We understand how the aftermath of your child’s injury at a daycare or childcare center can feel overwhelming—from balancing doctor appointments to helping your child heal at home to being angry with the center and its caregivers for not keeping your child safe. Amid the chaos, daycare and childcare centers and insurance companies often aim to resolve cases as quickly as possible. They might approach you soon after the incident and offer what seems like a fair sum of money in exchange for waiving your right to sue.
However, while the fast settlement may seem appealing and provide immediate financial and emotional relief, it’s important to understand that quick settlements are typically in the best interest of the daycare center and not your child’s. Settling too soon can make you miss out on a life-changing result that your child and family deserve and need for proper healing and recovery. That’s why our daycare and childcare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm want to emphasize the importance of taking your time and seeking a lawyer with experience with these cases.
Why Is It Important to Speak to a Daycare or Childcare Injury Lawyer Before Settling a Daycare Injury Case?
Before considering accepting a settlement from a daycare or childcare center, consulting with an experienced daycare injury lawyer is critical. Lawyers who focus on these cases understand the complexities involved, the damages your family may be entitled to, and how to negotiate with insurance companies to protect your child’s rights.
Often, daycare injury cases can span multiple practice areas like premises liability, criminal acts, or, in fatal incidents, wrongful death of a child at a daycare center. Also, these lawyers are well-versed in Texas childcare laws, also known as minimum standards, and will thoroughly investigate the daycare or childcare center’s responsibility in the incident. They can review safety protocols, staff qualifications, and previous incidents to establish whether negligence played a role in your child’s injury. If the daycare failed to meet the minimum standards or the center had prior citations for the same safety failures, these findings could significantly increase the value of your case and the amount of damages your family may be owed.
In addition, experienced daycare and childcare injury lawyers will be well-versed in insurance companies' strategies and tactics to minimize payouts to families. Knowledgeable legal teams can counter these lowball settlement offers with well-documented evidence of the full impact of your child’s injuries. Often, families who work with a lawyer receive significantly more compensation than those who settle quickly on their own. When an insurance company refuses to provide a fair settlement to a family, a lawyer can file a lawsuit to take the center and company to court and fight for what the child and his or her family rightfully deserve.
Lastly, daycare and childcare injury lawyers like our team at The Button Law Firm offer free case evaluations. If you decide to partner with us to take legal action, it will not cost your family anything upfront since we work on a contingency.
Ready to find a daycare or childcare injury lawyer? Our experienced team of daycare and childcare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm is available to answer your questions. Call us at 214-699-4409 or email us at [email protected]. We created a list of five steps to help you do your own research to find the best lawyer to help your family move forward after a child’s daycare injury.
What Are the Benefits of Not Settling a Daycare Injury Case Quickly?
A daycare or childcare center or its insurance company may pressure you into settling quickly. However, the Texas statute of limitations gives you two years from the date of your child’s incident to take legal action by filing a claim or a lawsuit. After your child’s daycare injury, making time to seek medical attention for your child, take a breath in the chaos, and then weigh your legal options will serve your family best in the long run.
For example, injuries that little ones sustain in daycare incidents can greatly vary in severity. While some injuries may seem minor at first, they can turn into long-term health complications for a child and require specialized care. Experienced daycare and childcare injury lawyers like ours at The Button Law Firm have a team of trusted experts, including child life specialists and doctors, who can evaluate your child and provide an educated approximation of the types and number of treatments that your child might need in the future as a result of the daycare injury. Accepting a quick settlement might not account for these future medical expenses, leaving you to pay the additional costs.
Also, depending on how traumatic your child’s injury and experience at the daycare or childcare center was, they may struggle in their everyday life. Our experienced daycare and childcare injury lawyers have seen firsthand how some children regress in developmental milestones such as potty training or language development, and some develop anxiety disorders following a daycare injury. Your little one may need additional support from a psychologist or play therapist to help them process their experience and heal in an emotionally healthy way. The time and cost for your child’s healing journey can be included in your family’s settlement with the daycare or childcare center.
If your child experiences a severe, life-altering injury at the daycare center, such as a spinal cord injury or brain injury, your home may need modifications such as wheelchair ramps or specialized furniture to accommodate your child’s new normal. Waiting for legal action to play out can help you cover the necessary, yet costly, renovations as part of the settlement with the daycare or childcare center.
How Can The Button Law Firm Help Your Family with a Daycare or Childcare Case?
If your child was harmed at a daycare or childcare center anywhere in Texas, our team of experienced and compassionate daycare and childcare injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm can help. We’re dedicated to advocating for you and your family. We are ready to listen and fight for your family to get justice and move forward. Our lawyers at The Button Law Firm are recognized on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, and we can help guide you after a traumatizing incident involving your child. We work on contingency, meaning we don’t charge you or collect any upfront fees to get started on your case. Get a free case evaluation by calling us at 214-699-4409, emailing us at [email protected], or filling out a contact form.
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