Child Injuries

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Injury to Children Lawyer • Injury to Children Attorney

Children are a high risk for many injuries, such as car and bus accidents, dog bites, fireworks, amusement park rides, pools and swimming related accidents, bicycle riding, lead poisoning, scalding water, medical malpractice, playground equipment, ingestion of household products and escalator accidents.

CROCS

The mother of the three-year-old girl whose foot became entangled in an escalator at an Atlanta airport has filed a lawsuit against the maker of the popular plastic shoes for millions of dollars.

Alison Pregliasco and her daughter were on their way to Disney World when the little girl's Croc became entangled in an airport escalator. According to the report, it took 15 minutes to remove the child's right foot from the escalator. She had three broken toes and had to have surgery that involved the insertion of pins in her foot and the cleaning of bones to remove skin contaminated with escalator grease.

The mother of the injured girl maintains the Croc Company knew their product could cause harm and did nothing to warn people. The Croc Company has been aware of this situation. A prior lawsuit was filed by the family of another three-year-old who was involved in an escalator entrapment at JFK Airport in New York. Furthermore, May 2008 Consumer Reports issued a warning about wearing the rubber shoes on escalators.

SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENTS

A lot of parents entrust their children to school bus drivers to deliver their children to and from school. It has been reported that approximately 12,000 children are injured each year. While most injuries are minor, some are catastrophic and even result in death. Many school buses do not have restraint systems or seatbelts. A school bus accident may occur for a number of reasons: driver negligence, defective products and weather. If your child is injured while as passenger in a school bus contact our firm to assist you.

DOG BITES

While children often enjoy dogs, sometimes dogs bite. When a small child is bitten by a dog, the child can suffer permanent scarring, disfigurement and emotional damage. A dog owner may be responsible to compensate you for your child’s injury even if the dog didn’t bite your child. Often children are injured when trying to flee from a dog. The dog owner may be liable in these dog fright cases.

AMUSEMENT PARKS

Family vacations to amusement parks can be a lot of fun. However, parents must be watchful. Most amusement parks have a height requirement. Sometimes parents assume the ride is safe for their four or five year olds if the meet the height requirement. Unfortunately that is not always the case. A Pennsylvania couple whose four year old died while riding Epcot’s Mission: Space , in 2006, has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney World for allowing such a small boy on the ride, not providing adequate warnings about the potential hazards associated with the ride and did do enough after the four year old lost consciousness.

SWIMMING POOLS

At home or on vacation, a pool can be a dangerous place. A pool owner is generally fully responsible for any children in the pool. Air filled toys and swimming aids never should substitute for proper supervision of minor children. In any type of water event, children should be supervised at all times by a responsible and sober adult. The adult shouldn’t be distracted by a book or a cell phone.

GUNS

Another tragedy to children involves handguns. A gun owner must be responsible in allowing access to the handgun. Many times, guns are left lying around, only to be found by a child, who picks it up out of curiosity, pulls the trigger and is seriously injured. If the gun owner is a homeowner, there might be homeowner’s insurance that compensates the victim of such a shooting.

DPW REIMBURSEMENT

When a child is injured and the medical charges are paid by medical assistance or DPW, DPW asserts that a parent has to reimburse DPW out of any recovery on behalf of the child. However, at least one appellate court and one court in The Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, in certain circumstances, ruled that DPW is not entitled to reimbursement for medical assistance payments from the proceeds of a medical malpractice settlement distributed to a child.

At Carol Rosenbloom Associates, LLC, we have a thorough knowledge of Pennsylvania personal injury law and more than 40 years of combined experience handling injury to children cases. If you or a loved one has been a victim of a pedestrian accident, our attorneys can quickly evaluate your claim and explain your options.

Initial consultations are free. The majority of our services are provided on a contingent fee basis. This means you will pay no attorneys' fees unless we are able to achieve a verdict or settlement on your behalf.

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