Recent Blog Posts
Child Entrapment Elevator Accident in Cottonwood Heights, Utah
The question we have for the elevator industry is simple: “How many?” As many were enjoying time with family and friends this Thanksgiving, a family in Cottonwood Heights, Utah was experiencing a horrific tragedy that no family should have to endure. A 3-year-old child was entrapped and crushed in a residential elevator. According to… Read More »
Canadian Tourist Files Escalator Accident Lawsuit Against Washington, D.C. Metro
A Canadian tourist has recently filed an escalator accident lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, D.C., accusing the entity of failing to properly maintain its escalators after the plaintiff suffered a serious and life-altering injury while visiting the city in 2012. According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District… Read More »
New York City Construction Worker Dies in Tragic Elevator Accident
In late October, a New York City construction worker died in a tragic elevator accident at a work site in Manhattan. According to media reports, the victim was working on an elevator at the 33rd floor of a building located on 30th Street and Broadway, when he bent over to pick up his phone… Read More »
CKF Sponsors Interfaith Children’s Movement!
CKF is proud to sponsor the Interfaith Children’s Movement (ICM)! ICM advocates at the policy and services level to improve laws, public policies and services to better provide for the well-being of children in Georgia by improving social and economic inequities. CKF shares and supports ICM’s goals of creating a network of faith communities… Read More »
National Voter Registration Day – September 24, 2019!
A quick reminder from CKF that today is National Voter Registration Day. While elections may seem a long way off, now is the time to make sure you are registered! Even if you believe you are registered it is important to check. You can click here to find your state’s registration information as provided… Read More »
2019 Draft Day! Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Work Study Program
Today was Cristo Rey’s “Draft Day” for the Corporate Work Study Program! Once again, Cash Krugler Fredericks is excited to participate in Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Corporate Work Study Program. This is an amazing program which was designed to allow the students to work at top local businesses and in exchange, the businesses help… Read More »
Hazards of Electric Scooters and the Evolving Legal Backdrop
Hazards of Electric Scooters and the Evolving Legal Backdrop The pay per minute electric scooter trend has been sweeping the nation. Electric scooters can be seen in most major cities across the country. In the last year alone, there have been reportedly over 120 million scooter rides taken. The majority of those rides were… Read More »
AAJ Approves CKF’s Elevator & Escalator Injury Litigation Group with Laura Voght to Co-Chair
CKF is proud to announce that the American Association for Justice approved our proposal for creation of the new AAJ Elevator & Escalator Injury Litigation Group, with our very own Laura Voght serving as Co-Chair of the group. CKF has represented families whose kids have been catastrophically injured or killed in home elevator accidents, and… Read More »
CKF’s Campaign gets Senate’s attention after Washington Post article!
We have the Senate’s attention! (Read more here.) Let’s hope this keeps moving toward the solution of a full recall of home elevators.
