Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Arizona and other States, parents rely on day care centers to provide a safe learning environment for their children. In most facilities, the day care center dutifully cares for the child in a supportive learning center for the children. With proper training and due diligence, children can truly flourish in a day care center. Unfortunately, for some children, a day care center experience is quite something else. Tragically, some children are abused, subjected to corporal punishment, or even falsely imprisoned or trapped in a day care center. When a parent learns of the abuse, neglect, or false imprisonment at a day care center, a parent is faced with many challenges and issues. It is at these times that a parent and the child will need the support of family, friends, community, law enforcement, mental health counselors, medical providers, and, yes, in the appropriate situation, child injury lawyers.
In Arizona, drop off day care centers at gyms and stores are not regulated in the same manner as traditional day care centers. Because of the lack of oversight, State mandated policies and procedures, or other formalities regarding care and supervision, there may be some risks and dangers associated with the day care provided at drop off points at stores and day care centers. While there may not be any formal regulations, day care centers at gyms and stores still have a duty to provide reasonable and necessary care and supervision to children at the facility. While there may not be specific regulations or Staff to Child ratios, the day care and child care providers still must act reasonably and in the best interest of the child. If a child is injured while under the supervision of a drop off day care or child care center, then the parents may be able to pursue a claim or case on behalf of the injured child. There must be a showing of negligence or fault for the injuries suffered by the child enrolled or placed in the drop off day care center.
19-year-old Adrienna Lee Shipp of Whiteriver, Arizona, was indicted on a second-degree murder charge. The charge stemmed from a drunk-driving incident where prosecutors says she ran over two children. The incident occurred on May 5, 2001. The indictment alleges on that day Shipp killed one child and seriously injured another after she ran over them with a truck. The indictment also alleges she was driving drunk on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation when she killed one child and hit the other. Shipp was also charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. For more read 
In Arizona and other States, children enjoy playing in bounce houses and jumping castles. Unfortunately, on some occasions, children suffer serious personal injuries while jumping in or just occupying a bounce house. In Pima County, Arizona, a terrible incident was reported in which a bounce house described as a jumping castle was lifted 15 feet in the air by a dust devil and blew the inflatable structure across three lanes of traffic before landing on the ground. The Tuscon Arizona Fire Department responded to the scene of the accident. It was reported that a boy and a girl were inside the bounce house at the time of the incident and suffered serious personal injuries.
The proper anchoring of bounce houses is vital to the safety of children in Arizona and other States. Some weather can be predicted with the daily forecast. Of course, there are times when an unexpected or sudden weather event takes place and wreaks havoc in an area. In Marana, Arizona, it was reported that a “microburst” took place and picked up a bounce house that was being used by a 10 year old girl and a 7 year old girl. The 10 year old girl was carried for over 100 feet before she then fell out of the bounce house structure. It was reported that the girl suffered serious head lacerations and other injuries.
Tourists flocks to the United States every year. This includes the areas of the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. An Arizona tour bus crash ended the life of 7 tourists from China. It was reported that the bus driver was driving and over-corrected a turn which caused the bus to roll multiple times. The bus was owned by D.W. Tours. Unfortunately, the bus was not equipped for the Chinese tourists / passengers.