez, we are highly experienced in handling these types of injuries. If you or someone you know has a child who was injured or killed by a vehicle call me and I will be glad to explain your rights under Texas law.
DAY-CARE CENTERS
Parents routinely trust daycare centers to keep their children safe, but, tragically, many children are injured or killed as a result of the negligence of a daycare worker. This can range from a child being inadvertently left in a hot van, to broken bones, brain injuries, severe burns, or drownings. Sometimes, injuries are caused by the rough handling of a child or intentional physical punishment from a poorly trained or ill-tempered daycare worker. Under Texas law, the negligence of a day-care employee can be imputed onto the owner of the day-care center under the legal theory of respondeat superior. Here at the Law Offices of Robert Rodriguez, we have many years of experience handling these types of cases.
DROWNINGS
Unfortunately, drownings or brain injuries from near-drownings, happen much too often. Tragically, these events are easily avoidable and happen only because of the inadvertence or negligence of the caregiver or the property owner. Whether it was a swimming pool gate or fence that was not properly secured or whether it was due to a caregiver’s faulty vigilance, someone’s negligence is usually the cause. We at the Law Offices of Robert Rodriguez understand the impact this type of horror has on families and work to make sure no one else’s child is harmed by this type of negligence.
ELECTROCUTIONS
Many children are victimized by faulty wiring or electrical connections that are left unsecured or exposed. Children, because they are low to the ground, because they do not know the dangers of electricity, and because they are naturally curious, quite often fall victim to this type of danger. We at the Law Offices of Robert Rodriguez have handled many of these cases.
PRODUCT DEFECTS
We quite often hear about products being recalled due to safety issues – usually only after people have been injured by the product. Injuries from defectively designed or defectively made products can include broken bones, burns, lacerations, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, or death. These injuries fall under the umbrella of law called product liability law. They can include everyday products such as baby strollers, child car seats, high chairs, and toys. They can also include playground equipment that is either dangerous in its design or dangerous in how it has been set up. For example, soccer goals are made of heavy pipe and need to be anchored so they will not tip over. I once represented a family who lost their young son when a soccer goal tipped over and struck him on the head. We were able to show that it had not been anchored and that it was foreseeable that young children would climb on it and tip it over.
If you or someone you know has suffered an injury or death due to someone’s negligence, give us a call at the Law Offices of Robert Rodriguez and let us answer your questions about your rights in these cases.