Elementary School Playground Accident Case Is Settled
As a Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer, Michael Mednick represents children who have been injured on playgrounds. Previously, I blogged on Child Playground Injuries - How to Prevent Them . Now, I am reporting on a recently settled case involving an injured child and playground equipment.
The child was a little more than four years old. He was playing on a corkscrew climber at an elementary school playground. The child fell off of the climber and fractured his left arm. There were numerous allegations of negligence. One involved improper supervision. It was alleged that a teacher and aide provided passive supervision rather than active supervision. In other words, instead of actively spotting the four children on the playground, the supervisors watched from a nearby park bench. Clearly, the supervisors would not be able to prevent an injury like the one which occurred from a nearby park bench. A second theory was the equipment was not age appropriate. The equipment was geared to students age 5 to 12 and not appropriate for a four year old. A third theory revolved around an improper depth of ground cover. It was alleged that the wood chips provided for protection did not meet the playground industry standards of care due to nsufficient depth. An appropriate expert was retained who supported these theories of liability. The case recently settled.
Playground injuries are common among young children. If your child is injured while using playground equipment, contact attorney Michael Mednick for a free consultation to discuss the claim.
