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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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BSH Home Appliances Recalls Over 800,000 Tassimo Coffee Makers Due to Burn Hazard

The Southern California-based company BSH Home Appliances Corp. is recalling approximately 835,000 Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), due to a defect in the T-Disc that holds the tea or coffee. This defect can cause hot liquid and tea leaves or coffee grounds to be sprayed onto the user and
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28,000 Indie Strollers Recalled by Bumbleride Due to Fall Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of approximately 28,000 Bumbleride Indie & Indie Twin Strollers due to a defect in the front wheel. This defect may cause the wheel to break at the axle hub, resulting in “stroller tip,” posing a fall hazard. The CPSC has received reports of 36
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$700,000 Settlement Obtained in New Jersey Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Case

Carol L. Forte, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, successfully settled a birth injury case for $700,000 on behalf of a child who suffers from Erb’s Palsy as the result of improperly resolved shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia occurs when the baby’s shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone during
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