By Robert Chaiken, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Three children were tragically killed in a kitchen fire that occurred at the children’s Houston, Texas, residential daycare. Rick Flanagan, spokesman for the Houston Fire Department, said the victims ranged in age from 18-months to 3-years-old.…
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Adams County Pennsylvania – 6 Children Sexually Abused – Duty to Report Abuse and Neglect – Rights of Injured Children
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A day care owner in Adams County, Pennsylvania, who is accused of not reporting acts of child sex abuse at her day care, has waived her arraignment. The former Aspers day care employee recently pleaded guilty to molesting six girls…
City of Manassas Park Virginia Release Information Regarding Sex Abuse at City Day Care Center
By Kevin Leach, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Officials in Manassas Park City, Virginia, have officially released notice of several violations of the city’s extended child care program, Costello Park Preschool after allegations of sexual abuse against an 8-year-old child were found to be…
Preventing Day Care Fraud – Installation and Use of Fingerprint Scanners at Wisconsin Day Care Centers
By Jonathan Safran, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network After the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel exposed widespread fraud in Minnesota child care facilities, the legislature took action. Many day care providers in the Milwaukee area were found to be collecting money from the State of Minnesota…
Toddler Wanders Out of Two Separate Minnesota Day Care Centers – Temporary Shut Down and Investigation
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A Minnesota mother is demanding answers after her sun ran out of 2 day care centers, two days in a row. The incidents occurred on November 4 and 5, 2010. Two-year-old Ryker Hacker walked right out the front doors two…
Day Care Rating System – Opportunity for a Quality Day Care Center to Shine
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The U.S. Defense Department picked the Virginia Star Initiative and other state programs that assess child care centers and list their results to help military parents searching for day care facilities. These programs have proved to have far-reaching benefits, improving…
Videotape Confession by Day Care Worker – Lake County Illinois Criminal Case – Does Taped Confession Come in as Evidence?
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network After being interrogated for almost 10 hours, Melissa Calusinski confessed to fatally slamming a toddler on the ground at the Lincolnshire, Illinois, day care center where she worked. Despite confessing, the 24-year-old day care worker…
Cribs and Day Care Centers – Are Cribs Safe? Are Recalled Cribs Being Removed?
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Many parents how now heard about the recall on drop-side cribs. If not, drop-side cribs were deemed unsafe by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and voted unanimously to ban them. It is estimated that it will take almost $600 million…
Ouachita Parish Day Care Worker Charged with Crime of Biting Infant in Louisiana Day Care Center
By J. Rock Palermo, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 20-year-old day care worker was recently arrested and charged with cruelty to a juvenile. Alexis Binford was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center after she bit a child under her care at the day care…
Importance of Video Surveillance in Day Care Centers in Nevada and Other States
By Jonathan C. Reed, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Las Vegas, Nevada, CBS News Now 8 covered the important topic of video surveillance in day care centers and other safety measures in place at Las Vegas day care centers. The report was in…