children’s injuries

Cars and Driveways Pose Threat to Children – Help Prevent Injury and Death

By Personal Injury Lawyer on August 12, 2009

Nearly a hundred children were killed and 2000 injured in the United States, according to a published report, due to a car backing over them. Most of these tragic children injury accidents in Arizona and throughout the nation occurred in residential driveways, meaning that in most cases someone reversing failed to identify that there was a child behind them.

It is always important to proceed with caution when backing out of a drive to avoid this kind of auto accident in Arizona. We understand too that mistakes happen, and that not every tragedy needs a lawsuit.

There are times, however, when there is negligence involved, and though nothing can be done to mitigate such a terrible loss as the death of a child, many of our clients want to see justice done, and so pursue a wrongful death lawsuit in Phoenix, Ahwatukee, or elsewhere in Arizona. Money does not eliminate the pain that comes from such a loss, but often it is comforting for families to know that there is some small measure of compensation available when the accident is due to someone else’s negligence, even if it is just an insurance company paying its policy holder’s limit.

Now, we do not mean to say that everybody who experiences the loss of a child should go out and hire a wrongful death lawyer in Arizona. This is often not in the best interests of those who have experienced such a loss. We have often encouraged people not to bring lawsuits even when it was within a person’s right to do so. Yet the time in which one can file a claim, usually two years in most Arizona personal injury cases, tends to run quickly after a terrible tragedy, so we do encourage people who believe they may have a personal injury or wrongful death case in Phoenix, Peoria, or elsewhere in Arizona to contact our skilled Phoenix child injury attorneys to help you make a decision.

Camelback Near Drowning of 2 Year Old

By Personal Injury Lawyer on July 29, 2009

There are issues far more complex than automobile accidents in which Arizona personal injury attorneys can help. People can be negligent in a number of ways, and each person must be responsible to do everything possible to avoid causing serious injury or wrongful death to others, and particularly when it comes to children’s injuries in Arizona.

Incidents where children drown or nearly drown in backyard swimming pools occur far too often in Arizona. We know that not every such occurrence should lead to prosecution, and we know that there is not always someone to blame when it happens. Yet, we also know that a caregiver or neighbor may sometimes not be paying attention, and gates or fences may not function correctly to keep a child out of a dangerous area. Negligence in these situations may be caused by the manufacturer of the barrier put up to prevent access or with the person responsible for caring for the child.

When we see reports about how a 2-year-old boy nearly drowned in a swimming pool in Camelback recently, this brings these issues to the forefront.

We are happy to hear that, according to early information, the 2-year-old is okay. That is the most important thing, though we also know that the hospital bills still need to be paid by someone.

As this happened at a neighbor’s house, and the homeowner may have been negligent, the owner’s insurance could help pay for the child’s medical expenses. This Arizona child’s injury should not lead to the bankruptcy of the family nor should it mean that the boy’s family should accept substandard medical care, as too often happens in many cases.

First and foremost, we would hope that the particular 2 year old, and every child who gets anywhere near water, gets completely better and that tragedies can be avoided. Second, once the worst tragedies are avoided or in any such situation, a skilled Arizona child injury attorney may be able to help the family avoid financial ruin through the homeowner’s insurance of the at fault party.

We hope this 2-year-old boy recovers fully and leads a normal, healthy life after this incident and hope that because of this, worse tragedies can be avoided. For those who have suffered, skilled Arizona child injury attorneys may help families like this one avoid financial ruin.