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$ 3.5 million Settlement for
auto injury

Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road, he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction. The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$1,000,000 Jury Verdict for
86 year-old woman

Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000

$785,000 Settlement for
crushed ankle

Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel. The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

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Child Injury & Abuse

7/12/2009
Bobbi Rahder
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Parents guidelines for children's head injuries

A parents advocacy group called Parents Press, want parents to use guidelines to evaluate children's head injuries and deciding if the injury needs treatment by a doctor or stitches.

This website offers an explanation of a child's brain and how traumatic brain injuries occur. It describes the kinds of injuries children can suffer when hitting their heads, including falls, cuts, and being hit with hard objects. It also offers guidelines for parents in evaluating the seriousness of the head injury, when a child needs a doctor's attention, tests such as CT or MRI, stitches, and danger signals to watch for. It describes what a concussion is and how to treat it.

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7/12/2009
Bobbi Rahder
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Parents guidelines for treating children's head injuries

A parents advocacy group called Parents Press, want parents to use guidelines to evaluate children's head injuries and deciding if the injury needs treatment by a doctor or stitches.

For a goose egg or hematoma, parents should apply crushed ice in a washcloth to the lump for five or ten minutes, wait, and repeat until the swelling goes down.

For a cut on the head, parents should stop the blood flow and see if it needs stitches.

They should observe their child's behavior after a blow to the head to see if they are acting normally or are groggy or disoriented.

If the child is not breathing, the parent should apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

If there is major bleeding, they should make a pad of clean cloth and hold it firmly to the wound until the bleeding stops.

If there is an object in the head like a rock or piece of metal, parents should not remove it.

If the child has fallen from a great height, parents should be careful not to move the child in case the neck is injured also.

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6/25/2009
Bobbi Rahder
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Fireworks Accidents and Children

About 4,000 children each year are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries caused by fireworks accidents. These injuries usually happen to the hands, eyes, head, and face. Almost one-third of eye injuries from fireworks end up in permanent blindness. Parents can protect their kids from these kinds of accidents by following these suggestions.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, every type of legally acquired fireworks is associated with serious injury or death. Some people are permanently injured, some are killed, and some fireworks cause fires resulting in property damage. Fireworks cause more fires in the U.S. on the Fourth of July than all other causes of fires combined.

AAP thinks pediatricians should talk to parents about how to protect their children from fireworks injuries. The safest advice they can give is to encourage parents to take their children to enjoy public fireworks displays rather than purchase fireworks to do themselves. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), most fireworks injuries are caused by bottle rockets and sparklers. The AAP and CPSC have fireworks prevention tips for parents.

For more information, go to:

US Consumer Product Safety Commission

American Academy of Pediatrics

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6/25/2009
Bobbi Rahder
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Keeping Children Safe while Lawn Mowing

Now that summer is upon us, children will be using lawnmowers to cut the grass. But the lawnmower is one of the most dangerous tools around the home. Nearly 210,000 people -- approximately 16,200 of them children under age 19 -- were treated in doctors' offices, clinics and emergency rooms for lawn mower-related injuries in 2007, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

These injuries from lawnmowers can be in the form of deep cuts, loss of fingers and toes, broken and dislocated bones, burns, and eye and other injuries. Some of these injuries can be very serious. Both the person using the lawnmower and people standing nearby can be hurt by these powerful tools.

The AAP recommends that parents not allow children on ride-on lawnmowers, that they wear sturdy shoes when mowing, that they pick up objects from the lawn, that they mow hills sideways along the slope instead of up and down, and other practical tips to prevent lawn mowing injuries to children.

For more information, go to:

American Association of Pediatrics

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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4/27/2009
Bobbi Rahder
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Preventing childrens eye injuries

    Massachusetts attorney Thomas M. Kiley concentrates on legal issues surrounding children's injuries. Each year, thousands of children under the age of five are accidentally injured in the eye. These serious injuries can damage the child's sight and even cause blindness. PreventBlindness.org is an organization founded to help parents protect their children from serious eye injuries that could possibly cause blindness. Each year thousands of children are injured in the eye. Simple steps taken by parents can prevent these accidents.

       Some of the accidents that can cause eye injuries include a misuse of toys; falling from a bed, against furniture, on stairs, or when playing with toys; misusing sharp objects such as work and garden tools, knives and forks, pens and pencils; contact with harmful products such as detergents, paints, or glues; and automobile accidents.

    Parents should take all eye injuries seriously and seek immediate medical attention if the child complains of headaches or vision problems. For more information, go to http://www.preventblindness.org.

Labels: blindness children's injuries eye injuries parent guidelines PreventBlindness.org prevention of eye injuries

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