New Jersey Construction Worker Dies in Dumpster Accident
A worker employed by a construction company died when the cable pulling a dumpster into his truck snapped and crashed through the back windshield, partially decapitating him.
The accident occurred during the process of a home renovation in North Bergen.
Millions of workplace accidents take place annually – some of them fatal. Employers are required to carry workers compensation insurance to compensate for on-the-job injuries. Compensation includes temporary…
Pep Boys Denied Summary Judgment for Exploding Battery Package
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has denied a motion for summary judgment by Pep Boys under a “safe harbor” provision of the New Jersey Product Liability Act.
Plaintiff Alfred Degennaro was injured in 2007 when a Rally “Boost-It” battery pack he bought from Pep Boys exploded in his hands. The product manufacturer, Rally, conceded that the packaging design was defective: the heat-sealed package wasn’t properly ventilated,…
New Jersey Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident
A 63-year-old resident of Blairstown Township, NJ, died this week after his Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a car driven by a teenager that turned in front of him on Route 94, near the intersection with Route 605.
The crash threw Steven Ruzicka onto a grass berm, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2012/01/blairstown_motorcyclist_killed.html
According to a 2010 study by…
New Jersey Supreme Court Decided First Wrongful Birth Lawsuit
The first major wrongful-birth lawsuit involving a disabled child reached the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1966. In the case of Gleitman v. Cosgrove, one plaintiff was the child’s mother. She had contracted rubella (German measles) early in her pregnancy and asked her doctor whether this would affect her unborn child. He assured her that the child would be fine, despite the common belief that rubella early in pregnancy could cause birth defects. The child was, in…
Novovirus Strikes Three Cruise Ships
At least three cruise ships were hit with outbreaks of norovirus this past weekend.
Two of the ships are operated by Princess Cruise Lines, and the third is operated by Royal Caribbean.
Two hundred out of 3,100 passengers reportedly became ill on the Royal Caribbean "Voyager of the Seas." The ship’s departure from New Orleans was delayed by a few hours so that it could be disinfected.
Cruise ships are like densely-packed floating cities; some carry…
Man Dies When Car Hits New Jersey Home
In Bergen County, a 68-year-old driver died at the scene on Friday when his car crashed into another car at the intersection of Woodside Avenue and Washington Place in Hasbrouck Heights, and then crashed into a Lodi home.
On Saturday, two people were killed when their car veered into the shoulder and crashed into a vehicle used to protect workers on the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 12. A passenger was seriously injured, and two construction workers also had minor…
Semi Trucks Trap Horse Trailer on New Jersey Turnpike
The driver of a pickup truck towing a horse trailer was trapped for more than two hours on the New Jersey Turnpike when his pickup track became sandwiched between two tractor-trailers.
The driver was eventually freed and taken to Capital Health Regional Center by helicopter in critical condition. The donkey and three horses he was towing were examined by a veterinarian and found to be unhurt.
The pickup was traveling southbound on the Turnpike when it was…
Teen Bicyclist Killed in New Jersey by Atlantic City Detective
19-year-old Patrick Dutton of Mays Landing was killed when his bicycle was hit by an SUV on Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township.
Dutton was riding his bicycle home from a job at a ShopRite store at 6:30 p.m. when he was struck by the Ford Explorer driven by Steven Rando, of Egg Harbor Township. Rando is an Atlantic City detective.
The pike is a well-lit four-lane road. The bicycle was reportedly traveling in the roadway, rather than on the shoulder. …
New Jersey Construction Worker Dies in Dumpster Accident
A worker employed by a construction company died when the cable pulling a dumpster into his truck snapped and crashed through the back windshield, partially decapitating him.
The accident occurred during the process of a home renovation in North Bergen.
Millions of workplace accidents take place annually – some of them fatal.
Employers are required to carry workers compensation insurance to compensate for on-the-job injuries. Compensation includes temporary…
Pep Boys Denied Summary Judgment for Exploding Battery Package
The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has denied a motion for summary judgment by Pep Boys under a “safe harbor” provision of the New Jersey Product Liability Act.
Plaintiff Alfred Degennaro was injured in 2007 when a Rally “Boost-It” battery pack he bought from Pep Boys exploded in his hands. The product manufacturer, Rally, conceded that the packaging design was defective: the heat-sealed package wasn’t properly…
NJ Condo Management Company Not Liable for Sidewalk Slip-and-Fall
Three days after a 27-inch snowfall in 2006, Richard Luchejko slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk outside The Skyline Condominiums in Hoboken, injuring his leg and ankle. He sued the condo’s property management company, the condo’s snow removal company, and the City of Hoboken, seeking compensation for his injuries.
When a Hudson Country superior court judge dismissed his claims against all of the defendants except the snow removal company, Mr. Luchejko appealed to…
Medical Malpractice Fears May Lead to Rising Healthcare Costs
According to the Los Angeles Times,
42% of the docs in a nationwide survey said the patients in their own practices “were receiving too much medical care” and 28% said they personally were ordering more tests and making more referrals to specialists than they would “ideally like to be.”
http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-doctors-aggressive-medicine-20110927,0,7603341.story
76% of doctors surveyed said…
Fatal Accidents on the Rise in New Jersey
A live-in domestic assistant for a Holmdel family was killed in a two-car accident in Monmouth County that also claimed the life of a six-month-old boy in her charge.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/two_dead_one_injured_in_two-ca.html
Motor vehicle accident fatalities are on the rise in New Jersey, with 408 so far in 2011, compared to 377 for the same period in 2010, according to the New Jersey State Police.…
Traffic Deaths Lead to Re-Evaluation of Teen Driving Law
A New Jersey lawmaker who sponsored a law barring new teenage drivers from carrying more than one passenger said he would look to see if the law needed to be strengthened to ensure greater compliance, following the deadly crash of an SUV driven by a high school football player and carrying seven of his teammates.
http://www.accidentin.com/article_read.php?idLink=10840362
Fatal motor vehicle accidents are among the most common grounds for…
Brain Injury Victims in the News
Two brain injury victims have been in the news recently, showing signs of recovery.
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head at an event outside a Tucson supermarket in January, appeared on the floor of Congress for the first time since the shooting to vote on the federal debt ceiling.
Paramedic and Giants fan Brian Stow, who suffered brain damage and was in a coma after being brutally beaten at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ opening home game, had…
Fatal Accident Strikes at State Fair
On Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, five people were killed and 50 injured recently when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Twelve thousand country music fans were waiting for the start of a concert by the group Sugarland when the tragedy occurred.
According to the Associated Press, as reported in NJ.com:
[Indiana Governor] Daniels has said the wind burst was a "fluke" that no one could have foreseen. Dan McCarthy, chief…
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