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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 – 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 – NEW STUDY QUESTIONS POLLUTION LEVELS IN FRANKLIN, INDIANA
Toxic cancer-causing contamination in Franklin may have spread, the Indianapolis Star reports. Over the past five years, both federal and state agencies, overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, have been conducting testing in and around Franklin, beginning a cleanup of sewer systems and surrounding soil. A big concern is that, since 2008 at… Read More »
In the News: TWO RECENT DROWNINGS CALL ATTENTION TO DANGERS
“It’s quick, it’s silent, and it can happen to children at any age,” Bianca Reyes writes for Fox59. Community Health is reporting that the hospital has seen “an explosion” of drowning incidents, mostly happening in residential or neighborhood pools. Drowning prevention tips offered to parents by Riley Children’s Hospital include: enrolling children as… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: VA HOSPITAL WRONGFUL DEATH VERDICT INCREASED AFTER-THE-FACT
It took nearly a decade, but Wilma Coolidge has finally found justice on behalf of her brother Howard Southard, who died at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. This medical malpractice case revolved around a stent graft that was improperly installed in one of Southard’s arteries causing loss of blood flow to his… Read More »
