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Southern Oregon Girl’s Death Raises School Bus Stop Safety Issues

The death of a 13-year-old girl last week in southern Oregon’s Jackson County should prompt a broader discussion about how we keep children safe as they wait for school buses, especially in rural areas. As detailed by The Oregonian, the girl was waiting for the school bus at the end…

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Portland Child’s Death in Day Care Center Raises Many Questions

The Oregonian reports that state officials are moving to close the a Portland day care center after a child died at the facility. What makes this incident particularly distressing is the news that this is the second Oregon child death at the center in 18 months. The newspaper reports that…

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Klamath Falls Dog Bite Case Offers Reminders About Oregon Dog Bite Law

The sad case of a 10-year-old Klamath Falls girl and the severe injuries she suffered when attacked by four dogs has brought the complex legal questions surrounding Oregon dog attacks back onto the public agenda. As reported by area newspapers the East Oregonian and the Herald and News the June…

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NFL Concussion Study Offers Opportunity to Review Oregon Student Athlete Protections

A groundbreaking study published last week by the New York Times has reverberated through the sports world. “A neuropathologist has examined the brains of 111 NFL players – and 110 were found to have CTE, the degenerative disease linked to repeated blows to the head,” the paper writes. A few…

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Holiday Weekend Prompts Warning About Water Sports

According to a recent Oregonian article there have been three instances of water-related fatalities in Oregon in just the last few weeks. With the long holiday weekend upon us, that makes this an especially important moment to remind everyone of essential safety precautions, especially when it comes to preventing injuries…

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Children’s Product Recalls Reach 10-year High

2016 saw “the largest number of children’s product recalls in more than a decade,” according to the Chicago Tribune and a report published earlier this month by the non-profit watchdog group Kids in Danger. The unusually high total was driven by two especially high-profile recalls: IKEA’s withdrawal of its Malm…

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Oregon Teen’s Death Prompts Reckless Driving, Wrongful Death Questions

The death this month of a 15-year-old Grant’s Pass boy as he waited for his school bus raises serious legal questions that I would like to take a moment to explore. As reported recently in The Oregonian, the boy “was waiting on the sidewalk at his bus stop around 6:50…

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