Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Ohio children are entitled to live in a safe environment free from child abuse and neglect. This same concept applies to children who are being cared for in schools, day care centers, children care centers, churches, summer camps, and foster homes. Corporal punishment or physical punishment can often times be defined or qualify as abuse and neglect of the child. An important legal issue in Ohio and other States is
Alaska State Trooper and other search teams have been investigating the disappearance of two teens, Rondy Lamont (age 17) and Matalena Tinke (age 14). The two teens were on a snowmachine heading home to Pitka’s Point, Alaska from St. Mary’s, Alaska. The search revealed fresh snowtracks from a snowmachine leading into the an area where the Andreafsky River meets the Yukon River. The search continues for the teens and the snowmachine but it is feared that they died when the snowmachine went into the icy waters.
In Georgia and Other States, children in day care centers as well as homes and elsewhere suffering personal injuries and, in some instances, even death from unsafe or broken toys. In light of these days, the Georgia Department of Human Resources – Department of Family & Children Services enacted regulations for Toys for Children in day care centers. There is a specific section on Toys for Children Under the Age of 3 due to the increased risk of choking and other problems with toys for children in this age range. Pursuant to Chapter 290-2-2-.12 (ff), Physical Environment and Equipment, Rules and Regulations for the State of Georgia, all toys used (played with) by children under the age of three shall be:
By Stephanie Brown and David Wolf, Attorney
A St. George, Utah man was recently sentenced to life in prison without parole. Marc Clifton Bryant was convicted of the heinous crime of rape and torture of a 16 year old girl with a screwdriver and a blow torch. What a deviant! Mr. Bryant was convicted and sentenced in absentia. In other words, he did not attend the trial because he had fled the State but was later arrested in the Jacksonville, Florida at a Golden Corral after his crimes and the case was reported on America’s Most Wanted. You can read more about this story at St. George, Utah Rapist Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole. This story was reported at the Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune website at
Sophia Worsham of Denton Texas died at a home based day care center in Denton recently. The Texas day care center / child care center (Too Kool 4 School Kids Club Day Care) had a license for a capacity of 12. According to news reports, there were 30 children in the facility at the time of Sophia’s death. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
A cold front went through the Upper Mid West including States like North Dakota and South Dakota. Many schools were closed in the Dakotas as well as other States like Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Missouri. The temperature in Grand Forks, Dakota dropped to a record low of 37 degrees below zero which beat the prior record set in 1979 according to the National Weather Service.