By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
What is a vehicle blind zone? What is a vehicle backover accident? Children in all States are at risk for injury or death from vehicle backover accidents. A vehicle blind zone is the area behind a vehicle that a person (the driver) cannot see from the driver’s seat. The higher and larger the vehicle – the larger the blind zone.
By Andrew Prine, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
The Michigan Department of Human Resources licenses and regulations child day care centers. Children often suffer serious personal injuries and, in some instances, death as a result of negligence maintenance and / or supervision of children under the care of a Michigan child day care center. Pursuant to Rule 400.5111a, Michigan Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers, a child day care center has a duty to verbally report any serious injury or medical condition requiring emergency medical care at a hospital or health care facility. Thereafter, the Michigan child day care center has a duty to report the incident / persona injuries to the Department of Human Resources within 72 hours of the incident on a form approved by the Department of Human Resources.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Schools in Kansas and throughout the nation have school volunteers that assist teachers and administers with activities, lessons, special events, and field trips. A school generally benefits from the involvement of parents and school volunteers. Unfortunately, many of these volunteers use school grounds and the proximity to children as opportunities to molest, assault and sexually abuse children. Background checks of volunteers are important and can keep those who have been convicted of crimes out of the school. Unfortunately, there are a great number of child predators who have not been caughted, arrested, or convicted. Some just slip through the system. As such, it is also important for schools and concerned parents to be on the look out for child predators who slip into the school system as volunteers. I recently was sent a link by a parent of a child who was a victim of a school volunteer. The website – http://schoolvolunteerbackgroundcheck.blogspot.com – is dedicated to the protection of children in the school system. The site contained trial transcripts, statutory references, and newspaper articles focusing on the problems and crimes of volunteers in the school system.
By Andrew Prine, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
As parents, we all do our best to shield our children from dangers and indecent acts to the best of our ability. We can control, to some extent, what our children watch on television and where they go. Unfortunately, there are people out there in Michigan and elsewhere who do very strange things in public places. At times, children are exposed to such conduct. The criminal defendant was observed a a car wash and seemed to be up to suspicious activity. A Thomas Township, Michigan police officer parked near the area and then approached the criminal defendant on foot and caught the criminal defendant in the act of committing a sex time act with a car wash vacuum. You can read more about this story at Caught in Vacuum – Michigan Judge to Sentence Man for Indecent Exposure.
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Evan Reynolds, who is now 19 years old, suffered a devastating injury in 2006. With his car window down, Evan was a passenger in an automobile that scraped a wooden post when exiting a parking lot. Evan’s hand was amputated immediately. While Evan’s dreams of joining the army in England went unfulfilled – he now has a bionic i-Lumb in place which a fully functional prosthetic arm which he can control by thinking and utilize of arm muscles remaining following the automobile accident and subsequent medical procedures / surgeries. You can read more about this story and see a photograph of Evan and his bionic arm at Teenager Who Lost Arm in Car Accident Learns to Use Bionic Arm.
By Andrew Prine, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
The Michigan Department of Human Resources licenses and regulations child day care centers. The facilities have a duty to follow and comply with the regulations. A parent or guardian of a child can file a grievance or complaint against a Michigan child day care center if the parent or guardian believes that the center is not complying with its obligations to follow the regulations which include proper supervision of the children in a safe environment. The Michigan Department of Human Resources publishes a Citizen’s Guide to Filing a Complaint against a Licensed Child Care Provider. This is an administrative type of complaint. In other words, the filing of a complaint or grievance will result in an investigation by the Department of Human Resources which may result in sanctions, fines, or (in extreme cases) license suspension or revocation. The filing of this type of Complaint, however, is not a substitute to a civil lawsuit or a substitute for a Michigan child injury lawyer. Through a civil lawsuit or claim and a Michigan child injury lawyer, a parent or guardian can pursue a case for compensation against the day care center / child care center for medical bills (past and future), pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life caused as a result of personal injuries sustained at the facility. If there are any concerns or questions when a child is injured at a Michigan day center center, contact a Michigan child injury lawyer for advice, consultation, and representation. Injury cases caused by negligence are handled on a contingency basis (i.e. no recovery – no fee).
By Stephanie F. Brown and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
An audit of Georgia’s mental health care services for children by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts found several deficiencies in the state’s system for tracking services to uninsured children and Medicaid eligible children. The audit examined the Georgia Department of Human Resources which is responsible for the state’s public mental health system. The report found that the Department of Human Resources lacks a systematic process for determining the most critical needs of children for mental health services. The report also indicated that the Department of Human Resources reported a decrease in children showing improved functioning through mental health care between 2006 and 2008. To read more about this audit see Audit Cites Flaws in Georgia’s Mental Health System for Children.
By Andrew Prine, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
The Michigan Department of Human Resources regulates child day care centers and homes. When considering or re-evaluating a child day care center,it is important for parents and caregivers to obtain licensing information regarding the child day care center. The Michigan Department of Human Resources has a helpful website that allows parents and caregivers to obtain information on child day care centers Statewide throughout the State of Michigan. Parents and caregivers need to be proactive when selecting a child day care center. In addition, once a child is enrolled and attending a child day care center, it is important for the parents and caregivers to periodically check with the Department of Human Resources to make sure that the license is in good standing and that no serious violations of the regulations are taking place at the facility. Unfortunately, many licensed child day care centers in Michigan fail to follow and comply with the regulations. Even ones that do often times fail to properly supervise the child in the facility or fail to provide a safe environment for the children. As a result, children suffer preventable personal injuries in Michigan child day care centers. When this happens, it is helpful to consult with a Michigan child injury lawyer to review the injured child’s rights and applicable laws.
By Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In Washington D.C. and other areas, infant deaths from accidental strangulation and suffocation rose over a twenty year period between 1984 and 2004. These deaths resulted from a parent, adult or another child accidentally strangulating or suffocating the infant while sleeping in the same bed or area with the infant. Some families have the infant in bed because there are no other beds in the home for the infant or parent. Others do it out of habit, culture or tradition. Whatever the reason, many infants are the unfortunate victims of strangulation and suffocation incidents that can be easily avoided. You can read more about this study at Suffocation / Strangulation Deaths on the Rise According to Medical Study.
By Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Unfortunately, bullying has been around for years and despite all the advances in Maryland and the rest of the United States – bullying continues to be a problem that can and does result in serious personal injuries, and, in some instances, death to innocent victims of malicious bullies. In Cockeysville (Baltimore County) Maryland, police reported that three juveniles have been charged with first degree assault after brutally attacking, beating, and hitting a fourth grade student / neighbor with a baseball bat. Alex Ayers, age 10, was so severely beaten that he required emergency care a local hospital. The story was reported by WBAL TV 11 and other media outlets as well. The juvenile assailants lured Alex outside to join them by inviting him to play in a football game. It turned out to be much more a game for Alex and his assailants – it turned out to be a brutal crime that should be prosecuted. You can read more about this story at Baltimore County Police Report that Three Juveniles Charged for Beating a 10 Year Old Boy with a Baseball Bat.
