Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Boy Dies in Go-Kart Accident

Claiming the Horn Rapids Kart Track was negligently designed, maintained and operated, the parents of a 12-year-old boy killed in a go-kart accident there in 2008 have filed a wrongful death suit against the city of Richland, Washington and Tri-City Kart Club which leases the kart track from the city.

The young boy’s kart slid off the track during a hairpin turn, crossed a grassy slope and crashed through a wire cable fence at a high rate of speed.  He died of injuries to his neck vertebrae and jugular vein.  The boy was an experienced go-kart driver who had won events in his class just weeks before the accident.

Also named in the lawsuit are the mechanics who worked on the go-kart’s brakes immediately before the race, race organizers and the International Kart Federation.

If you or someone you love have been hurt or killed at an unsafe or badly maintained facility, […]

South Carolina Mother Files Lawsuit Over Fire That Killed Her Son

SCnow.com reports a Lamar, South Carolina mother has filed a lawsuit against several parties, including her landlord and an electric company, over her 11-year-old’s death in a fire two years ago when the family lived in a manufactured home.

The lawsuit claims the home was “sloppily, recklessly and dangerously electrically wired and uninhabitable” as the suit cites several electrical wiring errors.  The lawsuit also claims gross negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress and wrongful death.  Knowledge of the electrical problems and the “defendants’ failure to exercise reasonable care and comply with the law” led to the child’s untimely death.

A fire investigator has testified the fire was a result of faulty wiring in the home’s stove.

The lawsuit alleges the landlord was aware of the electrical hazards and of other recurrent electrical problems at the home, […]

Personal Injury Suit Filed In Dallas Cowboys Practice Facility Collapse

The Dallas Morning News reports a new lawsuit by a personal trainer has been filed against the Dallas Cowboys and other companies owned by Jerry Jones for negligence and conspiracy to hide design and construction flaws resulting in the collapse of the practice facility in 2009.  Summit Structures LLC and Cover-All Building Systems, Inc. – companies in charge of designing and building the structure – are also being sued.

Gabriel Hicks suffered injuries to his back, neck, and shoulder when the facility collapsed and a beam fell on him causing him continued pain and the need for rehabilitation for back issues.

A National Institute of Standards and Technology report concluded Summit’s engineering errors contributed to the 86-foot–tall Irving collapse during a thunderstorm.  The lawsuit claims that if reviews of the plans and calculations by outside engineers had been allowed by the Jones entities, the errors would have been found before the May 2, […]

Summer Time is Playground Safety Time

Well, it’s that time of year again- school’s are letting out and the lazy, hazy days of summer are finally in sight.

With time to waste, many kids are going to be hitting local playgrounds. While playgrounds offer kids a great opportunity to keep active and socialize, a poorly maintained playground could also be dangerous.

Before you unleash your kids at the local playground, make sure it lives up to your standard of safety. Just remember to play it S.A.F.E.!

S= Supervision

Supervision is a critical component to a child’s safety, especially at playgrounds. By keeping a watchful eye over what the kids are up to, parents or supervising adults can help prevent injuries.

In some cases, children are seriously injured at the playground, but have no adults with them at the time! The National Program for Playground Safety urges parents and adults to follow the ABCs of Supervision- Anticipate preventable problems and hazardous situations. […]