Our children are our most important resource. This is why it is so difficult when they get injured. Nobody wants to see their children hurt, but it happens quite often. In fact, there seems to be no end to the ways in which children get hurt.
For the most part, children get hurt, and get over it. There is the scraped knee or elbow here and there, but nothing lasting. Unfortunately, that is not the extent of children’s injuries. Children can be injured in a variety of ways.
There are often news stories about children being injured. Things like drunk drivers hitting young children in the streets, or children’s products malfunctioning and causing injuries make the news all too often. When these things happen, the responsible parties will often try to cover their end with an out of court settlement. This is not necessarily the right course of action.
Insurance companies will sometimes offer to settle with an amount that sounds very big. However, this amount may not cover all of the hospital bills that you will accrue. For this reason, it is important to have a good attorney on your side.
In the state of Minnesota, cases involving children cannot simply be settled. When something like this happens, a judge must review the case to determine whether it is fair for the child. The settlement is generally put into a trust for the child until he or she turns eighteen.
A Minneapolis Child Injury Lawyer Can Help
If your child has been injured, contact the Minneapolis child injury lawyers of Terry, Slane & Ruohonen at 612-362-0000.
