Children and Wrongful Death Suits
There is probably nothing more than tragic than the violent death of a child. Children are prone to accidents and mishaps because that is in their nature, and sometimes it leads to their death. No one is to blame. But when a child dies because of the reckless or bad behavior of a third party, that is a different matter altogether.Negligence that leads to injury of others can be frustrating, but when it involves children, it is devastating.
Take the deaths of 20 children (and 6 adults) in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting on December 14, 2012, for example. The shooter, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, deliberately and intentionally killed these people before killing himself because he was mentally disturbed. There are reports that there were many missed opportunities by his mother and school authorities to help him in the years prior to the shooting. It may be said that Adam himself was also a victim of neglect. Parents of 10 children are already in the process of filing wrongful death lawsuits, but against whom or what has not yet been disclosed.
It is bad enough when a child gets injured because of negligent adults, but more so when that adult is a caregiver, such as the case against Care.com which vetted the woman who caused the head injury and eventual death of an infant in her care. It turns out she had a criminal record that the nanny service did not disclose to the parents. A personal injury lawyer will make short work of those facts in a civil lawsuit.
But a wrongful death lawsuit is like any other civil case; no two cases are the same, and as pointed out on the Texas Bar website profile of Ali Mokaram, they are always complex. If you are considering a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit, you should first consult with a personal injury lawyer in your state to find out about your rights.
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