According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. In 2012, the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 226,870 new diagnoses of invasive breast cancer in women; additionally, approximately 39,510 women will die from breast cancer in 2012. As with all cancers,
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$1.25 Million Settlement Obtained in New Jersey Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Case
Blume Forte partner Kenneth A. Berkowitz obtained a 1.25 million dollar settlement on behalf of a four-year-old child who suffers from the limited use of his left arm due to a brachial plexus injury he sustained during delivery. The baby’s shoulder became trapped behind the mother’s pubic bone after the head was delivered and the
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CPSC Announces Nan Far Woodworking Recall of Over 16,000 Drop-Side Cribs
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of approximately 16,700 Nan Far Woodworking Co. Ltd. Rockland Furniture drop-side cribs as the result of suffocation, fall, and entrapment hazards. There have been reports of five incidents where the drop sides detached or malfunctioned, including one where a child suffered minor bruises and scratches after
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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139 Violations Prompts Another NHTSA Tire Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced another tire recall. PT Multistrada Arah Sarana, Tbk is recalling 36,592 tires as the result of design defects which violate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles.” The design defects may lead to blistering on the sidewall or tread
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Federal Safety Regulators Launch Investigation into Chevy Cruze Fires
According to an article in the The Los Angeles Times, federal safety regulators have begun an investigation into the cause of fires in General Motors’ 2011 Chevrolet Cruze passenger cars, as well as the cause of fires in the 2010 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicle (SUV). At least two incidents of the Chevy Cruze catching fire
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