Category Archives for "injuries to children"

May 06

Cords on Window Treatments May Be Dangerous to Children

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report on the tragic death of a young Utah girl after she was strangled by a window treatment cord last week. The girl’s death has brought to light a consistent and deadly threat to toddlers and young children everywhere – one that many parents aren’t aware of until it’s too late. […]

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Jan 07

Battle for Brain Dead Child’s Continued Care Ends as Hospital Releases Her

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys say that the body of Jahi McMath has been released from Children’s Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, CA. The California girl suffered numerous complications including cardiac arrest after undergoing a routine tonsillectomy last month. She was declared brain dead by doctors three days after the surgery. Jahi was just 13-years-old. […]

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Dec 05

Infant Deaths Prompt Recall of Baby Monitors

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury lawyers announce that 600,000 baby monitors have been recalled by Angelcare Monitors Inc. following the deaths of two babies. The Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pads have a cord that attaches the sensor to the pad. The pad is meant to be placed under the crib mattress to monitor the […]

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Oct 08

Motrin Infant Drops Recalled After Possible Contamination

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury attorneys say Johnson & Johnson has recalled 200,000 bottles of Concentrated Motrin Infants’ Drops. McNeil, the manufacturer of Motrin, says the recall took effect as a result of a risk that the bottles may contain tiny plastic particles. The particles were traced to a shipment of ibuprofen from a supplier. Ibuprofen, the […]

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May 09

Amusement Park Rides Can Pose Injuries to Children

By Joe Messa

Personal injury attorneys report on a new study released in the journal Clinical Pediatrics that warns parents of injuries caused by rides at amusement and theme parks, carnivals, malls, restaurants, and arcades. The study says that almost 93,000 children under the age of 18 suffered injuries on rides that required emergency room care from 1990 […]

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Apr 25

Child Loses Legs in Lawnmower Accident

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report the injury of a 2-year-old Florida girl whose feet were severed after her father backed over her with a lawn mower. The child ran into her yard as her father was mowing the lawn. He did not see her, and thought his wife was signaling that something was in front […]

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