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IN THE NEWS: THE EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE – WAY BEYOND BLUE WATER OR PINWHEELS
To those who mark April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, pinwheels and blue water are symbols of resolve and hope. Pinwheels represent the promise of a happy, healthy, and safe childhood, so, just prior to the beginning of this month, volunteers planted 1,000 blue and silver pinwheels at the Villages of Indiana, our state’s… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: CARMEL PRIEST SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE
“A Carmel priest was suspended from public ministry after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a minor,” the Indianapolis Star reported earlier this month. The allegations had been reported to the Indiana Department of Child Services. The diocese urged members to report misconduct to: the Department of Child Services at 800 800 5556… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: $10 MILLION VERDICT IN RV/PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT
Almost three years after the accident, a Florida jury has awarded ten million dollars to the parents of a young man who died after a motor home struck him while he was walking to work. The driver’s employer, an RV dealership, was held responsible for the fatal injury. Campersmarts.com explains that, according to a… Read More »
DID CHURCH PROTECT PASTOR, NOT CHILDREN?
An Indianapolis Star investigation found that an Indiana church failed to act with urgency in response to sexual offenses by a relative of the church’s pastor. The abuse involved at least eight children from families within the congregation. Because of the family relationship with the pastor, and perhaps also because the child molester is… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: 50 INDIANA CHILDREN DEAD OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE IN 2020
A recent report released by the Indiana Department of Child Services contains sad news: in the year 2020, no fewer than fifty Hoosier children died as a result of neglect and/or abuse. In 78% of the cases, the death occurred in the victim’s own home, and 81% of the time the victim’s alleged perpetrators… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: PARENTS OF GIRL WHO DROWNED SUE CITY OF PRINCETON
Just months ago, even as we were warning in this Ramey & Hailey blog that “pooltime can be the most dangerous of times, particularly for our children,” a tragedy was taking place in southern Indiana, where 5-year old Kimber Hibbs drowned during a pool party at the Princeton Aquatic Center. Now Kimber’s parents are… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: CHILDREN KILLED BY DUI – THE WRONGEST OF WRONGFUL DEATHS
Please, not again….it’s been less than one month since, in our Ramey & Hailey Law blog, we reported on four tragic bicycle injuries and fatalities in our city, explaining that with fewer cars on the road (because of the pandemic) many drivers feel safe increasing their speed and driving without the same level of… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: BICYCLE INJURIES AND FATALITIES HIT HOME IN INDIANA
“Because of the pandemic, elements of our lives changed dramatically, “observe the authors of Advocacy Advance. “With fewer cars on the road, many drivers felt safe increasing their speed and were driving without the same level of caution as normal. Unfortunately, the result was not good for bicyclists.” Many cities throughout the U.S. reported… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – NURSING HOMES FAIL TO REPORT COVID-19 DEATHS TO OSHA
Many California nursing home workers have been dying of COVID, but the industry is failing to inform state watchdogs, a Sacramento Bee review of state records shows. California’s health department regularly updates a list of COVID-19 infections and deaths at nursing homes. But only about half of the listed facilities have bothered to report… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – IRISH HOSPITAL APOLOGIZES TO SIX YEAR OLD FOR MEDICAL INJURY
When is an apology accompanied by 18,000,000 Canadian dollars? Fionn Feely should have been delivered three hours earlier than he was. After the High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, a letter from the “hospital master” of the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin was read in the High Court, in which apologies were… Read More »
