Child Injury NewsWith the warm weather finally here, children are now playing more outdoors at their homes, schools, and parks. Playgrounds are tremendous fun for children, but parents need to be aware of the dangers posed by a seemingly safe playground. Knowledge of these dangers can help prevent injury and harm to an innocent child.
Each year, more [...]
On May 19, 2006, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a letter to clothing manufacturers, importers, and retailer’s of children’s clothing to advise them of new standards regarding drawstrings on upper outerwear clothing. The letter discussed the substantial risks of injury and death posed upon children with drawstrings in the neck area. Several incidents of [...]
The month of April has been designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month to raise public awareness about child abuse and neglect throughout the United States. It is also designed to generate more individual and community involvement to support the victims of child and their families.
One major goal of the project is to help families [...]
Our Michigan child injury lawyers frequently represent children in dog bite cases and find that many times, these attacks occur even with proper parental supervision and other safety measures in place.
In order to determine if a child has been the victim of medical malpractice, it is essential to have all of the medical records reviewed by an experienced child medical malpractice lawyer.
Our Michigan brain injury lawyers frequently represent children who suffer brain injuries due to trauma from car accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, play-related accidents, and other accidents.
The most common child brain injury causes include:
Falls-Falls are the leading cause of brain injury for all age groups, especially for children under age 4 years
Motor Vehicle Accidents-Children age [...]
Recently, I read an email about a list of dangerous toys published by the non-profit organization World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc., or W.A.T.C.H. This list of ten toys is published annually around the holidays.
W.A..T.C. H. also publishes a standing list of toy safety hazards, which describe features of a toy that can make it [...]
Yamaha Motors announced that it will provide free repair kits to consumers for sevral of its off-road vehicles. These are for the 450, 600, and 700 Model Rhino Vehicles. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has investigated over 50 deaths and hundres of serious injuries involving these ATVs over the last several years. Many injuries are [...]
