When Is a School Liable for Injuries?
Although school is designed to be a safe environment, and schools must take reasonable steps to ensure that it remains that way for its students and staff, that does not mean that a school is liable for all injuries that occur there. (For example, if a child is running and trips, the school may not be liable for their injuries.) For the school to be held liable, it must be proven that it did something wrong or failed to do something necessary.
A few incidents for which a school may be held liable include the following:
- Teachers who knew about bullying but did not intervene;
- Schools that failed to have proper evacuation plans in place;
- Students who were injured when there was a lack of supervision;
- Students who did not receive the medication they needed;
- Students who were injured due to dangerous premises;
- Students who suffered foodborne illnesses from school-provided food; and
- Students who were injured during a bus accident.
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If your child has suffered an injury or an illness, and you believe that you have grounds for a personal injury case, we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible. We have the experience and skill to litigate your case, as evidenced by the $1 billion that we have recovered for our clients over the years. Although this is not a guarantee of future results, we believe it is indicative of our lawyers’ creativity, skill, and dedication.
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A 35-year-old laborer who resides in Kearny was seriously injured while working on the median of a highway when a passing tractor-trailer lost a wheel that struck him.
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A woman was putting her 3-year-old son on a carnival amusement ride while holding onto a portable fence when she received an electrical shock. Our client was hospitalized and later developed Traumatic Dystonia, a condition that caused tremors in the hand and makes the fingers curl.
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