By Will Brown, Attorney and David Alan Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Driveways in residential neighborhoods are the unfortunate and tragic spots or location for back over accidents involving infants and toddlers. Because of the height of a toddler, a driver does not always see the child behind the vehicle. While back over accidents can be prevented in most instances, they still continue to take place in any given community. It is important to exercise the utmost of caution and care when backing out of a driveway because the child could be presence or walk into the driveway at any given moment. If there is a back over accident involving a child, the driver should stop at the scene of the accident or incident and call for medical and police assistance immediately.
Children should be provided with a safe and clean educational environment while under the care of a day care center. Many day care facilities provide such an environment for children. Others, however, fail to meet their obligations. Unfortunately and tragically, children are sometimes the victims of the bad acts and conduct of family members of the day care center owner. This often times takes place in a home day care center. While background checks and training are checked for employees, family members often go under the radar of the owner and the State licensing agencies.
In Wyoming and other States, it is important for all drivers to obey speed limits and other traffic conditions. Safe driving can help avoid and prevent accidents from taking place. Unfortunately, many drivers in Wyoming and other States disobey the local and State traffic laws. In the process, accidents take place which, in turn, cause serious personal injuries and even the wrongful death of many innocent drivers, passengers, and pedestrians including children.
In the State of Washington, children are passengers on school buses in the morning and afternoon hours on school days. It is important for school bus drivers and other drivers to obey traffic signals / speed limits and otherwise pay attention to road, traffic, and weather conditions. Unfortunately, there are many/ accidents that take place every year in the State of Washington that involve school buses or day care center vans. When an accident takes place involving a school bus or day care center van, children can be the unfortunate and sometimes tragic victims of the crash. Roll over accidents are especially troubling as these school bus accidents frequently involve serious personal injuries to the occupants / passengers of the school bus.
Is coaching youth sports dangerous? This seems like a silly question but the fact of the matter is that coaching youth sports can be dangerous. Even in youth sports, tempers flare, fights take place, and, yes, at times, coaches are attacked by parents. It is unfortunate that parents and coaches alike often times lose touch with what the focus should be in youth sports. Winning and competing are important concepts especially as the teams advance in age and skill. However, whatever the age, there should be consideration of the child’s self esteem. Furthermore, parents should keep in mind that parents are role models for the children. It is not just the coach that children look up to. Parents should do their best to set a good example for their children before, during, and after the game. A game or match is a time to compete. Each play and minute of play are also excellent opportunties to learn life lessons.
In Wisconsin and other States, children enrolled in schools, day care centers, and child care centers are at risk for injury from negligent acts and disciplinary measures that lead to Shaken Baby Syndrome. When a day care provider, child care provider, babysitter, or other supervising adult or teen gets frustrated with life or the behavior of a child, the anger, frustration, or ignorance, at times, leads to the shaking of the baby. This, in turn, can cause serious personal injuries and even death to the child. Shaken Baby Syndrome is classified a neurological injury to the brain of the child. The mechanism of the injury results from the child’s head being whiplashed back and forth or by the blunt force trauma of a wall, floor, or other object. In only a few seconds of neglect, a child’s life can be forever affected. It is well known and documented that disabilities in the form of function and cognition result from Shaken Baby Syndrome.
In virtually every community, church day care centers and schools provide supervision, education, and care to children. Most day care centers and schools do a wonderful job of supervise and care of young children. For the most part, the children are supervised in a safe and clean educational environment. At times, children are the unfortunate victims injuries and even death while under the supervision and care of the day care center.
Children of the unfortunate victims of serious head injuries and trauma as a result of pedestrian, bicycle, day care center, school, or automobile accidents. A child’s brain and skull are in a process of development and are susceptible to injury from traumatic events like an automobile accident. Even when a child is wearing a helmet during bicycle and skateboard related activities, a serious traumatic brain injury can result when a driver or other person is negligent. When a child is injured as a result of an automobile, bicycle or pedestrian accident, a parent or guardian can bring a legal claim or case on behalf of the injured child. Depending on the particular laws for a State, there are various forms of compensation that may be claimed on behalf of the injured child or by the parents directly.The damages that may be sought include but are not necessarily limited to the following: