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Our sympathy goes out to the family of a nine-year-old boy struck by a pickup truck on a busy street in West Phoenix before the school bus had come to pick him up. Reports say he died later that morning at the hospital. It is always sad to hear about the death of a child. People often ask us why we pursue personal injury claims in Arizona in cases like these, as money certainly cann [...]

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) defines cerebral palsy as a neurological disorder that affects children starting in infancy or early childhood. When a child is injured during delivery, they may develop cerebral palsy as a result of the injury. Some children who catch a bacterial infection during or after delivery may also have cerebral palsy if the infection damages their brain. [...]

The holiday season is upon us, which means shoppers will be out in droves looking for gifts for their nearest and dearest. If you are fortunate enough to have little ones in the house, giving toys for your child to enjoy can be one of the best parts of the holidays; however, all toys are not created equal, and some may cause unintended injury to your child. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has issued its 26 [...]

Many children in the U.S. walk to and from school every day; children also travel on foot to meet friends or to get to after-school and weekend activities. However, children are more likely than the average adult pedestrian to suffer injury in a pedestrian accident. Knowing what makes children more vulnerable to accidents can help drivers learn to prevent Maryland child pedestrian accidents. First, children are o [...]

Parents often buy walkers as a means of encouraging their children to walk. Unfortunately, medical experts say that these walkers do not really help children learn to walk and often put kids at risk for serious injuries. According to BabyZone.com, the muscles used to move around in a walker are not the same muscles used in walking. This means the walkers don’t have much benefit an [...]

A child’s natural development, genetics and the quality of infant care all play a role in the causes of birth injuries. If your baby experiences an abnormal birth, such as breech delivery, the risk of physical birth trauma is high.Events during delivery can also result in brain or nerve damage that leads to complications that may affect your child’s future quality of life.Any of these scenarios may leav [...]

pBelieve it or not, a recent survey indicated that over 78% of all drivers are improperly seat belted in their vehicle with improper shoulder belt position which means that in the event of an accident, the seat restraint systems will not perform as they were designed to prevent injury or death. When I first started to drive, I very rarely used a seat belt and as I have been practicing catastrophic motor vehicle acc [...]

pLack of child restraint systems or improper use of child restraint systems greatly increases the chance of a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315704.html"traumatic brain injury/a, injury to the internal organs, fractures, and unfortunately even death. Although there is no uniformity of laws governing infant seats in all 50 states, there is uniformity and universality in the thought that all respo [...]

For over three decades handling tens of thousands of Pennsylvania car accident cases, I have shared the loss of a child with all too many families after car accidents involving teenage drivers. As an experienced Philadelphia and Pennsylvania car accident attorney, I salute the efforts of Governor Tom Corbett and the state legislature who today signed House Bill 9, also known as Lacey’s Law, which will enable juni [...]

Lack of child restraint systems or improper use of child restraint systems greatly increases the chance of traumatic brain injury, injury to the internal organs, fractures, and unfortunately even death. Although there is no uniformity of laws governing infant seats in all 50 states, there is uniformity and universality in the thought that all responsible parents want to protect their children from harm or death. T [...]