Thirteen-year-old Sara Hennarichs was driving a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle (”ATV”) when she lost control, ran into a tree, and died soon thereafter. Sara’s estate sued Roger and Karen Fina, who owned the ATV, and their son Nicolas, who let Sara drive it. The jury found the Finas liable for Sara’s death and the appellate court [...]
Parents worry about their children getting hurt. However, sometimes parents worry about one thing when they should really be worrying about another. Sometimes we don’t have the right information and that leads to both irrational fears and irrational confidence.
For example, some adults are afraid of flying but not driving even though your chances of dying [...]
Here’s a question I heard recently: my 6-year-old daughter got injured pretty badly at gymnastics practice by another girl on her team. My daughter says she told the other girl that the stretch they were doing hurt and that the other girl should stop pushing. My daughter broke her pubic bone and tore some muscles, [...]
