Childhood should be a time for growing, learning, and carefree exploration. But for some children, unfortunately, childhood consists of a host of painful memories. A sudden accident, or the discovery of abuse, can result in both physical and mental trauma for a young person. Watching your child or a family member suffer an injury due to the carelessness of another person or company is heart wrenching.

Accidents & Abuse

Due to their physical and mental immaturity, children are particularly susceptible to injuries arising from accidents and abuse. Each year millions of young people are injured in the United States due to careless supervision, unsafe environments, and defective toys and products. In addition, according to recent data compiled by The Federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF), an estimated 794,000 children are victims of child abuse each year.

Child injuries are extremely delicate - you must consider the well-being and prognosis of the child as well as future medical bills and related costs associated with an accident. A child may require financial support, psychological counseling, and physical rehabilitation long after the trauma from an accident or abuse has subsided.

Children Deserve More than Simple Justice

For more than three decades, the law office of Thomas M. Kiley & Associates has advocated on behalf of children. Our firm understands the special care that child injury cases require and is dedicated to fighting for the rights of younger individuals.

"Mr. Kiley was very caring right from our first meeting. He took one look at our injuries and told us he would do his best for us. I don't think we would have gotten a thing if it hadn't been for him." - Rosa Caraballo, Former Client.

Our client services for childhood accidents cases include:

Dog bite incidents
School bus accidents
Negligent supervision
Organized sports injuries
Automobile accidents, pedestrian accidents, or bicycle accidents
Defective, dangerous, or recalled toys or products
Accidents involving park or playground equipment
Child or foster child physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect
Lead poisoning from chipped or peeling paint in rented properties
Poorly safeguarded properties that lack window screens, pool fences, or locked gun cabinets

Injured children often require care from plastic surgeons, psychologists, tutors, and other specialists to treat their injuries. We can help you recover compensation from those responsible so that your child is well cared for in the future.

Proven Results

$2.4 million for anoxic brain injury of a 17 month-old child
$1.2 million for head injury of a 7-year-old girl

If your child was injured or died as the result of an accident, you and/or your child may be entitled to compensation including money for:

Pain and suffering
Future medical expenses
Physical therapy
Medical bills related to the accident
Loss of services.

We Can Help You

Thomas M. Kiley & Associates is determined to secure compensation for the child in your life in order to provide for any long-term medical and physiological care and to help provide for a secure future. In addition, we will fight for any compensation they deserve for any pain and suffering they have endured so early in their young lives.

FREE Legal Consultation

If you aren't sure if your child's injury was caused by someone else's negligence, call us now for a free evaluation of your case. We are here to help you make it through this challenging time. Our firm has a proven track record of success and a 30-year knowledge base.You don't have to go it alone. Call us - we are here to help. Don't let a child close to your heart spend the rest of his or her life paying for someone else's mistakes.

Library for Child Injury & Abuse:

Children and Boating Safety (Part A)
Description: Children need help with boating safety in order to avoid accidents and injuries while on the water. A personal injury lawyer can tell parents who is liable for boating accidents that involve kids. Learn how to get help by contacting Tom Kiley, personal injury attorney.
Children and Boating Safety (Part B)
Description: Children need help with boating safety in order to avoid accidents and injuries while on the water. A personal injury lawyer can tell parents who is liable for boating accidents that involve kids. Learn how to get help by contacting Tom Kiley, personal injury attorney.
Children and Boating Safety (Part A)
Description: Children need help with boating safety in order to avoid accidents and injuries while on the water. A personal injury lawyer can tell parents who is liable for boating accidents that involve kids. Learn how to get help by contacting Tom Kiley, personal injury attorney.
How to protect your child from boating injuries
Description: Boating accidents result in dozens of child injuries and deaths every year. Learn more about boat safety so you can protect your children from being injured in a boat accident. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability in a boating accident and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.
Dog Bite Injuries a Serious Problem Among Children
Description: Dog bites among children are a serious world health problem, according to the most recent report on children's injuries by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.
Keeping Children Safe while Lawn Mowing
Description: Every year, children are injured while mowing lawns. The Academy of Pediatrics has guidelines for parents to use in protecting their children while lawn mowing. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.
How to Prevent Childhood Burn Injuries
Description: Thousands of children suffer each year from burn-related injuries. Learn more about the types of burns injuries and their causes. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.
Fireworks Accidents and Children
Description: About 4,000 children each year are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries caused by fireworks accidents. These injuries usually happen to the hands, eyes, head, and face. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.
Summer babysitting tips
Description: Parents should make sure that whoever is watching their kids for the summer is reliable and has training in what to do in case of an emergency to reduce the risk of children's injuries. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.
Red Cross prepares parents to protect children
Description: Parents and caregivers should consider taking American Red Cross classes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and injury prevention to protect children. Thomas M. Kiley & Associates can help you determine liability and get you the compensation you deserve for your child's injuries or death - 1-800-930-8145.

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Frequent Questions for Child Injury & Abuse:

Case Results for Child Injury & Abuse:

$ 3.5 million Settlement for head injury to 18 year old male.

Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$2.6 million Settlement for brain injury to 14month old boy

Awarded: $2.6 million

$2.6 million Settlement for brain injury to 14month old boy

Awarded: $2,600,000.00

$2,200,000 Settlement for brain injury to 14 month old girl

Awarded: $2,200,000

$1.25 million Settlement for head injury to 7 year old girl

Awarded: $1.25 million

$1,200,000 Settlement for 19 year old girl for burns and paralysis

Awarded: $1,200,000

$1,000,000 Settlement for drowning accident of 16 year old boy

Awarded: $1,000,000

$900,000 Settlement: Failure to test for sickle cell disease in male infant

Awarded: $900,000

$855,000 Settlement for wrongful death of 18 year old girl

Awarded: $855,000

$695,000 Settlement for seventeen year old girl for fractured neck

Awarded: $695,000

$500,000 Settlement for wrongful death of seven year old /Misdiagnosis of Epiglottitis

Awarded: $500,000

$375,000 Settlement for head and internal injuries eighteen year old male

Awarded: $375,000

Web Resources for Child Injury & Abuse:

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Internet Safety
Description: A parent's guide to internet safety
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Description: The National Resource Center is located at the University of Colorado Denver in Denver, Colorado, and is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HRSA. The NRC's primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation.
Healthy kids, Healthy Care
Description: Welcome to Healthy Kids, Healthy Care, developed by the National Resource Center for Health and Child Care and Early Education. We know you are visiting this Website because you want your children to be nurtured and safe at all times!
Child Care Bureau (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Administration for Children & Families)
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
Shriners Hospital
Description: Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. Every year, the Shriners Hospitals for Children provides care for thousands of kids with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, in a family-centered environment at no charge. It's how Shriners Hospitals has been helping kids defy the odds since 1922.
Wrightslaw
Description: Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Description: We are the center that provides information to the nation on:

* disabilities in children and youth;
* programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities;
* IDEA, the nation's special education law;
* No Child Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and
* research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
Families and Advocates Partnership for Education
Description: Thank you for visiting. The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) project is a partnership that aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. It links families, advocates, and self-advocates to information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project is designed to address the information needs of the 6 million families throughout the Country whose children with disabilities receive special education services.
Safe Kids USA
Description: Safe Kids USA is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.
Kids and Cars
Description: KIDS AND CARS' mission is to assure no child dies or is injured in a non-traffic, motor vehicle related event.

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Blog for Child Injury & Abuse

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Thomas M. Kiley & Associates are dedicated to helping the victims of:

Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy