Posts tagged child

• Oregon Toddler Drowns in Washing Machine

  David Mittleman | April 04, 2012 9:23 AM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It is a seemingly harmless household appliance, but a wash machine accident devastated an Oregon family after their 21-month-old son drowned after crawling inside. Tiffany Hebb was doing laundry...

• It’s Time To Update Child Seat Safety

  David Mittleman | March 05, 2009 10:26 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  President Obama’s new Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has announced that the Department will conduct a complete top to bottom review of child safety seat regulations after the recent...

• 'Sexting': Harmless Fun Or Child Pornography?

  Devon Glass | January 20, 2009 10:25 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Teenagers flirting with each other is nothing new. With the easy availability of camera cell phones, the rules of flirting have changed dramatically. Instead of asking for a girls or boys phone...

• Three Children Orphaned at the Hands of a Distracted Driver

  Mark Bello | August 23, 2011 11:42 AM | 3 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Thousands of people across the country, including celebrities like Justin Bieber, have rallied together to help support three young children orphaned after a fatal auto accident over the Fourth of...

• Family of Autistic Child Wins $1.5 Million Award for Vaccinations That Resulted in Daughter's Autism

  David Mittleman | September 13, 2010 5:00 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Omnibus Autism Proceeding began in 2002 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after parents of Autistic children began filing petitions for compensation with the Secretary of Health and Human...

• Powdered Baby Formula Contaminated with Rocket Fuel

  David Mittleman | April 03, 2009 12:09 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  As if parents don’t already have enough to worry about with the presence of BPA in baby bottles and whether their children’s toys are safe, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

• Meat Industry Claims Pink Slime is Safe for Kids

  David Mittleman | March 13, 2012 8:58 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  You may have seen the recent news reports about the pink slime that is put into the ground beef that is sent to schools for children's lunches. The number of concerned parents has steadily...

• Restaurant Owner Bans Children Under Six: Where Do We Draw the Line on Bans?

  David Mittleman | July 14, 2011 10:00 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Looks like something is brewing in my hometown of Pittsburgh: Mike Vuick, owner of McDain's Restaurant in Monroeville, PA recently announced that children under the age of six won't be allowed in...

• Medical Malpractice: Wrong-Site Surgeries Hit an Astonishing Average of 40 Times Per Week

  Mark Bello | June 23, 2011 9:31 AM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  An article in the Washington Post reported, Based on state data, Joint Commission officials estimate that wrong-site surgery occurs 40 times a week in US hospitals and clinics. Mistakes such as...

• With Summer Weather On The Way, Beware The Risk Of Hyperthermia

  Nolan Erickson | May 17, 2011 9:32 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Although many of us in cool and rainy Michigan might be surprised to hear it, warm weather is creeping into the forecast. And along with increasing temps, there is a greater risk for heat-related...