The family had entrusted their child to a licensed child-care center in the Hidalgo County area of the Rio Grande Valley. They relied on the center to watch their child and keep the child safe, as any family expects when they leave a young child in a daycare’s care.
While the child was in the center’s care, the child was injured. The family contends the injury should not have happened in a properly supervised daycare and that the center fell short of the care it had promised to provide.
A daycare in Texas is required to supervise the children in its care, to maintain adequate staffing, and to provide a safe environment. We represented the family and brought a claim against the center arising out of the child’s injury, pursuing accountability for what happened while the child was in the center’s care.
Because the claim was brought on behalf of a minor, any resolution had to be presented to a court for approval to make sure it was fair and in the child’s best interest. That is a process we guided the family through from start to finish.
The matter has been resolved. Because it involved a minor, the settlement was submitted to the court and approved for the child’s benefit, with a guardian ad litem appointed to protect the child’s interests. The terms of the settlement are confidential. As with every case, the result here reflects this family’s specific facts and circumstances, and is not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other matter.
The matter has been resolved. Because it involved a minor, the settlement was submitted to the court and approved for the child’s benefit, with a guardian ad litem appointed to protect the child’s interests. The terms of the settlement are confidential. As with every case, the result here reflects this family’s specific facts and circumstances, and is not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of any other matter.
