Leaving children unattended in South Florida's sweltering heat can be a killer. As reported by the Miami Herald, a 22-month-old boy from Homestead died earlier this week in a van outside a daycare. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the boy's death. The family of the boy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the daycare. The family's attorney believes the boy's death is heat-related.
This story follows the death of a 2-year-old girl who died from the heat outside a Delray Beach daycare in a van last August.
An estimated 3.5 million children are the victims of abuse or neglect each year in the U.S., according to preventchildabuse.org. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 1,770 children died in the U.S. in 2009 as a result of child abuse or neglect. 35.8% of these deaths were linked to neglect.
If your child has been the victim of abuse, neglect, or wrongful death at the hands of a daycare center, contact a personal injury attorney today to discuss your case. An experienced attorney will help you understand and protect your rights. Call our Coral Springs personal injury attorneys for a free consultation today at 954-255-7000 or toll-free at 1-877-853-7466.
Ryan Hutson, Esq. is a Coral Springs wrongful death lawyer at Law Offices Cytryn and Velazquez, P.A. We represent people throughout South Florida, including the cities of Pembroke Pines, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.
The founder of our firm, Dan Irving Cytryn, is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer handling personal injury cases, including wrongful death, in Coral Springs for 30 years. He has received a 10.0 rating on Avvo, a lawyer rating service, which is the highest rating given for a lawyer. He is also rated the highest ability and ethics rating, "AV", by Martindale Hubbell, a company rating lawyers for more than 100 years.
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