UPDATES & INSIGHTS

Many people use rental cars for various reasons. Some people need one for business and some just want to drive a cool new vehicle on a family vacation. Whatever the reason for using a rental car, most people don’t think about the safety of these vehicles before getting behind the wheel. They just assume that […]

Having that morning cup of Joe has become a sort of tradition for many Americans. Coffee makers have also become faster and more convenient making it easier to get that caffeine fix and out the door in the morning. That convenience has recently turned dangerous. The Tassimo coffee company is recalling over one million dangerous […]

Sometimes doctors make the wrong diagnosis or don’t fully treat a patient. This can lead to deadly complications as it did for on New Jersey man, whose estate has not been awarded over $1 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The man died in 2004 and last month a jury decided in favor of his […]

Parents place a lot of trust in the products they use for their children. Children may be especially vulnerable to the influences that these products have on their short and long term health because they are in the developmental stages of their lives. Last week, the New Jersey company Johnson & Johnson recalled a potentially […]

A complicated, cross boarder legal battle is now before a judge. The mother of a famous New Jersey boxer’s daughter, who died in Brazil, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his widow, claiming she caused his death. Investigators in Brazil said that the man hanged himself in their Brazilian apartment, although investigators representing the […]

The happiest day of my life. That’s how most parents describe the day their child is born. Most would say this no matter what, but sometimes this happy day can turn into a lifelong disability for the child. Medical malpractice is causing birth injuries in New Jersey and across the country. According to one report, […]

Crosswalks are put in place to give pedestrians a safe place to cross the street and to warn drivers of people potentially crossing the street. One woman now has a brain injury after being hit by a New Jersey Transit bus in a crosswalk. The woman was halfway across the street when a bus hit […]

What about hospital staff taking cat naps on the job? Is that a good idea? Readers in New Jersey may be surprised by recent studies that suggest that naps for doctors and other medical staff could actually reduce surgical errors and other types of medical negligence. The idea of a doctor performing surgery just after […]

Certainly, Passaic County homeowners do all they can to ensure that their homes are safe from fire, but sometimes accidents happen that are out of residents’ control. For example, defective kitchen appliances have been known to cause devastating fires, usually without any kind of warning. Indeed, a faulty product may have been the cause of […]

Defective consumer products are all too often a concern for those living in Passaic County. Recently, a New Jersey man who had been working on a Geo-Thermal heating project for his home was killed in his own backyard after becoming entangled with a possibly defective power tool: specifically, a welling drill. Several 911 calls came […]