Playgrounds are purported as being safe havens for children where they can engage in safe interaction and fun playtime with their peers. Parents often leave their children at playgrounds in the neighborhood or drop them off to daycare centers which send the children to nearby playgrounds so they can get in some exercise while under supervision. While these amenities are great for a child’s social development, they can be veritable injury traps where a child can suffer severe and even life-changing injuries, brought on by the negligence of another party. Before we continue, it is important to note that injuries do not just happen out of the blue: over 90 percent of all injuries occur due to some form of negligence, or human action, or lack thereof. To this end, those that were privy to and may have contributed to your child’s injuries at a playground must be held legally liable in order to recover compensation and justice for your child. Children in particular are seen as fragile and defenseless individuals who don’t understand nor appreciate the inherent risk or danger in certain activities or amenities, so should an injury occur, the case will most likely carry a higher level of negligence, entitling you and your loved one to damages which will go a long way into making your family whole again. Having said that, these cases tend to be complex and nuanced and may involve numerous liable parties, necessitating the keen and experienced eyes of a child injury attorney to tease out the particulars, and we’re happy to provide this to you and your family via a timely guide and legal consultation.

Are you looking for a best playground injury attorney? Please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced child injury lawyers at McCready Law bring to the table over 90 YEARS of combined legal experience where we’ve helped thousands of individuals and recovered over $250 million for injured Americans from all walks of life. What sets us apart from other law firms, however, is the fact that we are not afraid to litigate should we believe that your child’s injuries warrant the same on account of the risk of long-term disability as well as how egregious the defendant’s actions were. In contrast, most law firms simply engage the insurance company in negotiations for paltry settlement amounts which are usually not sufficient to compensate your child for all the damages they suffered. In addition to having nationwide reach, McCready Law runs a bilingual firm (hablamos Espanol), and we take on all cases on contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of your claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf. If you’d like to go over the particulars of your potential claim at NO COST to you, please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 to speak with one of our compassionate and experienced child injury attorneys: our intake team is standing by.

Negligence and Playground Injuries – An Overview

Negligence can be loosely defined as the failure to take reasonable care to prevent harm to other individuals. Negligence usually occurs when one party fails to meet the standard of care expected in a particular situation, leading to injury. In order to have a valid negligence claim, there must be a duty of care or legal obligation to ensure another party’s safety, the breach of said duty of care via the committing of a negligent act, and the affected individual must have suffered compensable injuries as a direct result of the breaching of said duty of care.

Here are some of the negligent actions associated with playground injuries:

Inadequate Supervision

Adult supervision is necessary in order to ensure children stay safe within a playground environment. This can include preventing them from engaging in rough play, supervising young children who are unable to reach certain bars or swings, and making sure that there are no strangers or older children around who may harm the children at play. Lastly, the adult-to-child ration must be within accepted industry standards to ensure personalized attention provided to each child.

Defective Equipment

Playground equipment understandably goes through wear and tear due to how often it is used, as well as the fact that it is outside and at the mercy of the elements. However, playground supervisors are required to check the overall state of these equipment before authorizing play in order to make sure that there are no rusty areas, nails jutting out, the chains holding the swings are in good condition, and that there were maintenance and inspection records performed on the equipment. Should a child suffer an injury, this might be grounds for a lawsuit based on the state of the playground equipment at the time of said injury.

Lack of Safety Features

Safety is at the forefront when it comes to anything child-related, and as such, one needs to ask whether the lack of safety features may have caused the child’s injuries. To this end, look into if there were guardrails on elevated structures, if the ground had sufficient cushioning or padding, and if the swings and slides were appropriately spaced to prevent collisions.

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Playground injuries can be serious and require extensive treatment, and affected children may be left traumatized for years. If you suspect that more should have been done to prevent your child’s injuries, please give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 regardless of where you are in the country to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation as a family. Thanks for choosing McCready Law, and we look forward to helping you.