A couple is facing child negligence charges for not seeking treatment for their 5 month old baby's burn injuries until a week after the injury. The infant was burned in a bathing accident when the water heated by about 30 degrees in a few seconds. The couple did not seek medical attention, but instead applied ointment to the burns and contacted a shaman. Finally,  seven days later, the couple took the infant to the hospital. Police say a manufacturing defect caused the water to heat rapidly. Injuries like this are dangerous, but that danger can be compounded by negligence. If you or someone you know has been injured, contact the Appleton personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, SC at 800-242-2874.

A two vehicle crash occurred on Sunday near Winchester on US Hwy 45. Seven people were injured as a result of the collision. The crash occurred around 6:30pm when one of the vehicles made an improper turn. One of the vehicles was making a left turn from US Hwy 45 onto Grandview Rd when the collision occurred. None of the injuries seems to be life threatening. More information was unavailable. Collisions like this have terrible potential for injury and death. If you or someone you know has been injured in a collision, contact the Appleton personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, SC at 800-242-2874.

In July of 2007, an Appleton man struck a woman while she was stopped on the side of US 41, killing her. That man's sentencing is set for this month. The man was charged with intoxicated vehicular homicide. The woman who was killed apparently pulled over on US 41 while driving home. She got out of the car and was struck by the drunk driver. She later died as a result of her neck injuries caused by the accident. The man was found to have a BAC of 0.176. Drunk drivers are very dangerous. If you or someone you know has been injured by a drunk driver, contact the Appleton personal injury attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, SC at 800-242-2874.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that high school cheerleading is a contact sport, meaning that cheerleaders cannot sue one another for unintentional injuries occurring during routines.  The ruling gives cheerleading the same contact sport status and legal protections as football or basketball. The court’s ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by Brittany Noffke, a cheerleader at Holmen High School in western Wisconsin.  Noffke was dropped by another cheerleader while practicing a routine in 2004, leading to a serious head injury.  She subsequently sued her fellow teammate and the school district. The Wisconsin District 4 Court of Appeals had previously ruled in favor of Noffke, finding that cheerleading is not a contact sport and thus not subject to the legal protections offered by the contact sport designation. However, according to this week’s Supreme Court ruling, any sport which includes “physical contact between persons” should be labeled a contact sport, including cheerleading.  As a result, the court found that Noffke has no grounds for a suit against the fellow cheerleader or the school district. If you or someone you know has been the victim of an accident leading to personal injury, please contact the Appleton personal injury lawyers of Habush Habush, & Rottier at 800.472.9334 to speak with a a qualified  attorney.