What should you do if your child is injured and it’s someone else’s fault? Even it was not a purposeful injury, medical attention is not cheap and you should not have to pay for it. There are several situations where you should consider filing a personal injury lawsuit for the injuries of your child. Children… read more
A 12-year-old boy was killed in a three-vehicle accident in Fountain, Colorado on September 23, according to a report by NBC 5 in Colorado Springs. The accident happened at the intersection of Plaza Boulevard and CO 85/87. The 12-year-old was the lone fatality of the wreck, but several others were injured, including a five-week-old girl,… read more
Last month, two 17-year-old girls were severely injured while parasailing in Florida, according to ABC News. Fox 59 in Indianapolis reported that the teens, Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, who are from Huntington, Indiana and were on vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida when the accident occurred, were parasailing in tandem when their towrope broke… read more
According to a report by ABC 13 in Houston, 39 people were injured when a Simi Valley, California fireworks show went awry on the Fourth of July. The 39 people were part of a crowd of 10,000 gathered at a Southern California park to take in the fireworks show, an annual event since 1970. Those… read more
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a deadly brain-eating parasite, has left 12-year-old Kali Hardig in critical condition at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, according to ABC News. It is believed that Kali acquired the rare form of meningitis from a sandy-bottom lake at Willow Springs Water Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. The parasite that causes this infection is an… read more
If a new law passes in Nebraska, kids under the age of 8 would not be allowed to ride on motorcycles. State Sen. Bill Avery introduced the bill on Monday, January 14. If passed, Nebraska would be the sixth state in the country to set age limits on motorcycle passengers. Other states and their age… read more
An ongoing report in the Denver Post chronicles a disturbing trend: county welfare departments are ignoring a large portion of child abuse claims. The children involved are dying from abuse and negligence. The report says that state law requires county child welfare departments to investigate claims of abuse when three criteria are present: Evidence of… read more
The town of Aurora, Colorado is still reeling from a devastating massacre that took place inside a movie theater. During the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, sole suspect James Holmes, 24, allegedly entered through an emergency exit and unloaded four automatic weapons’ worth of ammunition into the crowd. As of this writing, 12… read more
