This week, the journal Pediatrics published an updated policy statement saying that although injuries from trampolines have been decreasing steadily over the past few years, there were 98,000 trampoline-related injuries in 2009, resulting in 3,100 hospitalizations. In an article in CNN.com, Dr. Michele Labotz, a sports medicine physician and lead…
Next week is National Child Passenger Safety Week. Both the state police and PennDOT are encouraging drivers to participate in free child passenger safety seat checkups throughout the state. There will be 141 fitting stations across Pennsylvania where parents can learn proper installation and use of child safety seats. In…
In May of 2011, the U.S. Department of Treasury began to phase out paper Social Security checks in favor of direct-deposited funds. Anyone applying for Social Security or other federal benefits after that date were required to receive their payments electronically. According to an article on MSN.com, this move to…
The attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law ask you to join with us as we remember all those who lost their lives 11 years ago today at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and…
Earlier this month, a 16-year-old-girl died while in vacation in Hawaii when the jet ski she was riding was hit by another watercraft. According to a report by ABC News, the 20-year-old man who hit the young girl with his rented jet ski, was charged with third-degree criminal homicide. Now…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reported that nearly 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled because of close to two dozen reports of infant skull fractures if a baby wiggles out of the seat. About one million of the seats were recalled in October 2007 to add…
According to an article on CNN.com, more than 1 million GE and Hotpoint dishwashers are being recalled after a series of fires. The dishwashers were sold from March 2006 to August 2009 for between $350 and $850. All models have front controls and a plastic tub. A heating element failure…
A new study is warning parents and caregivers that they need to be more aware of current guidelines regarding proper car seat use. The study was published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and included a review of three years worth of data from the National Highway…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has sued Maxfield & Oberton for continuing to sell their high-powered magentic “desk toys” called Buckyballs and Buckycubes, after reports that children have swallowed the magnets. Accidental ingestion of the magnets have caused multiple surgeries and lengthy hospitalizations for some children as the magnets…
Pennsylvania’s General Assistance cash program will end on Wednesday, the last day of July. The cash grant program has been in existence since the Great Depression and provides a monthly stipend of about $200 to nearly 70,000 PA residents. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, the program helps those…