By Scott Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) kicked off this summer’s swimming season with their second year of its “Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives” campaign. The campaign is a national public education program aimed…
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Farming and Risk of Injury to Children – Importance of Adult Supervision and Safety Precautionshttp://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/555642/Farming-Season-Can-Pose-Risk-to-Children.html?nav=510
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network According to the National Safety Council, thousands of children are injured and hundreds are killed annually due to farming-related hazards. West Virginia farmers deal with two different circumstances in which children are injured on the farm. John Miller, a West…
Pour Boiling Water on a Child . . . Go to Prison for 25 Years – Mother Sentenced in Beaumont Texas
By Robert Chaiken, Attorney & David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Parents need a driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle but there is no such license or test to be a parent. Unfortunately and tragically, some parents are unfit and actually take affirmative action to harm…
Former Olympia Washington Day Care Worker Pleads Guilty to Child Rape
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A former Olympia, Washington day care worker, Elisha Tabor, 20, pleaded guilty to molesting a five-year-old child in the child’s home and molesting a four-year-old child while at work. As part of the plea bargain, Tabor pleaded guilty to one…
Trust in Georgia Day Care Center Broken by Failures of Day Care Center and Staff
By Scott Zahler, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Jazmin Green died at the tender age of 2. She was the child who was left in a day care center van outside of a Chuck E. Cheese during a field trip from a Clayton County…
South Florida Teenager (Andrew Silverstein) Drowns While Rafting With Camp Ramah Darom Summer Camp
By Scott Zahler, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In the summer time, there are many rafting trips organized throughout the United States. Many of which are run through summer camps for children and / or private tour companies. One such trip turned tragic on…
12 Year Old Girl (Amber Kendrick) Tragic Victim of Hit and Run Accident in Jackson, Tennessee
By George Fusner, Jr., Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Amber Kendrick, 12-years-old, was tragicallly killed during a hit and run horseback riding accident when a motorist struck her horse in Madison County, Tennessee. According to the Madison Country Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred in…
Problems and Risks of Neglect and Mistreatment at Minnesota Day Care Centers
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Many cases of maltreatment were found in Minnesota day care centers after an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. For example, one child was killed after choking on a grape, another child was burned by hot foot and…
Las Vegas Nevada – A Dangerous Place for Pedestrians Including Children
By Jonathan C. Reed, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Las Vegas is well known for gambling, bright lights, Wayne Newton, and show girls. It also has been listed as one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians. According to a national study, Las Vegas…
Georgia Day Care Centers – What Rules / Laws Apply to Van and Bus Transportation and Passenger Checklists?
By Scott Zahler, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network There was a recent tragic death of Jazmin Green while on a field trip with a day care center to Chuck E. Cheese in Georgia. The death could have easily been avoided had the Georgia Rules…