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Children's Accidents

New York Children’s Accident Lawyers

Ellis Law gives special attention to cases involving injured children. We know the heartache associated with seeing a child go through the trauma of an accident and injury. We strive to give extra care to parents and relatives of injured children and of course, to the children themselves. Our legal goal is to obtain compensation for them to receive when they turn 18 years of age. Many times, the settlement will result in a college fund for the child giving them payments when they turn 18, 19, 20, etc.

Sometimes, parents are reluctant to bring a claim on behalf of their injured child. This may be because they do not want the child to have to go through the legal system. Be assured that most cases settle out of court and even those very few that have to go to court result in caring treatment of the child by the attorneys and the judge. Other times, parents may not want to sue because the claim involves a friend or relative driving the car in which the child was riding, owning the dog that bit the child, an injury at the school or day care which the child still attends, or a similar sensitive situation. You should know that the vast majority of such situations involve payment by insurance companies, not the person or school involved and at Ellis Law, we are particular sensitive to such situations and we will advise you accordingly. As always, we will not pressure you to do something you are not comfortable doing, but will merely advise you of your child’s rights and let you make the decision.

In deciding whether or not to consult with us concerning your child’s injury, please consider the fact that your child is relying upon you to make a decision that could affect the rest of his or her life, since this could be the only chance for him or her to be compensated for something that he or she may have to live with for many, many years. If you have such concerns, please call us to discuss them. We will explain your child’s legal rights free of charge and will not pressure you in any way.

The following are some of the types of children’s injury cases that we handle:

• Automobile passenger or pedestrian accidents
• School or day care accidents
• Dog or other animal bites 
• Falls from swings, monkey bars, slides or other Playground injuries 
• Slip, trip or fall downs
• Accidents while playing with another child in which the other child accidentally hurts your child
• Any other accidents involving children.

To find out more about your child’s rights, please call our free Injury Answerline at 1-800-LAW-7777 (1-800-529-7777 Toll-Free Nationwide) or submit a simple request form to the online Injury Answerline®.

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