Orlando Child Injury Lawyers
Serving Clients in Orlando, Pinellas Park and Central Florida
If your child has been hurt, you are probably wondering what you can do during this very scary and frustrating time. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare to have their child come home from school with an injury and know that it happened because of someone else’s actions. When your child is not kept safe, you wonder what justice can be done. This is something that we don’t want you to have to go through alone and we want to stand by your side fighting for everything you deserve. We are here to take your call to set up a free consultation with our Orlando child injury lawyers today.
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Understanding Your Case
Far too many accidents happen at school on the playground. Kids are supposed to have fun and enjoy this time of play and exercise but unfortunately, there are a lot of hazards that are present at any given playground. There could be issues with the setup of the jungle gym that they play on or they might have been poorly supervised during this time. There might have been tripping hazards or edges that were sharp and dangerous for a child to be near. The injuries can be tragic and sometimes fatal.
When these types of accidents happen, we look to the liable party to see why. We want to know why this child ended up with this injury. Once we know why we can see what could’ve prevented it. If reasonable measures should’ve been taken to protect your child’s safety, we want to show that liable party that they are responsible for all of the harm and damage that your child had to suffer through.
Our Orlando child injury lawyers want to step in and provide you with justice by holding the liable party accountable and providing you with the compensation award you and your child are entitled to.
What to Do Next
Once you find out that your child has been hurt, you need to make sure that the first thing you do afterwards is get them to a doctor. Whether you go to the emergency room with them or you take them to an urgent care center or get into an urgent appointment with a primary care physician, you need to make sure that you are acting with urgency in the aftermath of your child’s injury. Time is so precious after they’ve been hurt and you should never delay getting them in front of a doctor to get their injuries addressed.
You want to do this because it is in the best interest of your child. That is a natural instinct for every parent. Taking care of them is going to be a natural, first step after you see they have been hurt. We understand if after you know that they are being taken care of you immediately want to fight against the liable party. You have a right to feel anger and frustration against this liable party and you want them to know that they have done something wrong. That is where we would like to extend our support to you. Our Orlando child injury lawyers understand the emotions you must be feeling right now and we are here to help you. You and your child deserve to have justice served.
We will look into what happened to them and we will look into all of the injuries that your child has had to suffer through. We care deeply about providing them with justice and we know that you do, too. When you want dependable representation for such an important case, please give us a call and set up a free consultation to get to know our lawyers and the process of filing a case against a liable party for your child’s injuries.
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The Value of a Case
We would understand if you wanted to lock the liable person away in a jail cell forever because they are the reason your child is hurting. When you file a claim, however, we are going to be pursuing justice in the form of money damages. We know this doesn’t reverse the damage your child has had to suffer and it might not feel as cathartic as watching someone get taken away in handcuffs. This is, however, the way these cases work and we will fight hard to ensure that you get the fullest, possible justice there is.
When a case’s value is being determined, we are going to be looking at all the damages that have been inflicted upon your child and your family. Generally speaking, if a child’s injuries are catastrophic, then the case value is going to go up. Children are supposed to be able to look forward to growing up but if they have a permanent injury such as traumatic brain injury that’s going to affect them for the rest of their life, then this is a huge damage that needs to be reflected in what we receive in our settlement award. Even if your child’s life is negatively impacted for a shorter amount of time, that is still time that they don’t get to enjoy being a kid simply because someone else’s negligence caused them to be put in a situation where they were hurt and unable to enjoy life like they did before their injury. Even a broken bone can set a child away from the life that they enjoyed. Sports can become impossible and playing with their friends becomes harder to do. This all matters immensely.
Essentially, we are going to break down the compensation into two categories for damages: economic damages and non-economic damages.
You and your family have likely had to absorb a lot of medical costs related to the injuries. If you lost out on wages because you missed work to be there for your child, that is considered an economic damage related to this accident. Financial losses that you and your family have had to suffer because of this accident are going to be considered economic damages included in your compensation. In the worst of cases, if your child is left with a permanent disability and will likely not be in the workforce later in life, this should also be reflected in the compensation that you see with your settlement.
As previously discussed, we also need to consider all of the non-economic damages that your child has had to suffer through. Non-economic damages are less tangible than financial loss. They include all of the pain and suffering endured by your child after having been involved in an accident. They are all the ways your child and your life has been changed because of the injuries that they’ve suffered. Children can have psychological damages after head injury and if your child is suffering like that, we want to see this reflected in the settlement award. An example of a non-economic damage would be if your child after having been seriously hurt in a playground accident is scared to go back and play with their friends and misses out on recreational time at school.
Our Orlando child injury lawyers will fight tirelessly to ensure that the end results reflect everything that you and your family and your child have had to go through and that the negligent party is held responsible for your child’s injuries and your family’s loss collectively.
We hope that you reach out quite soon after your child was involved in this accident as the statute of limitations in Florida allows four years from the date of an accident to file a civil claim. If you were to try to file this claim after this deadline, you would not receive compensation. Act urgently.
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Don’t Talk to the Insurance Company
Don’t talk to the insurance company that represents the liable party. If they ask to speak to your child about the accident, do not let them have a conversation with your child. You don’t want to give them any leverage against you when all they want to do is reduce your settlement. Let us handle communication with them. We will protect your family’s rights and ensure that they cannot use their tactics against you to short you from what you deserve and prevent you from getting justice. They are greedy and care only about making a profit. We care about giving you justice.
If they were to get a recorded statement from you or your child, keep in mind they have been trained to perform these interviews in a way that would result in you receiving less than what you deserve. That would be a tragic loss.
Call Our Orlando Child Injury Lawyers Today
After your child has suffered a serious injury because of someone else’s negligence, we want to hear from you right away to see how we can protect your rights and give you the results that you are entitled to. We will fight tirelessly to hold the liable people accountable for what they’ve done and what they’ve caused you and your family to have to suffer through. Reach out to us right away to set up a free consultation today with our Orlando child injury lawyers.
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“In October 2015, My husband was a passenger in a horrible car accident and was hospitalized for two months. After being in ICU for a little over a month , I reached out to Mr. Corzo and He met me in the hospital a day after. Since my husband was still unconscious and in ICU I decided to hire Mr.Corzo for Davids personal injury and workers compensation case. From the moment I met Mr.Corzo he was very emphatic and attentive to all my questions and concerns. Anytime I would email him with a question he would get back to me right away. I would even email/text his paralegal Denise after hours if I had any questions and she would get back to me within a hour. Mr. Corzo made sure he fully explained and went over everything with us before we made any decisions. Mr. Corzo went out of his way to make sure David was taken care of. After my husband was released from the hospital, Mr. Corzo called and checked up on David and made sure he was getting the care he needed. I truly believe Mr. Corzo went above and beyond for my husband in winning both cases. We are extremely blessed with the outcome and would highly recommend him to anyone that may need a lawyer. Due to my husbands injuries we will need to apply for disability, Mr.Corzo offered to help us fill out the paper work and make sure everything is done correctly. We can’t THANK him enough for all that he has done for our family. #Thankful”
– David and Jennifer Alvarez
