Car Accident Child Injury Attorney

Michael Grossman, Injury Attorney in San Antonio TX, Discusses Child Injuries in Car Accidents

If your child has sustained an injury in a car accident, you may be wondering what legal options are available to you or your child in terms of seeking compensation for your child’s injuries.

In general, children are allowed to seek compensation for the same damages for which an adult could seek compensation. But in the case of a child injury in a car accident, you must be sure to consider every possible way in which the child’s injuries could impact the child’s life. Children can be compensated for future losses of income or suffering, but only if those damages are properly articulated to the courts when you file a claim. Experienced San Antonio auto wreck attorney Michael Grossman can help you understand what options are available to you, and he can make sure that the full extent of your child’s injuries are understood by the court and insurance companies.

Damages for Which a Child May Receive Compensation

Just like an adult, a child may receive compensation for both special and general damages. Special damages are more specific, and encompass things like medical expenses, property damage, legal fees, lost wages from time spent recovering, and lost income capacity. Lost wages may not apply to many children, but a high school student with a part time job is still considered a child under Texas law, so situations like this can entitle the child to lost wage and earning capacity compensation.

General damages are much more subjective, and can vary wildly based on how well you argue your case. General damages include compensation for things like mental and emotional suffering, pain and discomfort, disfigurement, and loss of reputation. The monetary value assigned to these damages depends on the person injured (for example, a model who receives facial scars in an accident would likely receive more compensation than a truck driver), but in general, the amount of compensation your child will receive for these injuries depends almost entirely on how well you or your attorney convinces a jury that your child deserves to be compensated.

Statute of Limitations for a Minor Child

Texas law allows a person to file a lawsuit for two years after the date an injury is incurred. This statute is extended for minor children, however, who have until they are twenty years old to file a lawsuit (two years after the child’s 18th birthday). Essentially, the statute of limitations does not begin to expire until the child becomes an adult. This is the same statute of limitations for a wrongful death claim filed by a child over the death of a parent. This extension is designed to allow a child to sue for an injury later in life even if the child’s parent or guardian decides not to file a lawsuit while the child is still a minor.

Let Grossman Law Offices Help

If your child has been hurt in a car accident, our experienced law firm can help you ensure that your child’s injuries are fully compensated. We have twenty years of experience with all kinds of auto accidents, and we have faced every major insurance company and defense firm in the country.

If we cannot secure a settlement for you, you do not pay us a dime. So contact San Antonio auto wreck lawyer Michael Grossman at Grossman Law Offices today, and make sure your family receives the compensation it deserves.