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Parents place a great deal of trust in day care centers, but sometimes their trust is betrayed whenever a child suffers an accident as a result of negligence on the part of workers. Some of these injuries may be rather minor, but other times they will require a trip to the hospital or even extended medical care. CONTINUE READING →
The skulls of infants are less developed than those of older children or adults, which is why they can easily suffer serious injuries whenever they are violently shaken. Parents who regularly leave their babies with a childcare provider should know what the signs of Shaken Baby Syndrome are so that they can obtain help for CONTINUE READING →
A recent report linked 303 deaths to faulty airbags in recalled GM vehicles. GM recalled 1.6 million vehicles with faulty ignition switches that could turn off the engine, which disables the airbags. The study by the Center for Auto Safety reviewed federal crash data and linked the deaths to this recall. GM officials say that CONTINUE READING →
Medical malpractice occurs whenever a healthcare worker acts negligently in providing patient care. This can be by failing to take the right safeguards to protect the patient’s health or by failing to provide the proper care for an individual. Doctors are typically thought of as being the ones that commit malpractice; however, nurses, medical assistants and CONTINUE READING →
During the summer months, one of the most popular forms of family entertainment involves visiting an amusement park in Houston, Texas. While people head to these parks to have a good time, the sad truth is that a number of them will be injured in accidents during their visit. The high cost of maintaining amusement parks coupled CONTINUE READING →
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 200,000 children are injured each year on playgrounds, and about a dozen of them die. They also report that the majority of accidents occur for the same reasons, and that a good number of them could easily be preventable. Faulty Equipment or Playground Design Accidents are CONTINUE READING →
Determining fault in an accident is sometimes very difficult to do unless the right evidence is available. Photographic evidence can be especially helpful, which is why accident victims should take pictures and videos of the scene as soon as possible. Taking Photos at the Scene At the scene of an accident, pictures should be taken CONTINUE READING →
Children of all ages enjoy playing on playgrounds, and parents have a reasonable expectation that kids will be safe when doing so. Part of these safety expectations involve ensuring that children are properly supervised during playtime. One of the questions that’s frequently asked involves whether or not a failure to witness an accident constitutes negligence. CONTINUE READING →
Guy W. Crabtree of Pulley Watson in Durham, NC and D. Brooks Hundley, Esq. of Hundley & Johnson in Richmond, VA won a $1.5 million verdict on behalf of their client. Their client is a 9-year-old child who lost her toes at Adventure Landing amusement park after a go-cart ran over her left foot. The CONTINUE READING →
The number of harmful substances a child can get into in a home is nearly limitless. Add to this the fact that children are naturally curious, and it’s easy to see why half of all poisoning cases in the United States involves patients who are six years of age or younger. It’s important for parents CONTINUE READING →
