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Because they heat formula quickly, bottle warmers are convenient gadgets for daycare centers with infant nurseries. They also help busy caregivers by taking the guesswork out of heating up liquids without boiling them. However, a bottle warmer uses boiling water to heat the bottles filled with formula, milk, or other liquids. That boiling water and a warmer’s hot exterior can result in serious first-, second-, and third-degree burns for little ones if the devices are not used or stored properly at a daycare center. Burn injuries like these are the leading cause of death and disability among children ages 1-4, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.
Read this article to learn more about children’s bottle warmer burn injuries and how they frequently happen in Texas daycare centers.
As you explore your legal options to hold a daycare center accountable for your child’s burn injuries, our experienced Texas daycare and childcare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm explain what the term “damages” means and break down what you might be owed in the event you file a bottle warmer burn lawsuit against the center.
What Are Damages in a Lawsuit Against a Daycare Center?
Essentially, damages compensate the family and hold a negligent daycare center accountable for failing to comply with Texas daycare laws, also known as the minimum standards, that cause a child’s severe burn injuries. In a daycare bottle warmer burn lawsuit, the term “damages” includes all the ways a child and his or her family were harmed by the negligence of the daycare center and its caregivers. They cover the monetary, physical, emotional, or psychological impacts of a child’s preventable injury at the daycare center.
Gain a better understanding of economic and non-economic damages in this article.
What Damages Can My Family Recover in a Daycare Bottle Warmer Burn Lawsuit?
Families may seek compensation to cover the following damages in a daycare bottle warmer burn lawsuit:
Economic Damages
- Medical bills for current, ongoing, and future treatments to help a child heal from their severe burn injuries sustained at the daycare center
- Resources such as play therapy sessions to help a child process a traumatic daycare incident in a healthy way
- Additional child care costs such as a babysitter or nanny after removing a child from a daycare center following the bottle warmer burn injury
Noneconomic Damages
- Developmental milestone regressions that a child may experience, such as forgetting potty training or speaking like a baby
- Experiencing severe behavioral issues such as extreme separation anxiety from a parent or not trusting authority figures
- Loss of enjoyment of life, meaning the trauma a child experienced causes them to be scared to participate in activities that they previously enjoyed
- Mental anguish that can manifest via constant nightmares and disrupted sleep patterns
- Pain and suffering
- Physical disfigurement or impairment caused by second- or third-degree burns such as permanent scarring, damaged nerves, or the permanent inability to use little fingers and hands.
What Additional Resources Does BLF Have That Explain Damages in a Daycare Bottle Warmer Burn Lawsuit?
Our experienced Texas daycare and childcare injury lawyers have created more free resources to help parents like you understand damages in a daycare bottle warmer burn lawsuit:
- Video: What Are Damages in a Legal Case?
- Understanding Pain and Suffering Damages in a Lawsuit
- Filing a Lawsuit After Your Child Gets Injured at a Daycare Center
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