Personal Injury Law

Six Years For Heavy Petting Cruel and Unusual?
Sentencing Law and Policy has an interesting article discussing a case where an Oregon adult female counsel was convicted of unlawful heavy petting of her underage ward...

E. coli Cases Linked to Petting Zoo (Again) in North Carolina
Cases of confirmed E. coli contamination have authorities looking at a Pitt County petting zoo as a possible source...

Community steps up to help Isaiah Peters with E. coli - Summer petting zoo in Brandon may be site of exposure
Isaiah Peters is usually an active little boy. The 3 1/2-year-old red-headed youngster loves to kick his soccer ball around the backyard and play “Guitar Hero...

If The Kids Go To A Petting Zoo - Make Sure They Wash Their Hands, WELL.
This months MMWR contains a report on an outbreak of shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157 at a petting zoo in Florida in 2007...

Disneyland Dog Attack Victim Sues Park
The family of Lena Dickerson is suing Disneyland claiming the toddler was attacked and bitten by a dog in the park?s petting zoo in 2006...

A challenge to severe Oregon sex offense sentences worth watching
Late last year, I blogged here and here about a fascinating and sad Oregon case involving a long mandatory prison term imposed on an adult female counselor convicted of unlawful heavy petting of her underage ward...

Keeping Kids Safe in Non-Traffic Auto Accidents
President Bush today signed the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transporta...

New Passport Requirement Won't Apply To Kids?
The Associated Press is reporting today that the Department of Hom...

Divorce Doesn't Have To Destroy The Kids
A nice artilce on how to help children through the divorce process...

The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...

What role does financial means determine which parent gains custody?
was(am) a single male that gained custody of my daughter when she was three. Thi...

Can seeking child support trigger a custody battle?
You didn't mention in what State you live.

Even though differ...

How to compel a neighbor to remove a basketball hoop from a public street?
So for the 2 seconds you drive you car into your driveway, the kids have to sacr...

If you are renting to own a house, who is responsible for fixing any problems? The tenent or the landlord?
Whether it's an apartment or not you are a renter. It's the landlord&#...

Florida Medicaid
Limiting Coverage of Drugs for Kids

Pottery Barn
Recalls Kids Metal Water Bottles