Injuries to Children

Children are particularly vulnerable and susceptible to serious injuries caused by the careless or reckless acts of others due to their smaller size and inability to appreciate risks as readily as adults. For example, even in situations where children are trespassers on construction sites and property containing swimming pools or lakes, landowners in Florida may be liable for their injuries for improperly maintaining, securing, or otherwise taking reasonable steps to prevent children from entering the property. Additionally, the pain, suffering, and mental anguish suffered by the entire family are particularly great when a child is traumatically and needlessly injured.

 

Accidents happen, but adults, landowners, businesses, and product manufacturers/distributors are in a better position to foresee the consequences of their actions or inactions, as well as to prevent harmful injuries to children. These include injuries from bicycle accidents, skateboard accidents, scooter accidents, car accidents and other vehicle collisions, pedestrian accidents, burn injuries, defective products, medical malpractice, premises liability/slip and fall accidents, swimming pool accidents, criminal acts, and sports injuries.