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 [...]
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, [...]
Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeals recently handed down a ruling that weakens Florida’s strong protection for victims of childhood sexual abuse and protects those who enable the abusers.
In Rodriguez v. Favalora, the court ruled that Florida law does not allow victims who remember their childhood abuse later in life to file suit against those [...]
The rich and powerful tourism industry here in Florida wants to get away with injuring children. Orlando businesses such as Walt Disney World and Sea World are among the many businesses paying lots of money to influence the Florida Legislature to pass a law that would allow them to get away with negligently injuring or [...]
Some doctors are now intentionally inducing hypothermia in newborn infants to treat brain injuries they receive from not getting enough oxygen during childbirth. The tactic is similar to that famously used to save Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett from potentially fatal paralysis.
The cooling method has been used successfully since the 1950s in to reduce [...]
