By Andrew Prine, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
A nationwide sweep of child prostitution rings resulted in the arrest of 571 people in 21 cities. In Michigan, three children were rescued from one of the prostitution rings. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with State and local law enforcement agencies raided the prostitution rings in an organized effort to save these children and lock up these sexual predators and offenders. Michigan law enforcement agencies participated in this sting. These agencies included the Southeast Michigan Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Ann Arbor Police Department and other agencies.
Parents have a special responsibility and duty to raise their children and provide for their health, safety and welfare. Driving children around town on drugs is truly a dangerous situation. Furthermore, drug use and abuse distract from a parent’s responsibility to supervise their children. Judgment is certainly impaired from drug use. In Oregon, William and Tracy Duncan were arrested on charges of possession of meth and for child endangerment after officers found children who ranged in age from 5 to 10 years old without seat belts in the vehicle. At the time of the arrest, both parents were under the influence of methamphetamine.
A British mother was convicted of child cruelty (child abuse) for allowing her 3 year old to light a cigarette and smoke it. How do we know this happened? Well, there was a video of the child smoking recorded on a mobile telephone. Authorities were notified by a friend of the child’s smoking habits. Apparently, the child smoked on many occasions. The mother, Kelly Marie Pocock, claimed that she did not know about her son’s smoking. Ms. Pocock received a suspended sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to one count of child cruelty.
A medical study recently released indicates that 
For children in Georgia injured by prescription and over the counter drugs, Georgia’s Governor wants to deny them their right to recovery if the drugs were FDA approved. In an effort to encourage business in Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue has proposed a grant of civil immunity to pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits seeking recovery for damages caused by drugs that had FDA approval. Apparently believing that the FDA is infallible and only approves safe drugs, the Governor seeks to make Georgia a more attractive state for businesses, including the biotechnology companies. This proposed legislation, however, fails to recognize the many instances when the FDA grants approval but later pulls a drug once various harmful effects are discovered in mass use by the public.
The Associated Press has reported that a lawsuit has been filed by the parents of Heather Harkness for her wrongful death. The surgeon, anesthesiologist, and hospital were named as defendants in the lawsuit. Heather Harkness, age 16, died as a result of alleged medical malpractice during a surgery for
Wii is a video game system that involves some movement and exercise. In various games, a child or adult will use motions to play bowling games, baseball, football, soccer, shooting games, strategy games, carnival games, and many other games. A player can get lost in a game and forget what he or she is doing. Many players have been injured by throwing out an arm or shoulder, injuring tendons or ligaments, or just over extending themselves. Often times, these injuries result when a person is not in good shape to begin with and there was no stretching before playing the Wii Game System.
Distracted and negligent drivers cause accidents every day in various States. Many safety groups, parents, and child safety advocates would like to see laws banning the use of cell phone / mobile phones while driving. These proponents of changes in the law of many States believe that the banning of cell phone / mobile phones will lead to a decrease in distracted drivers as well as automobile accidents and trucking accidents with related personal injuries and wrongful deaths.