Carol L. Forte, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, obtained a $682,500 NJ birth injury settlement on behalf of a young girl who suffered a brachial plexus injury during birth as the result of a negligently and inappropriately resolved shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby’s shoulder becomes stuck
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$450,000 Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement Obtained in New Jersey
Dennis M. Donnelly, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm of Blume Forte, obtained a $450,000 settlement on behalf of a child who suffered birth injury due to medical negligence. The obstetricians failed to recognize the potential increased risk of premature birth after a pregnant woman was leaking fluid vaginally. Furthermore, physicians failed
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CPSC Re-announces York International Gas Furnace Recall Due to Fire Concerns
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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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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