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BMW Recalls Almost 90,000 Mini Coopers Due to Fire Hazard

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), BMW of North America, LLC, is recalling 86,911 vehicles due to an engine defect involving the electrical auxiliary water pump in charge of cooling the vehicle’s turbocharger. An electronic circuit board on this pump may malfunction, causing the engine to overheat and thus increasing the risk
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$1,930,000 Settlement Obtained for Cerebral Palsy Fetal Distress

Carol L. Forte of the New Jersey Personal Injury Law Firm Blume Forte obtained a $1,930,000 settlement in a New Jersey cerebral palsy birth injury case. It was proven that the obstetrician failed to recognize that the fetal monitoring strips were displaying signs of fetal distress and that the baby was being deprived of adequate
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New Jersey Home to New Cancer Therapy Center

A cancer patient’s life expectancy is dependent on several factors, the most important of which are timely diagnosis and appropriate effective treatment. New Jersey will now be home to the ProCure Proton Therapy Center, according to the Asbury Park Press. The new facility, which opens in the Spring of 2012, is one of 10 proton therapy
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Johnson & Johnson Faces FDA Sanctions and Fines for Delayed Defect Reporting

The ongoing quality issues with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) products has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an investigation into yet another department of the this company, according to The Associated Press. The current department of J&J that has fallen under the scrutiny of the FDA is Animas Corp., which makes insulin
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Ford Recalls Nearly 245,000 Vehicles Due to Braking System Defect

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the voluntary recall of 244,530 vehicles by the Ford Motor Company due to a braking system defect which could leak brake fluid onto the antilock brake system (ABS) module wiring harness connector. This leak could cause corrosion, and possibly result in melting, smoke, or fire. The affected vehicles are
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