By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 3-year-old girl was struck by line drive ball at a Dodgers baseball games. The ball was hit by Dodgers player Russell Martin during batting practice at Dodger Stadium. The child sustained a skull fracture…
By Joseph R. Hillebrand Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The recent pool drowning of a five-year-old boy in Springfield, Missouri should prompt parents, child care providers, babysitters, and others to be on high alert when watching their children at the pool. Safe Kids USA,…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 14-year-old Greencastle, Indiana boy may have avoided serious injury after he collided with a vehicle late afternoon on June 7. The Greencastle Police report stated the 14-year-old was riding his bike when he crossed the driver of the vehicle,…
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 David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The State of Indiana has recently focused on the dangers of lawn mowers to children and for good reason. Between 2003-2008 in Indiana, 38% of all serious lawn-mower-related injuries that required hospitalization involved children 16-year-old and younger. Almost 1/4 of…
By Ryan E. Alekman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A Massachusetts couple, Edwine Louissaint, age 33, of Dedham and David Augustin, age 34, of Milton left their children, ages 1 and 10-years-old, alone in a vehicle in a Foxwoods Resort Casino parking garage. Louissaint…
By Joni J. Franklin, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Between 1998 and 2009, 445 children died from heat stroke after being left unattended in a vehicle; that is an average of 37 child deaths per year. As temperatures are soaring during the summer months,…
By Andrew Prine, Attorney David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into state law Senate Bills 723 and 724, which will give parents more information about the day care providers they choose for their children. Public Act 85 will require day care providers to…
By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Tremont City, Ohio, a 6-year-old girl fell off the trampoline located at her home. The child was being watched by her grandmother through the back door of their home. After the accident, which the grandmother…
By Joni J. Franklin, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A 4-year-old boy from Kansas died as a result from a large television falling on him. At the time of the accident, the child was apparently climbing on a counter when the large television fell…