Daycare School Injuries Questions & Answers
Straight answers to what people ask most. These hold wherever you were hurt — for the deadlines and rules that depend on your state, choose your state below.
Do We Have a Claim If Our Child Was Hurt at School?
You may, and it comes down to whether the facility met its duty to your child. Daycares and schools are responsible for supervising children appropriately for their age, maintaining safe grounds and equipment, following staffing and safety standards, and addressing known hazards. When a failure in one of these led to your child's injury, the facility may be responsible.
Read the answer →The Short Public-School Deadline Parents Miss
It is one of the most painful surprises in these cases. Many parents assume that because their child is young, there is no rush — that a claim can wait until the child is older. For a claim against a public school, that assumption can quietly cost the family the claim.
Read the answer →How Much Does a Daycare or School Injury Lawyer Cost?
We handle daycare and school injury claims on a contingency basis for the cases we take, which means there is no fee unless we recover for you. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, and if there is no recovery, you do not owe an attorney fee.
Read the answer →Questions about the law in your state?
Filing deadlines, fault rules, and limits on damages differ by state. Choose where you were hurt for answers under that state's law.
General information, not legal advice. Every situation is different, and the law differs by state.