By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network While most students graduate at the age 18 and go on to higher education or into the work force, special needs children usually follow a different path. Stow-Monroe high school officials are hosting their first-ever “Transition…
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Billings, Montana – Child (Carter Powell) Wanders Away from Daycare Center and into Busy Street
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network When Julie Powell picked up her children, Carter (18 months) and Konnor (3), from the Toddler Escape Drop-In Child Care in Billings, Montana, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. It wasn’t until she received a call from Billings police later…
Grove, Oklahoma – Eleven-year-old Boy (Troy Helms) Attacked by Great Dane
By Roy S. Dickinson, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Troy Helms, an 11-year-old from Grove, Oklahoma was attending the Strut Your Mutt dog walk sponsored by the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake when he accidentally fell on the ground. A Great Dane…
Bear, Delaware – Boy Suspended For 45 Days for Taking “Spork” to School, Allowed to Return to Class
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Zachary Christie, a six-year-old first-grader, was suspended and was facing 45 days in an alternative school for troublemakers for taking his favorite camping utensil to school. The utensil was a combination knife/fork/spoon that the child had planned to use to…
Gang Rape Horror Outside of Homecoming Dance (Richmond, California) Police Estimate that As Many As 20 Were Present
By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Richmond, California, police and investigators continue to search for witnesses and participants in a horrendous gang rape incident that took place outside of a homecoming dance. Police recently reported that at least 10 participated…
17 Year Old Boy From South Jersey Dies from H1N1 (Swine Flu)
By Robert Fernicola, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In New Jersey and other States, reports of fatalities from H1N1, commonly referred to as the Swine Flu, continue. Just recently, a 17 year old boy from South Jersey died from complications related to H1N1. The…
Great Falls, Montana – Teachers’ Aids (Julie Parish and Kristina Marie Kallies) Accused of Abusing Autistic and Other Special Needs Children
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Five families from Great Falls Montana believe that their special needs children were severely abused by the 7th and 8th grade special needs classroom teacher aids at North Middle School. Tragically, the children’s special needs – autism, cerebral palsy and…
Alamo, Tennessee – Owner Pleads Guilty to Neglect Charges after Daycare Fire
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In December 2008, an electrical space heater caused a fire at the Heavenly Angels Daycare in Alamo, Tennessee. The fire injured three children: two two-year olds and a three-year old. The children were rescued from the fire by Alamo Assistant…
Orosi, California – Mother Found Guilty of Child Abuse, Murder
By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network It took less than one hour for a Tulare County jury to return a guilty verdict in this shocking California case. Nancy Ortiz, 24, of Orosi, California was found guilty on second degree murder and…
Lake Elisnore, California Day Care Center Shut Down – Marijuana and Bomb Making Have No Place in a Day Care Center
By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In California and other States, day care centers should be places of safety and education for children. Day care centers should not be places for illegal drugs or bomb making materials. The California Inland Island…