Child Injury Lawyer in Reno

Negligence

Negligence is the grounds for most child injury cases, including those involving car accidents, bicycle accidents, and swimming pool accidents. In a negligence action, you must prove:

• The defendant owed your child a duty of care
• The defendant breached this duty through some unreasonable action
• The defendant’s actions were a direct and proximate cause of your child’s injury, and your child has suffered damages as a result.

For example, let’s say your child falls into a swimming pool on a neighbor’s property. The gate surrounding the pool was not closed, which gave your child access to the attractive nuisance. You’d argue that the property owner had a responsibility to prevent your child from gaining easy access to the pool but failed to do so by leaving the gate open. As a result, your child entered and fell into the pool. In turn, the owner is financially responsible for your child’s resulting injuries.

Intentionally Harmful Acts

Intentional torts provide children (and their families) with the opportunity to demand compensation from a person who intentionally threatens and/or inflicts bodily harm or makes offensive contact. This is typically seen in situations where a child is assaulted, sexually assaulted, bullied, or directly attacked in a sporting event.

In these cases, you’ll have to prove that the defendant intended to cause physical bodily harm or to make offensive contact with your child’s body.  You don’t have to figure out the legal and procedural requirements for your child's injury case.

Call Battle Born Injury Lawyers and trust our experienced child injury attorneys in Reno, NV, to handle these complicated matters for you.

Strict Liability

If your child is injured because of a defective toy or product, the manufacturer may be strictly liable for the resulting damages. In a strict liability case, you do not have to prove that the defendant was negligent. Instead, you must simply establish that the manufacturer, designer, or seller of a product that was defective and that this defect caused your child’s injury.