By Steven Smith, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
In the State of New York, day care and child care centers are regulated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. In considering a day care center placement for your child or considering a change in placement, it is important for parents and caregivers to research the facility and find out the size, capacity, staff, license history and other facts available at the Office of Children and Family Services Official Web Site. The Day Care Facility Search Page is a great resource for parents and caregivers looking to find out information on day care centers throughout the State of New York. Parents and caregivers should play an active and ongoing role in the selection and retention of a day care center.
Police in Brunswick (Glynn County) Georgia charged Bryon Patrick Nail, age 28, with murder for the death of his girlfriend’s 2 child old child. The child suffered head injuries while under the care of Mr. Nail. The toddler was later pronounced dead at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Investigation into this untimely and suspicious death of the 2 year old will continue including further review of autopsy and toxicology studies.
A 20 year man with a painted face, bulletproof vest, and an 8 inch knife entered the “Fabeltjesland” — Fairytale Land – Day Care Center in Brussels, Belgium. Upon entry into the facility, the suspect currently identified as “Kim D.” started stabbing and slashing at the children and day care workers. The suspect murdered a 9 month old, a 6 month old, and a day care worker.
In Kentucky and other States, high school football is a taken very serious by school officials, parents, students, and the community. On August 20, 2008 – during the sweltering heat of summer, Max Gilpin, age 15 collapsed on the football field from heat exposure / heat stroke. Tragically, Max died 3 days later. His high school football coach, David Jason Stinson, has been charged with reckless homicide. While there have been many reported
In Connecticut, a family went snow tubing at a recreational facility. In order to use the snow tubing area, the business / recreational facility required the family to sign liability waivers which purported to release the snow tubing recreational facility from liability even if there was negligence on the part of the facility. The family went snow tubing that day and a child was injured when his foot got caught between the snow tube and a man made bank. The parents sued on behalf of the child who had a number of surgeries due to the personal injuries sustained during the snow tubing outing. The trial court threw out the case and this ruling was appealed and ultimately reached the Connecticut Supreme Court. The justices on the Supreme Court reversed the trial judge’s ruling and ruled that the liability waiver was invalid and against public policy for the State of Connecticut.
Adrian Zakaluzny, age 63, was a mentor at Butts County Elementary School. A fourth grade boy from the school informed the police that Mr. Zakaluzny took the boy to Zakaluzny’s home and molested the boy. Apparently, Mr. Zakaluzy volunteered at other area school and an investigation is under way to determine if there are other alleged victims of Mr. Zakaluzny. Authorities have advised parents to question their children who may have had contact with Zakaluzny in Clayton, Spalding, Butts, and Monroe county Georgia. Mr. Zakaluzny previously passed a criminal background check by one or more of the school systems. If Mr. Zakaluzny did in fact commit this crime as well as others, it appears that he volunteered to be a mentor to be closer to child victims and to gain their trust. There are many questions that arise in this matter since Mr. Zakaluzny worked in several school districts over many years: