By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 27-year-old teacher at Plainfiled North High School in Illinois is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student at the high school. The teacher was identified as Ashley Blumenshine. She was charged with…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A minivan carrying six passengers recently blew a tire while travelling on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago, Illinois. The minivan spun out of control and slammed into a semi truck trailer. A nine year…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Illinois and other States, it is vital that day care owners provide for the safety and well being of the children. Day care centers have a duty to remove hazards from the facility. In…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Illinois and other States, the negligent acts of day care center employees and owners frequently lead to an innocent child being injured. When a child is injured, there are medical bills and related expenses.…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Illinois and other States, children are frequently injured at a day care center. Some incidents are mere accidents that could not be avoided even in the best of circumstances. Other injuries result from negligence,…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Illinois and other States, day care centers have the duty to properly supervise and protect children while in the facility, while outside the facility, and while transporting the children to and from home, activities,…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Harrisburg, Illinois, the criminal trial of a day care worker will be heading to trial in July 2009. Christi Bailey, age 28, is accused of punishing children in the Illinois day care center by…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Illinois and other States, children are injured in day care center playgrounds every day. Many injuries would have been prevented if the day care center properly supervised the children playing on the playground and…
By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Illinois, day care centers / child care centers are regulated and licensed by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services. In June 2007, Illinois had over 2900 licensed day care centers, over 10,000…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The United States Department of Health and Human Resources has a website that has a great reference tool for parents and caregivers with children in day care centers and child care centers. Each state regulates day care centers / child…