Category Archives: Injuries to Children

• Does Your Child Have Erb’s Palsy?

  • Posted On: January 31, 2013
  • By: Mitch Feldman

  One of the more troubling types of Cerebral Palsy is Erb’s Palsy or Brachial Palsy. This type of disorder often is linked to problems that arose during the labor and delivery of a newborn. Erb’s Palsy can have a wide range of severity depending on the number of nerves that are injured. Weakness in the… Read More »

  • Posted in Birth Injury, Injuries to Children
  • Tagged birth injury, brachial palsy, cerebral palsy, disorder, erbs palsy, nerve injury
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• When Drugs for Children Such as Children’s Motrin Turn Lethal

  • Posted On: January 29, 2013
  • By: Mitch Feldman

  The last thing that a parent thinks about when a child develops a fever is that the medication administered to comfort the child and reduce the fever can cause harm. Unfortunately, the extremely popular Children’s Motrin may be linked to such serious side effects as rapid loss of vision and to the development of the… Read More »

  • Posted in Injuries to Children, Product Liability
  • Tagged adverse drug reaction, products liability, side effect, skin disorder, Stevens Johnson Syndrome
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• Heat Exposure Deaths a Day Care Hazard in Florida

  • Posted On: January 24, 2013
  • By: Mitch Feldman

  Cecily Roberts, the operator of a Broward County day care center, was arrested in New York, where she fled after the death of Jordan Coleman, a four-year-old in her care. Jordan was left for two hours in a parked van, and when emergency responders arrived, his temperature was 108 degrees. Roberts was charged with aggravated… Read More »

  • Posted in Injuries to Children
  • Tagged heat exposure, injuries and death to children, wrongful death
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