In many respects, the same criteria for liability exists in cases involving a child victim. Specifically, you will need to demonstrate that another party’s actions or conduct caused the accident and resulted in injuries. Children suffer certain accidents more commonly. For example, car accidents injure child passengers more frequently than adults. In just one year, more than 600 children under the age of 13 died in car accidents in the United States.
One distinct area may be in calculating damages. An attorney experienced in child injury cases, can help consider the much longer remaining lifespan of children and their future estimated damages for both the physical and mental impacts of an accident, as well as the sometimes unique nature of the injuries and their long-term prognoses.