Toddler, 3, Shoots Self in Head with Loaded Handgun at Home
Joliet, IL – It is not only every parent’s nightmare, but also a fear held by anyone who advocates for the safety of children. And just one day before the landmark Supreme Court ruling giving Americans the right to bear arms, a three-year-old toddler from Joliet was killed after the loaded handgun he was playing […]
Jumper: Trampoline Risks Abound
Indianapolis, IN – Trampolines can often be an accident waiting to happen, especially those that lack protective netting along the sides that prevent a jumper from being bounced onto the ground. Beyond that, is a recent Indiana Supreme Court decision that faults the parents of an unsupervised six-year-old boy, left alone in an unfenced back […]
Cribs Made in China Recalled, Toddler Left Hanging
East Stroudsburg, PA – Imagine the horror of waking to the sound of your infant son screaming from the next room. You run to his aid to find him trapped in his crib, his head wedged inside between two spindles, his body dangling on the outside. Janine Nieman of East Stroudsburg, PA did not have […]
He Said, She Said: Who Shook the Baby?
Pittsfield, MA – A ten-week-old baby shaken so violently that she suffered brain damage, vision loss and most likely the ability to walk could have her second day in court if her mother, who stands accused of the horrific event, goes to trial this summer. Janan Scutt, 22 of Pittsfield faces a charge stemming back […]
When a Child Dies Needlessly
Brooklyn, NY: – The faces of the grief-stricken pallbearers tell the story—and so too, does the size of the casket. A white box large enough for a child of three. Kyle Smith was given a raw deal in life. His parents weren’t together, and even his older brother Darien, 6, was living with a relative. […]
Making the Case to Protect Children From Harmful Chemicals in Toys
Washington, DC: – Recent House Energy Commerce Committee hearings featured testimony from those in the scientific community with regard to the toxicity of children’s toys containing phthalates, a class of industrial chemicals commonly found in many of the toys, and child care products marketed to children and their parents. It has been reported that phthalates […]
Child Ejected onto Highway in Crash, Sustains Serious Injuries
Graham, NC – This past Friday the 13th will seem doubly unlucky for a North Carolina woman and her son after their Chevy Blazer was rear-ended by a GMC truck while traveling on NC 87 in that State of North Carolina Friday evening. Both were rushed to hospital with serious injuries from the auto accident. […]
Are Toys Safer Today?
Yes, no, maybe, it depends on how you define safe, which state you live in, and how a dispute of Solomonic proportions between state and federal regulators plays out. One year after Mattel, among other toy makers, was forced to recall millions of toxic toys, parents, manufacturers, retailers and regulators are in the midst of […]
Wrongful Death Averted: A Bizarre Story
Toronto, ON – You hear about all kinds of wrongful deaths in the legal profession, and thankfully this wrongful death never happened. However it’s a bizarre story, and representative of some of the lengths to which people will go, in an effort to exact the ultimate act of control over the life of someone else. […]
China Still Dominates in Product Recalls
Washington DC – A number of recent product recalls are proving alarming to parents, who fear for the safety of their children, and with good reason. Case in point: This week about 20,000 Simmons Kids Crib Mattresses were recalled because of a size, and dimensional issue. Some of the crib mattresses can measure smaller than […]