Practice Areas
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy
- Wrongful Death
- Burns
- Car Accident
- Child Abuse
- Child Injuries
- School Injuries
- Daycare injuries
- Dog Bites
- Bike Accident
- Foster Care Abuse
Keane Blog 
- Elisa Skinner-Bell, 16 years-old, was killed while performing community service with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Youth Mentoring Program.
- In Carter County, Raymond, a toddler in foster care dies from a tragic accident. Dale Owen and his family, Heath Claburn and Raymond’s family are grieving.
- In Grady County, a two-year old foster child drowned in an up-ground pool.
- A Montgomery County jury ordered Harold Newsom to pay portion of the judgment against Jason Newsome for child sex abuse of four boys.
- Jamie Hallam, the mother of Ariana and Tyler Payne, is grieving their loss. Their father, Christopher Payne and his girlfriend, Reina Gonzales, face charges for the abuse and deaths of the two children.
Case Results
Wrongful Death
$5,700,000.00 - Wrongful Death
$1,800,000.00 - Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00 - Wrongful Death
Child Abuse
Sexual Assault - Confidential Settlement
Sexual Assault - Confidential Settlement
Sexual Assault - Confidential Settlement
Child Injuries
Foster Care Abuse
Wrongful Death - Confidential Settlement
Other
$1,000,000.00 - Wrongful Death
$1,000,000.00 - Wrong Site Surgery
$1,000,000.00 - Accidental death
Child Safety News
Martinez woman, Kimberly Hoglund, reportedly suspected of causing car accident in Pinole, leaving teenage boy in a coma, link provided by California lawyer attorney for teenagers in car accidents... More
Animal attack at San Francisco Zoo kills Carlos Sousa, Jr, age 17, link provided by San Francisco animal attack lawyer... More
Child abuse lawyer provides link to child death review committee report... More
Dakota Harryman, 7 months, killed; grandmother's boyfriend, Glenn Peralta, charged in death... More
Wrongful death of San Jose baby from skull fracture - father, Armando Garcia, reportedly held in jail... More
Wrongful death of Robert Ratto, 19, allegedly killed by gunshot from friend, Daryl Yadao, 18... More
California child injury lawyer provides link to child seat safety class in Riverside County and San Bernadino County California... More
Erica Bernal, Mother of Jose Ariellano, shaken baby victim, waits for jury verdict in her murder trial in Norwalk Superior Court... More
California investigates allegations of child abuse involving Britney Spears and Kevin Federline custody case... More
Joshua Yeager, alleged driver in car crash in Cedar Ridge related to death of Laura Freeman, age 17, denied release... More
Document Library
On the page below you can find links to documents, reports, publications and discussions provided by Keane Law Firm.
The documents below are available to the public so that they can gain a better understanding of the legal challenges facing them, and why an experienced attorney is so important for success.
Contact us for a consultation today.
Car Accident
- Children with seat belt injuries
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured by seat belts in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- Children with spinal cord injury, paralysis, paraplegia or quadriplegia
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- Facts about unrestrained children being injured in car accidents
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, talks about unrestrained children and kids being injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
Child Abuse
- California Educators - Legal Responsibilities with respect to Child Abuse Reporting [PDF]
California Educators Child Abuse Responsibilities
- California - Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting - Condensed Version of Law [PDF]
California Child Abuse Reporting Law - condensed version
- California - Child Abuse Prevention Handbook - 2007 [PDF]
California - Child Abuse Prevention Handbook 2007
- California - Child Abuse Prevention Handbook - 2007 - Addenda [PDF]
California - Child Abuse Prevention Handbook 2007 - Addenda
- Child Abuse Prevention – A Three Tiered Approach
A Three-Tiered approach to preventing child abuse and neglect has been recommended by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Child Welfare Information Gateway. Integrating aspects of each tier into a community and family prevention programs can help reduce the incidence of child abuse in the United States.
Child Injuries
- Keeping Kids Safe: Automobile Travel
Learn about how to keep kids save when traveling in a motor vehicle. Includes reasons for car and booster seat use, as well as tips for using seats correctly.
- Keeping Kids Safe - Toy Safety this Holiday Season
Wondering how to keep your kids safe from dangerous toys this holiday season? Should you avoid all toys made in China? The Keane Law Firm in San Francisco, CA offers tips for buying safe toys this holiday season and ways to keep ahead of future toy recalls.
- Lead Paint Hazard Guide for Property Owners - San Francisco [PDF]
Property owners guide to protecting tenants from lead paint hazards in San Francisco, California.
- Children and bike injuries - California child injury lawyer provides preventative information [PDF]
Foster Care Abuse
- Foster Care Injury and Abuse Claim Fund in California
The Keane Law Firm is a San Francisco, CA based law office dedicated to seeking justice for children whose lives have been shattered by child abuse or neglect, including cases of severe foster care abuse. Learn more about foster care abuse and neglect, and understand your responsibilities under the law. Find out what you can do to help and how Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm can work with you to defend a foster child against abuse and neglect. Hire the Keane Law Firm to file a claim against the California foster care fund. If you are a parent, friend, guardian, guardian-ad-litem, judge or person who knows or is responsible for an injured, abused or deceased foster child, call the Keane Law Firm.
- Foster care rights - California foster care lawyer [PDF]
California foster care rights. If you are a foster care child, former foster care child, parent, friend or family member of a child in foster care, foster parent or lawyer, contact California lawyer attorney for foster care injury, abuse or violation of rights case, claim or lawsuit.
General
- How many children are injured in car accidents?
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- How many children are injured as pedestrians by cars?
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured as pedestrians in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- How can adults prevent injuries to children in car accidents?
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists safety tips to help prevent children and kids from being injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- Safe driving tips to prevent children from being injured in car accidents.
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists safe driving tips for children and kids injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- Safety tips for child passengers, pedestrians and cyclists from San Francisco California Lawyer Attorney for Child Injured in Car Accidents, Auto Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists safety tips for children and kids from being injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- Critical facts about school bus injuries
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured in school bus accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- When adults back over children in cars.....
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities
- Wrongful death of children in car accidents
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists number of children and kids injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
- Safe driving tips to protect children
San Francisco California child injury lawyer attorney, Christopher Keane and The Keane Law Firm, lists safety tips to protect children and kids from being injured in car accidents, auto accidents and motor vehicle collisions, including severe injuries and fatalities.
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FAQs
Wrongful Death
- What's the point in bringing a wrongful death lawsuit when a child dies - you can't bring back the child?
- What does California law permit the family of child who was killed to recover?
- What can one do in case of a child’s wrongful death?
- What is wrongful death of an unborn child?
Child Abuse
What factors place children at risk for being victims of child abuse?
Are children with disabilities that reside in institutions at risk for being victims of child abuse?
Are children with disabilities that reside at home at greater risk to be victims of abuse?
Are children with disabilities more inclined to endure abusive behavior from their caregivers or parents?
How do I identify caregiver exploitation?
Child Injuries
- What if my child was injured at a children’s facility or the playground?
- How is a claim or lawsuit actually settled on behalf of a child? And, is it possible that part of a child’s settlement be used for the benefit of the child before he or she turns 18?
- Do I need to be the mother or father of an injured child in order to bring a claim on their behalf?
- Is there a deadline for my child to file a claim or lawsuit in California?
- When and why is lead paint in my apartment or rental home considered hazardous for my children?
Foster Care Abuse
- What are foster homes?
- How do I know if a foster child has been abused?
- Can a foster child sue for injuries suffered while in foster care in California?
- Do I need to be related to an abused or injured foster child in order to bring a claim on their behalf?
General
- Why will you potentially harm your injured child's lawsuit if you delay in hiring a lawyer?
- Should I talk to an insurance company, or sign insurance company documents, if an insurance company calls me about my child who was injured in a car accident?
- What can a child's lawyer do to protect their settlement or judgment in case an adult predeceases the child? Or, if the child is brain-injured?