Drowning is a leading cause of death and severe injuries for children. More children between the ages 1 and 4 die from drowning that any other type of accident. Drowning is also the second highest cause of accidental deaths for children 14 and younger. There are about 4000 fatal drowning deaths every year. Most childhood …
Filing a personal injury claim for a child’s injury can be incredibly stressful for a parent. You just want to go back to before your child was injured and avoid having to deal with the entire legal process. It is perfectly understandable to find yourself confused about how to file a claim and how compensation …
Most of us can remember the unbridled joy we felt as children when we swung on the monkey bars or tumbled down the slides into a pile of woodchips. While it’s normal to come back from the playground with some scrapes and bruises, most playgrounds are quite safe for children and their parents. Playgrounds, however, …
For years, there has been controversy surrounding athletes and the injuries they suffer while on the field. Extensive studies done on the brains of deceased NFL players show alarming evidence of widespread brain damage; and the 2015 movie Concussion highlighted the danger even more. But the problem of athletes sustaining traumatic brain injuries is not …
Children who are injured on another person’s property are given special treatment under Burlington premises liability law. While adult trespassers who are injured on another person’s property generally are not entitled to seek damages for their injuries, property owners may be liable for children’s injuries pursuant to the “attractive nuisance” doctrine.
