Child Injury Cases: How to Navigate and Avoid Common Mistakes

Navigating Child Injury Cases: Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

In this episode, Zinda Law Group CEO and founder Jack Zinda talks about common mistakes in child injury cases and how to avoid them.

Discussed in this Episode:

You cannot treat child injury cases like an adult case
Creating a case on behalf of a child
Who has the right to pursue the claim?
Best practices for money distribution

You Cannot Treat a Child Case like an Adult Case

There are a few key things that make child injury cases different. Their recovery, damages, who can bring the claim on their behalf, levels of approval and money allocation are all different from an adult case. It can be very easy to make mistakes that can affect your client’s long-term recovery and future.

Creating a Case on Behalf of a Child

In the situation where a parent dies and leaves a child with no support, it’s very important to establish a Guardian Ad Litum to protect the child from other family members who may want to claim their rights as a guardian only due to the financial implications.

Who has the Right to Pursue the Claim?

John (Jack) Zinda

Founder / CEO

Over 100 years of combined experience representing injured victims across the country.

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Just because a person claims to be a parent or guardian does not mean that it’s true. It’s important that you do the initial leg work to prove that the person does have the legal right to bring the claim on behalf of the child. Do not take your client’s word for it when they talk about personal matters including adoption or divorce.

Best Practices for Money Distribution

Neil Solomon

Partner

Real results matter. We do not get paid unless we win your case.

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Unless it’s a very unique child injury case, the court will not allow you to give the money to the parents. Instead, it’s much more common to put the money into a structured settlement, the registry of the court (although the interest rate is much too low for a long-term payout) or into a trust.

You can reach Jack at:

jack@zindalaw.com

512-246-2224