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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$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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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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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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