By Kevin Leach, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Virginia and other states, the summer heat poses a particularly dangerous risk to children. A child left unattended in a vehicle is at risk for serious personal injuries including death from hyperthermia, heat stroke, and…
By Jeremy Vishno, Attorney, and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Christian Jaramillo, a 27-year-old man of Danbury, Connecticut was charged with risk of injury to a child. Jaramillo was baby sitting his 5-year-old cousin when he was arrested. According to police reports, the child was found…
By J. Rock Palermo, Attorney, Roy S. Dickinson, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Summertime in the south can be overwhelmingly hot. It is common for temperatures to reach well into the 90s with a heat index above 100 degrees. As the temperatures increase, the…
By Andrew Prine, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Michigan Supreme Court handed down a decision that may have an effect on businesses and schools within the state that offer recreational activities for minors. The Supreme Court of Michigan ruled that a parent’s signature…
By Joseph R. Hillebrand Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The recent pool drowning of a five-year-old boy in Springfield, Missouri should prompt parents, child care providers, babysitters, and others to be on high alert when watching their children at the pool. Safe Kids USA,…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 14-year-old Greencastle, Indiana boy may have avoided serious injury after he collided with a vehicle late afternoon on June 7. The Greencastle Police report stated the 14-year-old was riding his bike when he crossed the driver of the vehicle,…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The State of Indiana has recently focused on the dangers of lawn mowers to children and for good reason. Between 2003-2008 in Indiana, 38% of all serious lawn-mower-related injuries that required hospitalization involved children 16-year-old and younger. Almost 1/4 of…
By Joni J. Franklin, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Between 1998 and 2009, 445 children died from heat stroke after being left unattended in a vehicle; that is an average of 37 child deaths per year. As temperatures are soaring during the summer months,…
By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Tremont City, Ohio, a 6-year-old girl fell off the trampoline located at her home. The child was being watched by her grandmother through the back door of their home. After the accident, which the grandmother…
By Joni J. Franklin, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 4-year-old boy from Kansas died as a result from a large television falling on him. At the time of the accident, the child was apparently climbing on a counter when the large television fell…