A child may be injured while being transported by a day care center, school, summer camp, after school program, or some other activity. When a child is injured, there may be a right to compensation to the child for medical bills, pain, suffering, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Blog In North Carolina and other states, parents rely upon babysitters to provide supervision and care for children while the parents are at work or otherwise running errands for the family. Most babysitters are caring individuals who put the necessary time and…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In North Carolina and other states, day care centers are subject to various rules and regulations. Most day care laws are governed by state statute. There are some local ordinances as well. When rules and regulations are violated, children are…
By George Podgorny, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Children require supervision due to a number of reasons. One involves the risk of choking. The level of risk depends on the age and physical development of the child. In the day care center, a child…
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Raleigh, North Carolina, a family, neighborhood, and community are in grief over the unexpected and tragic death of a 5 year old girl (Nadia Hines). The little girl was simply playing outside in her front…
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Kannapolis, North Carolina, it was reported that a day care worker was caught on video surveillance tape at the day care center mistreating children under her care. Police have charged the woman (Whitney Belk) with…
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A little girl, believed to be about 3-years-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, is clinging on to life after falling into her family’s in-ground pool. The child was playing with her parents outside in the family’s backyard…
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Judy Alvis Harper, 60, former owner of the Palmer-Leigh Small World Day Care Centerin Greensboro, North Carolina, will spend a minimum of 16 months in jail for the death of 16-month-old, Jackson Edmonds. Edmonds died of…
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Lighters are common household items. It should also be noted that lighters are very dangerous in the hands of a toddler or child. In North Carolina, a 2 year old boy suffered third degree burns after…
By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network According to Asheville, North Carolina police, a four-year-old boy was killed in a car accident while running across a busy street to catch a bus. The child was reportedly walking with his mother early in the…