*The results are conditioned to the unique circumstances of each case. These results do not guarantee your case will result in the same compensation.
Because children/minors are not recognized in the law as having “legal capacity”, any personal injury claim for a minor must be prosecuted by the parents or a court-appointed “guardian ad litem”.
Personal injury claims involve many of the same considerations as an injury to an adult but involve completely different considerations in the settlement of these claims.
The special rules applying to a settlement of child/minor claims involve these:
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