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Injuries to Children

7 Nov

Do You Know the School Bus Safety Laws in Your State?

Within the last week, there have been multiple fatal school bus accidents in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Florida. Children were hit while crossing the street to board their buses and while waiting at bus stops...

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3 Apr

CPSC Sues Manufacturer of Stroller Linked to Almost 100 Injuries

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is taking the unusual step of forcing a manufacturer to recall a product. Britax, a worldwide manufacturer of children’s products, is being sued by the CPSC over its t...

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16 Jan

Share this with any new parents you know!

If you’re a new parent or have ever taken care of a baby before, you know they like to put stuff in their mouths and drool all over the place. Parents are reacting with shock after finding colonies of mold growing insi...

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28 Dec

Are Car Seats Less Safe for Children Wearing Winter Coats?

The weather outside is frightfully cold, and you want to make sure your young daughter is warm for the ride to Uncle David’s for fireworks. So, you pack the child into a thick winter coat, cover her head and ears with ...

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18 Jul

Why is This Organization Calling for More Water Safety and Drowning Prevention?

Earlier this month, a 2-year-old child fell down a set of steps, into the water at Lake Travis and drowned. First responders attempted to revive the toddler and even used advanced life support measures for approximately ...

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29 Jun

Parent of Drowning Victim Sues the City of Austin

Earlier this month, a 2-year-old was playing at a swimming pool while her family watched from the picnic area. Very suddenly, the toddler fell into the five-foot area of the swimming pool. According to a report filed by ...

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23 May

Are Child Light-Up Shoes Dangerous?

Earlier this month, a couple in Katy, Texas opened the door to their SUV to find a hole in the floor, areas of the passenger seat melted and the smell of burnt plastic. After asking the local fire marshal to investigate,...

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26 Dec

How Many School Bus Accidents Happen Annually?

Last month an Austin Independent School District bus accident occurred on W. Ben White Boulevard, injuring one person. Luckily, no children were on board at the time of the accident. Texas school buses transport approxi...

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22 Dec

How Common Are Fatal Car Accidents Involving Children?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 2002 to 2011, 9,000 children 12 years old and younger were killed in auto wrecks. In the last year of this study, researchers found that one-third o...

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19 Dec

Are Defective Toy Injuries on the Rise?

As we get closer to the holiday season, we would like to inform our readers of a sharp rise in toy-related injuries. The most recent edition of Clinical Pediatrics reports that injuries from toys have increased by 40 per...

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21 Nov

What Is the One-Bite Rule for Dog Bite Cases?

Two Travis County workers were paid an $11,600 settlement after a Maltese dog owned by Justice of the Peace Glenn Bass bit them. The dog had previously bitten someone in 2011, leading to a $1,600 payout. Two years later,...

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14 Nov

How Many Crashes Involve Drivers Using Cell Phones?

Although many studies agree that cell phone use causes a lot of distracted driving wrecks, they disagree over how prevalent the issue is. For instance, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says that in 2012,...

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10 Nov

Did a Nine-Time DWI Offender Bond Out in Travis County?

A KVUE Defenders investigation reports that the worst DWI offender in Travis County was able to bond out and now the dangerous driver is missing. In June, Austin police arrested Francisco Perez-Altamirano for his ninth ...

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3 Nov

What Is Intoxication Manslaughter?

According to the Texas Penal Code, a person is charged with manslaughter if he or she recklessly causes the death of an individual. Prosecutors must prove that a defendant’s reckless action resulted in the death of ano...

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31 Oct

Halloween and Formula 1 Safety Tips

Today starts a fun weekend for Austinites. Halloween is going on and Formula 1 has raced back into town. While these festivities are going on, the attorney at The Law Offices of Aaron Allison want to remind everyone to b...

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