How can a parent in Florida recover compensation for a head injury their child suffered in a motor vehicle accident?

Fort Walton Beach, FL—Motor vehicle accidents currently serve as a leading cause of death of children who are 12 years of age and younger.¹ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that in 2018, 636 children suffered fatal injuries in collisions and over 97,000 sustained injuries. When a child suffers an injury in a car accident, their parent may be left with accident-related costs including medical expenses that they cannot afford.

If a child was involved in a car accident in Fort Walton Beach, FL and their parent is looking to obtain financial relief to help them cover some or all of the medical debt they have accrued, the car accident lawyers at Browning Law Firm may be able to help.

Obtaining Financial Relief After a Car Accident in Florida

A head injury, depending on how serious it is, can be rather costly to treat. If a child sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a parent may have incurred costs for hospital visits, testing, visits with a specialist, and even rehabilitation. If the child’s injury is serious, their parent may have also incurred costs for medical devices as well.

While health insurance may help cover some of these costs, a parent may have had to pay a high deductible or cover visits in which their insurance carrier wouldn’t pay for. In some cases, a parent may have had to forgo certain types of treatment for their child if they were unable to pay for it at the time. 

Parents who are looking to get reimbursed for what they spent on medical care or recover compensation to either help settle outstanding balances or afford treatment may be able to do this with the help of an experienced Fort Walton Beach, FL car accident lawyer. An attorney will be able to assist with the following:

1. File an insurance claim with the appropriate carrier. Sometimes, it isn’t clear to an accident victim or the parent of a minor who they can file their claim with or how much they should receive from the insurer. Thankfully, when they choose to retain a lawyer, an attorney will determine all of this for them and help them fight for the full amount of compensation they are due.
2. File a civil lawsuit. In the event a parent is unsuccessful at recovering compensation from the insurer which often happens when a driver is uninsured or underinsured, they can sometimes file suit against the at-fault party. This can be an individual, a business, or even an employee who was working at the time.

Parents can find out how who their case is against and how much it is worth by simply scheduling an initial consultation with a car accident lawyer in Fort Walton Beach.

Browning Law Firm is Here to Help the Parent of a Child Who Suffered a Head Injury in a Motor Vehicle Accident

The lawyers at Browning Law Firm work hard to preserve the rights of accident victims by helping them fight for the compensation they are due. The firm has secured many favorable verdicts, including one for $1,000,000 for the victim of a T-bone collision. If the parent of a minor who was injured in a car crash is looking to find out more about recovering compensation for accident-related costs, they can contact Browning Law Firm at 850-344-1736.

Browning Law Firm can be reached at:

418 Racetrack Rd. NE, Ste B

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Phone: 850-344-1736

Website: www.browninglawfirm.com

Source:

1. https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/child_passenger_safety/cps-factsheet.html