School Bus Accidents in Hackensack

It’s one of parent’s worst nightmares: you pack your kid’s lunch and send them off to school on the school bus, or you sign a permission slip for them to board the bus to the museum or the library for a field trip. But instead of the bus arriving safely, there’s an accident, and your child has been injured.

If your kid has been the victim of a School Bus Accident in Hackensack, what should you do?

• Make sure he or she gets the medical attention they need. Yes, the school district may immediately have the kids checked out by a doctor’s office and/or an emergency room. But having your specific pediatrician’s office— the place that cares for your kid and knows your kid’s medical history, examine them as well is a good idea.
• Talk with your kid about the school bus accident. Most likely your kid is frightened after such an incident, and you and your co-parent may want to discuss the realities of traveling by bus (and car), and how people recover after accidents. You may even want turn to a children’s book to help you.
• Consult with a Personal Injury Law lawyer from O’Cathain Law Group Personal Injury Law Department. Your consultation is 100% free, and together we’ll determine if your kid has a worthwhile lawsuit. We’ve handled all types of accidents in the past, and we can fight for your kid to get the money they’re entitled to, to help them recover medically (for instance, they may need physical therapy), and to help them with the schooling they’re missing.

What If the Injury In the School Bus Accident Was Debilitating?

If your kid has been permanently injured in the school bus accident, money recovered may be used to pay for a wheelchair, a home-health aide, or install ramps and other necessary equipment to make your house compatible with standards recommended by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

If your kid has suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury because of a school bus accident, there may be mental rehabilitation they need to undergo, surgeries they need performed, or permanent care that you are not able to give them, because of your work and responsibilities to your other kids. Money can help you with all of these and can help your kid’s standard of living be something closer to what it was pre-accident.

Who Do You Sue in a School Bus Accident in Hackensack?

• The independent bus carrier the school has contracted
• The insurance for the bus barrier
• The school district
• The insurance for the school district
• The driver of the school bus
• The insurance for the driver of the school bus

Unfortunately, sometimes the bus company hired by the district does not properly vet their bus drivers, which results in hiring drivers with poor driving records. Or they work them overtime, resulting in drowsy driving. Or the bus driver is someone who indulges in distracted driving, which is an epidemic in our country.

Work With a Hackensack School Bus Accident Attorney

If your child, the most precious person in the world to you, is injured in a School Bus Accident in Hackensack, O’Cathain Law Group Personal Injury Law Department will fight for you and your child. You deserve answers as to why this happened, and you deserve financial compensation. Plus, you may be able to help take a dangerous school bus driver off the road and help another parent’s child.

Schedule a free consultation today to help us help your family move forward.