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By David Wolf, Attorney

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CellPhone.jpgA recent column by popular advice columnist Dear Abby brought out some heart-wrenching stories from her readers. They shared their personal tragedies suffered as a result of other drivers or even themselves using a cell phone to text or talk while driving. Readers felt strongly that family members witnessing parents driving their kids while using a cell phone should step in to put a stop to it. Many compared the activity to drinking and driving, saying that parents who drive distracted with their kids in the car should be charged with child endangerment.

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Tragically, children are injured and die every year while crossing the street. In some instances, the injuries are caused by driver inattention or driver distraction. In other instances, the injuries are caused in part by the child’s inattention or distraction. Some times, the incident is caused by both the fault of the driver and the child. Parents, teachers, and caregivers should do their best to educate children about child pedestrian safety. USA Safe Kids has a very useful website that has a page titled Safe Kids Walk This Way. It contains a list of Child Pedestrian Safety Rules that should be reviewed with children. Simple safety precautions can help avoid serious personal injuries and deaths to children attempting to cross the street. Of course, all the care in the world cannot prevent death or injury to a child as a result of careless driving, negligent driving, or drunk driving.

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By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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medical%20health%20x%20ray%20of%20side%20of%20skull%20head.jpgSan Luis Obispo County, California high school and doctors are using a program to help doctors and coaches better manage student athletes with concussions. The program provides brain testing for student athletes BEFORE there is an injury or concussion. With this baseline testing in place, doctors are better able to determine the objective effects of a concussion after the injury takes place. A similar program is in effect for the National Football League.

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Food%20Chopstick%20danger%20to%20children.jpgA common every day object like a chopstick or a pencil may seem harmless. However, these common objects can actually be very dangerous to infants and toddlers. A news story was reported from Beijing, China involving a 14 month old boy who accidentally had a chopstick go up his nose and into his brain from a fall. Fortunately, doctors were later able to remove the chopstick through surgery. Doctors were concerned about a possible infection because the chopstick was dirty.

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By Steven Smith, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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In New York, it is now a felony to drive a vehicle while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. Drivers, many are the very parents of the child in the vehicle, should refrain from driving any time that a child or any other person would be put in danger while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Far too many personal injuries and deaths occur on New York roads due to drunk driving. The New York law was named after a child who died as a result of a drunk driver. Leandra Rosado, of Manhattan (New York) died as a passenger in vehicle going to a sleepover. There were also six other children in the vehicle at the time. While this law will not bring Leandra, who was only 11 years old at the time of the incident, back to us. Hopefully, the law will be a further deterrent to continued drunk driving on New York roads. You can read more about this law at New York’s Felony Law Takes Effect.

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By Jay Foster, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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In Mississippi and other States, most homes have a bath tub. Many parents may not realize that a bath tub is very dangerous to small children. Drownings in bath tubs continue to be reported. All children should be supervised when in or near a bath tub that has any amount of water in it. Even a small amount of water in a bath tub can lead to a drowning. If a bath tub is not being used, drain it. Tragically, safety measures are not taken or forgotten. In these instances, some children are injured or even die. You can read more about the recent drowning in a bath tub in Mississippi at Child Drowning Investigated by George County Sheriff.

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By David M. Baum, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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Legislators in the State of Illinois are attempting to make the roads a little safer in Illinois by passing a ban on texting while driving law. It is not against Illinois law to drive while texting, checking e mail, updating Facebook, or otherwise surfing the Internet on handheld devices, mobile phones, and computers. There have been a great number of accidents attributed to distracted driving caused by these activities. The new laws make sense and should discourage many drivers from engaging in such acts. Of course, there have been driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence laws in effect for years; yet, people still drink and drive. Tragically, personal injuries continue to occur as a result of drinking and driving. While the new Illinois law will not completely eradicate texting while driving and other dangerous acts while driving, the new laws should reduce the incidents of such acts. The law should be a deterrent to drivers in the State of Illinois especially if the law is properly enforced. You can read more these new Illinois laws at Texting Ban While Driving – One of Many New Illinois Laws.

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Many child injuries occurring in the family home can be avoided with better supervision and safety measures. Televisions, electronic equipment, and furniture can be quite dangerous when they tip over on a small child. Even though televisions over the years have become lighter in weight, the flat screen televisions can still inflict severe injuries on a child especially when the television falls off of a shelf or falls off of its mounting. Parents and homeowners should securely fasten televisions, furniture, and electronic equipment to help avoid the incidents leading to serious injuries to children. You can read more about this topic at Tipping Point – Anchor Furniture and Televisions in the Home.

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It is January and many cities and States are bracing for the Winter chills and snows with the associated chilly weather. Other States like California, Florida, and Hawaii enjoy warm weather year round in most parts of the State. A recent article posted at the Woodburn (Minnesota) Independent noted that swimming lessons help reduce the risks of drownings. It should be noted that water is present year round. A child should drown in the winter time as easy as he or she could in the summer time. Swimming lessons should be provided to a child as soon it is practical to do so. If swimming lessons are offered for your child’s age group, go ahead and get your child signed up. While swimming lessons will not prevent drownings in every instance, swimming lessons can help avoid tragic drownings and can save a life.

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A California judge ruled that Roman Polanksi must return to California for sentencing. It is certainly interesting how Polanski and his attorneys have litigated and argued his case. What has been absent from the arguments and posturing of his attorneys is a factual defense as to the incident itself. Did Roman Polanski have sex with a 13 year old girl? It does not appear that there have been any denials that Roman Polanski acted inappropriately and illegally regarding this acts. The arguments that have been put forward have been that there was a deal in place with the prosecution and Judge, that 40 years have passed since the incident, and that Polanski is a famous director who has made wonderful films. Polanski should return to California and face the consequences of his acts regardless as to where and when they happened. See Judge Says Polanski Must Return for Sentencing.

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