Legal Question in Personal Injury in Texas
Medical expenses
If a person is injured as a child and upon reaching the age of 18 decides to file suit, can the child, now an adult, claim and expect to recover the medical expenses, caused by the injury, which were paid by the parent at the time the injury happened?
Asked on 1/22/04, 4:18 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Dan Street
Street Law Firm
Re: Medical expenses
No. The claim for medical bills belongs to whomever paid the bills--usually the parent. The parent's statute of limitations is only two years in Texas. The "child" may file an action until his/her 20th birthday and may seek damages for physical pain, mental anguish, lost wages, loss of wage earning capacity, and several other catagories of damages.
Answered on 1/22/04, 5:11 pm
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