Two people were killed and four others injured in a New Jersey auto accident involving three vehicles. According to a news report from www.nj.com, a 32-year-old Cape May County woman drove through a stop sign and caused the three-car collision. Sadly, the two passengers in that driver’s car, her 71 year old father and 73
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Airbag Defect Leads to Massive Chrysler Recall
In June, Chrysler will start fixing more than 355,000 minivans with flawed airbag sensors. Chrysler maintains that this is a “safety improvement campaign” and not a full-scale auto defect recall. The Associated Press reports however, that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is closely monitoring the repairs and that they consider this to be a vehicle
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Drug Company Found Liable in Breast Cancer Trial
An Alabama woman was awarded $9.45 million in damages after a jury decided that Wyeth’s (now Pfizer’s) hormone replacement drug, Prempro, caused her breast cancer. The Philadelphia Inquirerreports that the woman was awarded $6 million in punitive damages and $3.25 million in compensatory damages. The plaintiff was taking Prempro when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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New Jersey Police Issue Thousands of Citations for Cell Phone Use While Driving
The Star Ledger reports that New Jersey police have issued 225,000 citations for cell phone violations statewide. That number accounts for almost four percent of all moving violations in New Jersey. On November 2, 2007, the Governor had amended NJSA 39:4-97 to make hand-held cell phone use while driving a primary offense. That amendment gave officers the
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New Jersey Car Accident Kills Fort Lee Resident
A 72-year-old woman was killed in a New Jersey pedestrian accident after she was struck by a motor vehicle. According to a news report in The Record, the victim was standing off the curb near Lemoine and Bruce Reynolds Boulevard in Ft. Lee, New Jersey. After being treated at the scene, she was transported to a nearby hospital where
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