By Robert Chaiken, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A jury in Forth Worth, Texas found 18-year-old Shantaniqua Scott guilty of two counts of injury to a child with serious bodily injury: a sentence of 25 years behind bars. The jurors watched a graphic hospital…
By Joni J. Franklin, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Douglas County Judge, Sally Pokorny ordered Richard Gonzalex, 69, to serve 25 years to life in prison for allegedly molesting a four-year-old girl. According to prosecutors, the girl alleged the acts occurred several times over…
By Robert Chaiken, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Star County, Texas a two-year-old girl suffered burn injuries when her parents left her unattended in a bath tub. Her mother, Carolyn Garza has been charged with injury to a child by omission. Her husband,…
By David M. Baum, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In one year alone, over one million children will become victims of some sort of child abuse and neglect in this country. An abused child is generally considered to be: “a child whose physical or…
By Robert Chaiken, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Parents naturally have many fears when it comes to their children. But, possibly the worst nightmare a parent can have is finding out that their child has been abused while in the care of someone else.…
By Joni J. Franklin, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The number of victims of child sexual abuse and molestation grows each year. According to the U.S. Justice Department, roughly 32% of girls and 14% of boys are molested before the age of 18. In…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Child abuse is described as any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is…
By Robert Chaiken, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A day care worker was arrested for allegedly injuring a young child in Huntsville, Texas. A 10-month-old was treated for bruises to the face, neck, and torso at Huntsville Memorial Hospital, and then transferred to Texas…
By Jonathan Safran, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Sexual harassment in schools is unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior that interferes with a student’s right to receive an education. The problem is more prevalent than you might think because most students who become victims are…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Shaken baby syndrome is a form of child abuse that causes traumatic brain injury when a baby is violently shaken. The characteristic injuries of shaken baby syndrome include subdural hemorrhages (bleeding of the brain), retinal hemorrhages (bleeding of the retina),…