The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reannouncing the November 2004 recall of approximately 223,600 York International gas furnaces for manufactured homes due to continuing concerns over a fire hazard-causing defect. The gas furnace may overheat, causing the heat-exchanger to crack, exposing the flames to the home’s structure and inside finish (e.g., drywall, etc.).
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Dockworker Killed in Port Newark Industrial Accident
A recent New Jersey industrial accident claimed the life of a 47-year-old female dockworker, according to The Star-Ledger. The accident occurred while the woman was unloading a container ship at the Port Newark Container Terminal. The woman was caught between two metal containers which were being unloaded off of a ship in Newark Bay. She was
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Blume Forte Negotiates $500,000 Settlement in New Jersey Birth Injury Case
Kenneth Berkowitz, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, obtained a $500,000 settlement on behalf of a young girl who suffers from limited use of her left hand due to a brachial plexus injury she sustained during her delivery. According to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), the
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NHTSA Announces Recall of Honda Vehicles Due to Air Bag Defect
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the American Honda Motor Company is recalling 974 vehicles due to a defect in the passenger-side or driver-side side curtain airbag inflator, which may fail to deploy in a collision. Airbag deployment failure increases the risk of serious injury in the event of an auto accident. The recall
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Research Shows Increase in Survival Rate with Only ABVD Treatment of Limited-State Hodgkins Lymphoma
According to an article in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), recent research concerning the varying treatments and prognosis of stage IA or IIA non-bulky Hodgkin’s lymphoma has demonstrated that patients receiving ABVD treatment alone experience a higher rate of survival, or decreased risk of early death, and less side effects when compared to patients who
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