A 1-year-old girl was injured in Fort Myers in a back over accident at a family gathering. According to a news report by NBC-2, the family was gathered for an outdoor cookout on a recent Friday afternoon. The girl’s mother told authorities a relative was pulling his truck out of…
Every year in the U.S., an estimated 200,000 children under the age of 14 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for playground-related injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Many of these injuries are preventable, caused by either defective playground equipment or inadequate supervision. Three-fourths of these…
It is well-established that schools, daycare centers, camps and other similar institutions owe a duty of care to students and minors in their care. This includes the duty to properly supervise, protect against abuse during compulsory attendance periods, and to immediately report it if such abuse becomes known. In cases…
Memories of summer in childhood should be recalled with fondness – splashing by the pool, road trip vacations and long, lazy afternoons. However, parents and caregivers must take note: Summer is also a time when hazards abound. Our Fort Myers child injury lawyers have seen cases here in Southwest Florida…
When you entrust your child to someone’s care, you are trusting that they will care for the child as their own – or at the very least, as basic standards require. Unfortunately, our Lehigh Acres child injury lawyers know that child-care facilities and home day care centers are prone to…
Authorities with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a crash that occurred between two pickup trucks, resulting in four people sustaining serious injuries, including a 15-month-old infant they say was not properly restrained in the vehicle. Experienced Car accident attorneys know, while it may not always be convenient to…
Close to 9,500 children visit an emergency room because of pinches, falls, cuts and other high chair-related injuries each and every year, according to a report in the Daily News. In a recent study, researchers found that parents aren’t using their high chairs’ safety restraints (properly — or at all)…
If you’ve just had a baby, you’re expecting, or you’re taking care of a young child, it’s important that you provide them with a safe sleeping environment. Babies spend much of their time sleeping, and their nursery should be the safest room in the house. Officials with the U.S. Consumer…
Children are some of the most vulnerable in traffic accidents. Their bodies can’t take the force of an accident as effectively as an adult, and so they’re injured and killed more often than adults in these events. This is why safety advocates across the nation are stepping up and asking…
A middle school student was struck by a passing vehicle while waiting for the bus one recent morning in Fort Myers. According to The News-Press, the 12-year-old was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital following the accident. Reports indicate that he was waiting for his bus to arrive at Fifth Street…