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What if a Child is Injured by a Defective Household Product, Furniture or Safety Gate?

By David A. Wolf Child Injury Lawyer Blog One of the safest place for children should be the home.   As parents, we work tirelessly to provide for a clean and safe living environment for our children.  Other safe places for children should include schools, day care centers, child care…

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Recommendation by Pediatricians – Rear Facing Seats Until Age 2

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network How old should a child be for placement in a front facing car seat? How long should a child be kept in a rear facing car seat? These are excellent questions. Research and study of children in automobile accidents over…

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Doctor Warns of Choking Risk to Toddlers

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Toddlers are at risk for choking incidents in homes and day care centers. Due to this real danger, parents, babysitters, teachers, day care providers, and child care workers should take precautions to remove items from the reach of children that…

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Drive Way Accidents – Dangers to Children – What Can You Do to Prevent these Tragic Accidents?

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In the United States and other countries like Ireland, driveway accidents or back over accidents continue to be a problem and a serious danger to small children and toddlers. A doctor in Ireland is trying to raise awareness of this…

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Simple But Important Advice – Never Shake a Baby – Dangers and Injuries Caused by Shaken Baby Syndrome

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Parents, caregivers, day care providers, teachers, babysitters, siblings, and other should pay attention to some simple but important advice – NEVER EVER SHAKEN A BABY. Babies and infants are very fragile. There brains and skulls are still developing. A person…

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Child Safety Advocates Push for More Restrictive ATV Laws in Massachusetts

By Ryan E. Alekman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Massachusetts, child safety advocates are trying to get tougher or more restrictive All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) legislation put in place. Currently, Massachusetts laws allows a child 10 years of age and older to ride…

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Day Care Punishment – Withhold Lunch or Meals Violates Pennsylvania State Guidelines – Two Day Care Workers Fired

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Pennsylvania and other States, day care workers cannot withhold food or meals to children as a means of punishment or discipline. At the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, two teachers were terminated from their day care positions at the…

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Dangers of Toys – Choking Hazards – Fisher Price “Little People”

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Toys can provide a child with hours of fun play time. Toys can also present a choking or health hazard for children. Fisher Price is a major toy manufacturer and distributed. “Little People” has been a big success for the…

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Fire Death Rates Twice as High in Homes without Working Fire Alarms

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A startling statistic is that death rates are twice as high in homes without working fire alarms. SAFE Kids USA reports that over one hundred thousand kids are hurt every year in the US in fire and burn incidents. These…

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Utah Considering Relaxing Child Safety Seat Laws

By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Utah Highway Patrol reported recently that a three year old child was sent to the hospital in critical condition after she was ejected from an SUV in a rollover crash. According to officers at the scene, all other passengers…

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