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INTRODUCTION The following facts are true. These five cases resulted in positive outcomes because parents joined together and immediately hired an experienced civil trial lawyer at the outset. The original version of this article was prepared as a trial brief for five preschool children and their parents who filed suit against a local school district […]

Child abuse and neglect is: physical injury to a child emotional neglect sexual abuse or exploitation failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care subjecting a child to substantial risk of harm to his or her health and welfare Very few parents set out to intentionally harm their children, physically or emotionally. Yet, […]

This article is offered as a public service. I have served as a workshop leader for The Rape Crisis Center and respect the dedicated people who spend countless hours providing the personal support and counselling that survivors can call upon. This article does not address the important role of civil suits to provide remedies and […]

Published in 1978 Important Special Announcement This book was first published in 1978 as special project of the Santa Clara County Bar Association and the Santa Clara County Criminal Justice Advisory Board. At the time I served as the chair of the county justice advisory board and was a Trustee of the Santa Clara County […]

Convincing proof of an appropriate lifecare plan for the survivor of a below the knee amputation of the leg requires a combination of human services, special equipment and home modifications, based upon the professional evaluation of medical doctors and an experienced lifecare planner. The “future” costs listed below are in addition to “past” medical costs, […]