A boiler tank explosion occurred in December 2010 and caused a burn injury to a North Wildwood, New Jersey resident, according to an article in The Cape May County Herald. Steam pressure built up in the tank, which caused it to shoot through the wall of an apartment building into the neighboring building, causing significant damage
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Injured New Jersey Workers May Be Able to Sue Employer
According to a news report in Risk & Insurance Online, a recent New Jersey Court ruling will allow employees to potentially hold their employer accountable for on-the-job accidents. Under New Jersey law, an employee usually may not sue an employer directly for injuries sustained in a workplace accident. Normally, the only claim an employee may make
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Anticoagulant Drug Heparin Recalled for Possible Contamination
Lots of the anticoagulant medicine Heparin have been recently recalled because of possible contamination. According to a news report in The Los Angeles Times, pharmaceutical company B. Braun Medical Inc. issued the recall for seven lots of the drug because of the presence of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). It is the responsibility of pharmaceutical manufacturers to
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Medical Instruments Can Cause Serious Birth Injuries
During the birth process, a doctor must make decisions regarding the methods of delivery that can deliver the baby as safely as possible. According to a news report in Science Daily, forceps and vacuum devices can play both a positive and potentially negative role during childbirth. In some cases, the use of vacuum devices and forceps
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Failure to Diagnose Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed cancers in the United States. MyCentralJersey.com reported that a 47-year-old New Jersey woman and cancer survivor has now become a vocal advocate and spokeswoman for other patients who have had their cancer misdiagnosed, similar to her experience. The woman was told by two different doctors that the lower
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