[Timber Loftis]

One of the early cases you study in torts class is one regarding the general legal rule that parents are liable for the torts of their children. The question of whether or not this 4 year old acted recklessly will be ultimately decided by the jurors of course. But, yes, these cases can and do go forward.

And, no, you can't go back a sue Billy Badboy for punching you in the nose in grade school -- tort cases are subject to a statute of limitations. So, quite literally, you are S.O.L. :p