You child is four times as likely to be involved in a car-pedestrian accident in Cape Coral on Halloween night than during any other night of the year, according to ABC7. Our Cape Coral child injury attorneys would also like to warn parents about other Halloween-related injuries that your child…
October 5th is International Walk to School Day and many schools in the area are joining the festivities to help raise awareness about child pedestrian accidents in Fort Myers and elsewhere. This event started back in 1997 when the Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our…
Burn injuries in Fort Myers and elsewhere in South Florida are among the most painful and medically complex catastrophic injuries a law firm can handle. Fireworks accidents in Fort Myers are just one cause. The Florida Department of Health reports children and teenagers are the most likely victims. In fact,…
Pool owners have a responsibility to maintain their pools and ensure a safe environment for anyone who uses them as we all work to reduce the risk of swimming pool accidents in Cape Coral and Fort Myers this summer. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that through the…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that children ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2 and remain in a booster seat until 8-years-old. Consumers are no longer urged to shop for car seats according to the child’s age. Fort Myers personal injury lawyers encourage you…
The government has announced a recall of nearly 400,000 defective child safety seats for a faulty harness, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported. Our child injury lawyers in Cape Coral and Fort Myers urge parents to check their safety seats for recall and to periodically conduct a thorough examination…
Our Fort Myers accident attorneys frequently report on the dangers faced by teenagers behind the wheel, particularly when it comes to distracted driving. Earlier this week, we reported on our Florida Injury Lawyer Blog when an auditorium of Florida teens began jeering at the prospect of not being able to…
The Sun-Sentinel reported that teens at a presentation in a Boca Raton high school auditorium gasp and jeered at the prospect of not being able to use a cell phone while driving. But as our Fort Myers personal injury lawyers frequently report, Florida is woefully behind when it comes to…
If you want to prevent your teen from speeding or text messaging while driving, there is an app for that. Our Cape Coral car accident attorneys reported last week on our Florida Injury Lawyer Blog, that the Countdown2Drive program has been aimed at 13- and 14-year-olds in the latest effort…
If you want to make a New Year’s resolution that counts, our Fort Myers car accident attorneys urge you to speak with your teenagers about the importance of making good driving decisions. Reducing your teen’s risk of a car accident in Naples, Cape Coral or elsewhere in South Florida could…