By Kevin Leach, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A young girl recently accompanied her mother to Washington Dulles airport to pick up a friend who was arriving from Argentina. A Customs and Border Protection K-9 unit dog that was undergoing training suddenly attacked the…
By Kevin Leach, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Virginia has a voluntary program in place that rates day care centers on a 4 star scale. The name of the Virginia program is the Virginia Star Quality Initiative. At this time, there are 31 day…
By Kevin Leach, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Richmond, Virginia, state officials with the Department of Social Services have recommended that the day care license for Yellow Brick Road Day Care be revoked. Lynne Williams, the Director of the Virginia Department of Social…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Virginia and other states, day care workers, child care workers, bus driver, and school employees have failed to follow proper and appropriate safety precautions in removing children from vehicles during times of extreme heat or extreme cold. A small…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Richmond, Virginia, a 13 month old boy was left in a day care van for at least 4 hours and died from heat exposure. Andrew Joseph Johnson was picked up at his home in the morning by driver Keishawn…
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…
By Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Virginia legislature has struck down a bill that would have required health insurers to pay for the cost of therapy for autistic children. Similar legislation has been enacted in Maryland and the District of…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A Virginia Beach couple was arrested for leaving two children, ages 6 and 4, home alone without any supervision or babysitters. Julie Hammock and Clinton Harris, both employed by the United States Navy, left their children alone in the home.…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Lindwood Jones, Jr. and Shawntay D. Jones have been arrested and charged with their daughter’s death in Suffolk, Virgina. WAVY-TV 10 reported that the parents were charged for first degree murder. Zanya K. Jones died on December 1. Zanya was…