Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Santa Clara, California and other States, school nurse perform a vital function every day. They are there to help supervise, examine, and care for school children. At times, teachers, administrators, school employees, parents, and visitors need the assistance and expertise of a school nurse while on school grounds. Eileen Bowden, a school nurse, collapsed and died after she helped save someone’s life. She was called into action when a man needed help at a school function. Eileen along with another person administered CPR. The incident took place at the Santa Clara (California) High School. Ms. Bowden helped save softball coach John Rahbar.
In Oklahoma and other states, day care centers / child care centers inappropriately discipline children in a harsh, neglectful, and harmful manner. We all know that children will misbehave and fail to follow directions at time. Day care center employees should exhibit patience and control when dealing with a misbehaving child. Oklahoma day care centers and child care centers are regulated by Oklahoma Department of Human Services through 
In King City, California, an 11 year old girl (Ester Rubio) recently died. She had been shot several times at a soccer match at King City High School. She was shot in the stomach. Ester received medical care at Stanford Medical Center and at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California. Three juvenile criminal defendants were arrested in the shooting.
My Space and other social networking web sites can be quite dangerous. Predators like Joshua David Threlkeld use the technology of My Space and the internet to lure teens for nude photographs and sex. Mr. Threlkeld created a profile online as Sarah – a 14 year girl named “Sarah”. “Sarah” gained the trust of other teen girls and told them that a photographer could meet them to take modeling photographs. Many teen girls were interested, posed nude, and had sex with Mr. Threlkeld. Fortunately, a concerned parent stepped forward to report the situation to police. An investigation was initiated and Mr. Threlkeld was identified and arrested. It appears that there is a pile of evidence against Mr. Threlkeld. His computer and other evidence was obtained through a search warrant of his home.
In Meridian, Idaho, a toddler (Auston Banks) survived a potentially deadly incident that took place while he was playing in an apartment playground. Auston was walking with a pencil in his hand when he walked by some swings. Auston walked in front of a girl on a swing and her foot hit the end of the pencil which, in turn, went through Auston’s mouth and out the back of his neck. Auston was rushed to a local hospital where doctors removed the pencil. Doctors reported that the pencil came very close to a critical artery. Auston survived this incident. It was quite a terrifying day for Auston and his family.
In New Orleans, Louisiana and other cities, guns are dangerous when placed in the hands of a young child or accessible to a young child. Of course, many gun enthusiasts believe that guns and children go together as long as their is training and supervision. Training and supervision combined with good judgment are all vital to gun safety and the prevention of gun related personal injuries and wrongful deaths. In New Orleans, Louisiana, a 20 year old man (Adrian Kelly) was accidentally shot when he attempted to take a gun away from a 4 year old boy. Details from news reports were vague. I would be interested to know the following:
In Pennsylvania, a mother has been charged with the alcohol poisoning death of a 6 month old baby. Wyoming County Pennsylvania prosecutors are accusing Jessica Minor from Montrose Pennsylvania of giving her 6 month old baby alcohol to stop him from crying. The baby had a blood alcohol level of over .20 which was over two times the legal limit for Pennsylvania adult drivers. The baby died as a result of alcohol related poisoning. Jessica Minor has denied these charges. Questions do arise from a case of this nature:
In New York and other States, school coaches are in the position of trust and responsibility. Coaches are supposed to mentor our children. Coaches are not supposed to provide alcohol or sex to children. This is basic common sense. It is also a crime no matter if the Defendant is male, female, tall, short, good looking, or ugly. In Ausable Forks, New York, the girl’s basketball coach from Holy Name School has been criminally charged with giving alcohol to a teenage boy and having sex with him. The incident took place at a Queensbury, New York hotel in March 2009.
Santiago Armijo was given a criminal sentence of probation recently for his involvement in the hazing of high school football players in New Mexico. Prosecutors