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New York School Injury Attorneys

When we send our children off to school, we place significant trust in the adults who will be supervising them throughout the day. All too often, negligence on the part of schools and their staff members results in serious injuries to children.

If your child has suffered a school injury accident, the attorneys at the Finz firm can help you explore your legal options. The firm is committed to helping accident victims obtain full and fair compensation for the losses they have suffered.

If your child has suffered an injury at school, the Finz firm attorneys are here to help. Contact the firm today by telephone at (855) TOP-FIRM or by filling out the free accident case evaluation form now, and an experienced New York school injury lawyer will review your case without any cost to you.

Injuries at School

During the course of a school day, a child may spend time in numerous locations and encounter hundreds of people. It is the school's responsibility to ensure the safety of children by providing enough adequately trained staff members to supervise and monitor the children's activities.

School injuries can take many forms. Some of the most common school injuries include:

  • Playground injuries
  • School bus injuries
  • Injuries from assault by other students
  • Injuries from physical and sexual abuse by teachers
  • Sports-related injuries
  • Slip-and-fall injuries

In handling a school accident case, your lawyers must determine how the accident took place and identify all liable parties. The Finz firm lawyers have successfully handled numerous personal injury cases and know how to find the facts in these cases. They will handle all of the legal details and work to ensure your child obtains justice and compensation for his or her injuries.

Contact a New York Child Injured at School Attorney

If your child has suffered a serious injury at school, you deserve full compensation and answers. Contact the Finz firm now at (855) TOP-FIRM to speak with an experienced school injury lawyer or simply fill out the free accident case evaluation form.

Related News for School Injuries

What are the Parameters for a School's duty to protect a Child off School Premises?

November 06, 2012 | Former Judge NYC Civil Court Housing Part George M. Heymann

As recently pointed out by former Quens County Supreme Court Justice Leonard L. Finz in his article titled: The Duty of a School to a Student Injured in a School Activity (10/12/12), there are several factors that must be proven in order for a student to succeed in holding a school liable for the alleged injuries he or she claims was directly caused by the school's negligence. Aside from the fact that such injury must have been proximately caused by the school's negligence, it is the foreseeability of the potential harm by the school (i.e.: faculty, para-professionals and school security) that is the key factor.

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The Duty of a School to a Student Injured in a School Activity

October 10, 2012 | Former NYS Supreme Court Justice Leonard L. Finz

With millions of students in public schools, accidents and injuries are a statistical reality. The legal questions that emerge in those cases where a student injured are: What is the duty the school owes to the student and what liability attaches to the school? The body of law that determines the liability of a school is in the category of negligence or tort law, which sets out the general principles that everyone, including schools, are responsible for their own wrong doing if the act that produced the harm is reasonably foreseeable, and if it is a substantial factor in causing the harm. The principle of law just stated when properly applied to the facts at issue will determine whether the injured student or the defendant school, prevails.

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In School Injury Sports Related Accidents Assumption of Risk is Not Always a Bar to Recovery

June 08, 2012 | Finz & Finz, P.C.

Plaintiff, a high school student, was allegedly injured during a softball game when she slid into second base. The cause of the injury was the improperly positioned base that had a pointed side, rather than a flush side facing first base. As plaintiff slid into second base, her left foot hit the point of the base and she stopped abruptly. The base had been securely anchored into the ground by the school's grounds crew.

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