Abuse, Injury, & Wrongful Death Blog

When parents enroll their children in daycare, school, sports programs, or other youth-serving organizations, they trust that the institution has taken all necessary steps to ensure safety. While background checks are an important tool for screening staff and volunteers, they are not enough to prevent abuse...Ultimately, civil litigation is about more than money — it is about uncovering the truth, holding powerful entities accountable, and making sure our children's voices are heard in a system that too often tries to silence them...

Sexual abuse is not confined to back alleys or hidden encounters. It often occurs in the very institutions tasked with protecting, educating, and caring for vulnerable people -- schools, daycares, long-term care facilities, group homes, and religious organizations. When these institutions fail to...

Lojewski Abuse & Injury Law had the privilege of standing alongside a brave Milwaukee family whose daughter was harmed while attending a Milwaukee Public School. Their tragic story was recently featured on TMJ4 News in order to bring awareness to a broken system...

In 2022, a parent's worst nightmare became a reality. Their infant child came home with bruises after attending Hand in Hand daycare in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  The daycare worker, Mercedes Bergeron, was charged in 2022 with two counts of physical abuse of a child by a childcare provider.  On Au...