Let’s start with some statistics that will both sadden and anger you: Child Abuse Each year, 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States. The abuse can consist of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, emotional neglect. Every ten seconds a report of child…
In Britain, researchers introduced small amounts of peanut flour into the diet of children suffering with peanut allergies. After six months of this therapy, more than 80 percent of the children could eat a handful of peanuts without experiencing a reaction. The peanut flour helped to build tolerance to the allergen. While this…
On December 19, 2013, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of the Playtex Hip Hammock because in some carriers the buckles on the straps are prone to breaking which poses a fall hazard to the infant in the carrier. To date, there have been 87 reports of the buckles…
On December 4th, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled two toys: 1. The K2 Revo Kick kickboards/scooters with item code l10700100 — The front assembly of the kickboard/scooter can break and the handle can partially or fully detach, and this can cause a rider to lose control and/or loss of balance.…
Sexual abuse of a child is not only a crime that can (and should) result in criminal charges against the abuser. It is also wrongful conduct that makes the abuser liable for damages in a civil lawsuit. Civil wrongs are called "torts." There are lots of categories of torts,…
As difficult as it is to believe, children continue to be molested in Tennessee churches. Those who sexually abuse children put themselves in environments where children are present, and one place where many Tennessee children are routinely present is in church-sponsored child care centers, Sunday school classes and schools, and…
Tennesseans have been surprised to learn that thirty-one children who had interaction with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services have died this year. Apparently, 202 children that DCS officials said died in two previous years after having had some interaction with the agency when they were alive. According to the Tennessean,…
Tennessee law provides that it is illegal for children under the age of 6 to ride in the bed of 3/4 quarter ton or less pick-up trucks while the trucks are being operated on any local, county or state road. Exceptions are made for parades and similar events if the…
Nearly two dozen infant children have received skull fractures as a result of a problem with Bumbo Baby Seats (photo).. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that babies can wiggle out of the seats, fall and be harmed. The Bumbo seats were sold at Babies R Us, Target, Walmart, and…
Child sex abuse victims in Tennessee may recover damages against the abuser for the following types of losses: medical expenses lost wages (if any) pain suffering disfigurement disability loss of enjoyment of life. If the injuries result in future or permanent physical or emotional problems, additional damages may be recovered for …