YOUTH SPORTS

ACCIDENTS

Helping Victims of Child Sports Accidents

Any number of situations can lead to a child’s sports injury. A football injury may be caused by a coach who failed to follow proper safety procedures during practice, while a wrestling accident could result from a referee who refused to stop a match before it turned deadly.

Other instances resulting in sports injuries may involve an accident that wasn’t the fault of the child sports organization. Instead, it may have been caused by a parent attacking a player or even a child assaulting a teammate.

OPO has the resources to take on any of these cases, as well as those involving aluminum bats and defective sporting goods used during play. From cases involving children’s head injuries to those involving wrongful death, we know what steps to take to get results that matter.

Our attorneys recently obtained a $14.25 Million verdict for a teen gymnast who was paralyzed from the neck down due to a defective landing mat.

Damages for a sports injury claim may include:

• Medical and hospital bills.
• Surgical costs.
• Rehabilitation and physical therapy costs.
• Emotional distress caused by accident.
• Pain and suffering.
• Loss of income.

We handle all aspects of the claim process, including:

• Help you understand your rights and legal options—There’s nothing worse than seeing your child hurt or in pain and not knowing what to do about it. When you don’t know your rights and options, you’re susceptible to manipulation and more likely to accept a lower settlement offer just to expedite the process. At OPO, we begin every case with a consultation to educate our clients. During this free evaluation, an attorney will examine the details of your case and inform you of your legal options as well as your chances of a successful outcome should you decide to pursue your claim. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you have about the injury claim process.
• Help you find affordable health care—With rising healthcare costs, finding affordable medical services can be challenging, if not impossible. To help our clients avoid excessive medical debt, we provide medical referrals from our extensive list of doctors and healthcare professionals. Obtaining the proper medical treatment for your child will be one less thing you will have to concern yourself with.
• Investigate the circumstances surrounding your child’s accident to determine fault—Depending upon the complexity of your case, investigating your claim requires a pool of resources that necessitates time and money. The investigative process can take a few weeks or months and involve countless hours of gathering evidence such as retrieving medical records, interviewing witnesses, and consulting medical experts. Our child sports accident attorneys will handle all aspects of the investigation for your claim, so you can focus on caring for your child.