By Stephanie F. Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Often in personal injury cases involving children, the defendant will claim that the child was contributorily negligent and his recovery is barred or must be reduced. In Georgia, children must exercise such care as his…
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In 2007, 35 Bluffton University baseball team players and their coaches were traveling on a bus to play in a game when their bus went off of an overpass in Atlanta, Georgia. Seven people were killed…
By Jay Foster, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In George County, Mississippi, a car accident injured two children, a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old. The wreck happened on Highway 198 which is near Mississippi Highway 63. Apparently, John Hood died in the accident while driving…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A government study reported that approximately 100 children died and 2000 were injured as a result of vehicle backover accidents in 2007. The study was released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The study was in response to a…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network What is a vehicle blind zone? What is a vehicle backover accident? Children in all States are at risk for injury or death from vehicle backover accidents. A vehicle blind zone is the area behind a vehicle that a person…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Evan Reynolds, who is now 19 years old, suffered a devastating injury in 2006. With his car window down, Evan was a passenger in an automobile that scraped a wooden post when exiting a parking lot. Evan’s hand was amputated…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Distracted and negligent drivers cause accidents every day in various States. Many safety groups, parents, and child safety advocates would like to see laws banning the use of cell phone / mobile phones while driving. These proponents of changes in…
By Stephanie Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Georgia, a parent can be held liable for the negligence of a child driving an automobile that is maintained by the parent for the use and convenience of his family. If the parent, as the owner…
By Jeremy Vishno and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Derby, Connecticut, an 11 year old boy had just received his first new bicycle for Christmas. It was a BMX style bicycle, with grinding bars and front handle bars that could spin completely around, allowing for…
By Jay Foster, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Highway 49 in Mississippi continues to be a dangerous highway for many Mississippi drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and bicylists. There are many automobile accidents and trucking accidents on this Mississippi highway. Many of these accidents cause serious…