By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Bubble Boy disease is the term used to describe a medical condition called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID. It is a relatively rare disease in that forty to one hundred people are diagnosed with the disease per year in the…
By Ryan E. Alekman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Center for the Study of Traumatic encephalopathy (CSTE), at the Boston University School of Medicine is researching a type of brain damage called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This type of brain injury is caused…
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 Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Washington D.C. and other areas, infant deaths from accidental strangulation and suffocation rose over a twenty year period between 1984 and 2004. These deaths resulted from a parent, adult or another child accidentally strangulating…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A medical study recently released indicates that MRSA, otherwise known at methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is on the rise in children. Nationwide, MRSA is reported to have risen as an infection in children’s ear, nose, and throat infections. MRSA is problematic…
By Roy S. Dickinson, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Associated Press has reported that a lawsuit has been filed by the parents of Heather Harkness for her wrongful death. The surgeon, anesthesiologist, and hospital were named as defendants in the lawsuit. Heather Harkness,…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Wii is a video game system that involves some movement and exercise. In various games, a child or adult will use motions to play bowling games, baseball, football, soccer, shooting games, strategy games, carnival games, and many other games. A…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In many school districts including the one in Tucson, Arizona, the school district or school board has a zero drug tolerance policy in the public school system. Crack, Meth, and, even aspirin are prohibited in the school system. There are…
By Stephanie Brown and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Parents and caregivers of children who receive compensation or monetary settlements for personal injury cases should pay attention to the issue of qualification for benefits. Typically, a special needs child receives federal and state benefits based on…
By Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A medical / environmental study has reported that children in Washington D.C. were exposed to high levels of lead during a water crisis involving the city water system. Apparently, there was a high level of…