Boston Hotels Have Responsibility to Prevent Child Injuries from Tip-Overs

Whether your family is visiting Boston from out-of-town or simply enjoying your home city on a “staycation,” know that hotels and other businesses have a responsibility to protect visitors and customers and prevent child injuries in Boston and beyond.

Our Boston personal injury attorneys have learned that more than 16,300 children under the age of 5 are taken emergency rooms each year with critical injuries because of unstable furniture or electronics that tipped over. Tragically more than 130 children were killed in tip-over accidents between 2000 and 2006, according to the