Parents, PTAs, principals, community playground planners, and municipal officials will benefit from this study. Data is presented by geographical location (state) of litigation, nature of injuries, causes of injuries/fatalities, playground equipment implicated, location of injury/fatality, age of injured children, gender of children, and violations. This study focuses on playground safety and reviews 177 injuries and 13 fatalities that occurred on playgrounds and resulted in lawsuits between 1981 and 1995. A safety checklist is included.