Our Child Injury Legal News
Visit our child injury news section to learn how to protect the rights of your family. Stay current with updates from our law firm about breaking news, legal information, and important cases in the media.
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In New Mexico, new proposed legislation by State Senator Mary Jane Garcia will put family members in jail for not reporting known child abuse.Family members that do not report child abuse in their families will be guilty of a felony and go to prison along with the child abusers.
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In Oregon, the Department of Human Services (DSS) asks that you report child abuse to the DSS or the local police department without delay. You may save the life of a child.
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Latest announcements from the Battered Moms Lose Children to Abusers websiteLegislative Action: In California, advocates for those that are victims of domestic violence have been seeking reform in two counties that are inclined to award custody of children to abusers. Several bills have been submitted to propose auditing family court decisions. Visit the Battered Moms Lose Children to Abusers website to learn more about legal issues that negatively impact custody and domestic violence situations.
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In Texas, Rep. Mike Villarreal introduced a bill requiring healthcare providers that are involved in perinatal care to provide parents of newborns a manual containing information to promote infant safety.In Texas, Rep. Mike Villarreal introduced a bill requiring healthcare providers that are involved perinatal care to provide parents of newborns a manual containing information to promote infant safety. The manual will contain information regarding post-partum depression and shaken baby syndrome.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Hill Sportswear To Recall Hooded Sweatshirts with DrawstringsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing today a voluntary recall by Hill Sportswear Inc., of Paramount, Calif., of 300,000 hooded drawstring sweatshirts. CPSC received one report of a death involving a 3-year-old boy in Fresno, Calif. He was strangled when the drawstring on the hooded sweatshirt that he was wearing became stuck on a play ground set.
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In Canada, a child porn investigation yields a growing number of arrests – more to come as investigators close in on customers of child porn sites. Deviants beware.In Canada, since August 2006 over 5,000 investigations into internet crimes against children have been completed and this has resulted in 809 people in Canada that have been charged for internet crimes against children.
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THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA!! Thank you for seeing us through to providing necessary health care coverage for our nation’s children.President Obama signed the S-CHIP legislation on Wednesday that will extend health care to low-income children. This bill will put healthcare back on track for many working-class families.
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Hong Kong researchers have proven that chronic headaches in adulthood are highly associated with childhood physical and sexual abuse.Hong Kong researchers have proven that chronic headaches in adulthood are highly associated with childhood physical and sexual abuse. Researchers have also proven a linear relationship between these factors
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In Washington, Representative Mike Hope introduced legislation that toughens penalties for convicted child abusers. House Bill 1724 toughens sentencing for first-time offenders.In Washington, Representative Mike Hope introduced legislation that toughens penalties for convicted child abusers. House Bill 1724 toughens sentencing for first-time offenders. The penalty will be raised from 8 – 10 years to 10 – 18 years. Eight years of the sentence must be served behind bars regardless of good behavior.
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A study out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals that cell phone use by child pedestrians while crossing streets is dangerous and puts children at risk for death or injury due to reduced reaction time and reduced perception of risk.A study out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals that cell phone use by child pedestrians while crossing streets is dangerous and puts children at risk for death or injury due to reduced reaction time and reduced perception of risk. The study will be published in the February issue of Pediatrics.