By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In most sports, there are boundaries that define the playing field or area including the following:
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In most instances, the death of a child is unexpected and a shock to the family, school, neighborhood, and community. An excellent question is the following:
By Jeremy Vishno, Attorney, and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In the State of Connecticut, the Department of Children and Families now requires that medical providers review medical records and complete a full physical exam for all children under the age of 6 years old who seek medical treatment for an injury. The purpose of such requirements is to protect potential young victims of abuse and neglect. You can read more about this topic at Connecticut Requires Medical Records Review and Full Exam for Injured Child Under the Age of 6 Years Old.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Pennsylvania and other States, children are at risk for being hit by a vehicle while being cared for in a day care center. That’s right. While one would think that the indoor or outdoor facilities of a day care center would be safe and free from traffic, there have been a number of reports over the past few years of drivers crashing into day care centers. In some instances, a driver is in the parking lot and loses control of the vehicle. In other instances, a driver veeres off a busy commercial street and into the day care center. It is certainly shocking for the parents of the children hit by a vehicle at a day care center. At one moment, the parent is dropping off a child. Hours later, a call is received that there was an accident and the child suffered personal injuries.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In California and other States, day care centers are the unfortunate sites of abuse and neglect of the very children who were supposed to be protected and nurtured at the facility. When a child is abused, neglected, and / or molested at a day care center, a criminal case may be pursued against the molester / abuser through the work and efforts on the local police and prosecutor’s office. A civil case may be pursued against the day care center and / or the molester / abuser. There is a difference between the two cases as follows:
By George Fusner, Jr., Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Tennessee and other States, parents rely on day care centers to provide a safe and clean educational environment for children. In most facilities – on most days – , the children are well cared for and kept out of harm’s way. Unfortunately – at times -, children suffer personal injuries at a day care center. Some children are injured by the very child care providers who are required to supervise and protect the children enrolled in the day care center. A recent injury was reported in Smyrna, Tennessee. It was reported that a 3 year old suffered a fractured arm at the Rock Springs Academy after a day care worker picked the child up by her arm and then sat the child down on a mat. The incident was investigated by the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and the Smyrna Police Department. The day care worker was arrested regarding the incident. Like other criminal matters, the day care worker will be entitled to legal representation from a private criminal attorney or the public defender to represent the day care worker regarding the criminal charges. You can read more about this story at 3 Year Old Suffers Fracture at Tennessee Day Care Center.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
A question that is often posed to a Personal Injury Lawyer is a follows:
By Scott Zahler, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
The State of Georgia Department of Human Services issued a report that over 100 children died in Georgia during the first 9 months of 2012. These children were in families that some point in time received services from Georgia’s child protection agency. The report noted that an unsafe sleeping condition was a common factor in a number of these deaths. Unsafe sleeping conditions include co-sleeping in which an infant, toddler or small child is injured while sleeping in the same bed or couch with an adult or other children. Unsafe sleeping conditions can also include the placement of pillows, stuffed animals, and other items in the crib of an infant. These common items can lead to incidents of suffocation and asphyxiation. You can read more about these and other risks to children at State Child Agency Reports 120 Deaths of Children.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In homes, day care centers, schools, businesses, hotels, homes, and other locations, there is a common risk to children. As odd as it may sound, the common risk is that of falling furniture. This includes tables, televisions, dressers, and other common items. Unfortunately, these objects and others fall on children on a far too frequent basis. As a result thereof, children suffer serious personal injuries. In some instances, the children even dies as a result of the falling furniture incident. Because of these risks, it is important for owners of day care centers, schools, businesses, hotels, and, yes, homes, to properly secure furniture to prevent the furniture from falling on a child. This is especially true for television sets including older model televisions as well as the newer ones that hang on walls.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In California and other States, children are at risk for serious injuries and even wrongful death as a result of poor supervision and improper bedding at a day care center. One would think that a child would be the safest when confined in a bed or crib during nap time or sleep time at a day care center. Unfortunately, a supposed place of safety can often times be a trap or danger zone for a child at a day care center. This is especially true when the crib and bedding contain items that can cause or lead to the suffocation or asphixation of the child. Because of these risks, it is vital that day care center operators and workers are trained as to what is proper bedding and items be kept in a crib and more importantly – what should be removed from a crib. The bedding and items in a crib should focus on safety rather than aesthetics. While a cuddly stuffed Teddy Bear may look quite cute in a crib, this very item can and does lead to serious injuries like the suffocation of a child. Keep stuffed animals out of cribs. It is also important that the sheets be properly fitting and that strings or ties be kept out of the crib area.
