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Texas parents visit trampoline parks to let their children play and expend some energy, but injuries happen, and they can be serious. In fact, What Will Filing a Lawsuit Against a Trampoline Park Do?
Taking legal action by filing a lawsuit against a trampoline park is a way to make the park accept responsibility for your child’s injury. If a court finds that the park was negligent and caused your child’s injury, your family may be awarded damages such as medical costs to treat your child’s injuries, their pain and suffering, and even loss of enjoyment of life due to their injury.
Learn more about economic and non-economic damages that your family may be eligible to receive after your child’s trampoline park injury in this article.
Another goal of filing a lawsuit is to make the trampoline park recognize its negligent practices and correct those failures to protect other children and families from the same hazards that harmed your child.
What If We Signed a Waiver at a Trampoline Park? Can We Still Sue?
Most trampoline parks require you to sign a waiver, but it is still possible to hold the park accountable if your child is seriously injured. In fact, after a teenager suffered a traumatic brain injury at a trampoline park in Houston, a jury found the trampoline park liable despite having a signed waiver, as reported by WFAA.
Is There a Time Limit to File a Lawsuit Against a Trampoline Park?
In Texas, the statute of limitations to take legal action is two years from the date of the incident at the trampoline park. While this seems like a long time, our legal team recommends acting sooner rather than later. Often, it is better to collect evidence sooner. This includes any surveillance recordings from the trampoline park that captured the events leading up to the incident involving your child and the park employee’s actions to render aid. In addition, speaking to any witnesses while memories are still fresh is more credible to help your case.
Do I Need Evidence to Sue a Trampoline Park?
Evidence is not required to take legal action against a trampoline park, but it can make your case stronger for our legal team. For example, the following types of documentation are helpful:
- Copies of your child’s medical records that show a doctor’s diagnosis and treatment for their injuries
- Photos you took of your child’s injury and the safety hazard at the trampoline park that caused your child’s injury
- A printout or copy of the incident report you may have received from the trampoline park after your child’s injury
- A recording of the surveillance footage that you took with your smartphone
After our legal team speaks with you for a free case evaluation and you decide to move forward with a lawsuit, we will conduct our own investigation. In legal terminology, this step is called discovery. Learn more about the legal process and steps to file a lawsuit in this article.
Was Your Child Seriously Injured at a Trampoline Park? Contact The Button Law Firm.
If your child suffered severe injuries at a trampoline park anywhere in Texas, contact our experienced Texas child injury lawyers at The Button Law Firm. With lawyers in Dallas, Houston, and Midland, we are ready to listen, fight for your family, and help your family move forward. Our lawyers at The Button Law Firm are recognized on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, and we can help guide you after a traumatizing incident involving your child. We work on contingency, meaning we don’t charge you or collect any upfront fees to get started on your case. Call us at 214-699-4409, email us at intake@buttonlawfirm.com, or fill out a contact form for a free case evaluation.
