Tag Archives: negligence
Driver Dies in Turnpike Crash
Spurring a shutdown of the New Jersey Turnpike and a traffic jam lasting for hours, a dump truck overturned and caught fire, causing the death of the dump truck driver. The chain of events leading to the crash began with a traffic stop. A state trooper had pulled over another driver for a traffic… Read More »
Drug Manufacturers Agree to Pay $56.9 Million to Users of Birth Control Pills
Bayer and two manufacturers of generic drugs have agreed to pay nearly $57 million to settle claims brought by plaintiffs in courts in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California stemming from their use of the birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella. The plaintiffs in the cases have presented evidence that Yaz and Yasmin (manufactured… Read More »
Family of 89-Year Old Man Struck by SUV Inside Bayonne Wendy’s Files Suit
The family of an elderly man who died from his injuries several weeks after being struck by an SUV that rammed into a Bayonne Wendy’s fast food restaurant has sued the driver of the SUV. The man, John Ruiu, was 89 years old when he was hit in February 2015 by a BMW SUV… Read More »
Multi-Car Crash Results in Six Injuries
A serious wreck in Winslow Township has resulted in multiple injuries. The crash happened immediately before Monday morning rush hour on June 29th on Route 73 at Hayes Mill Road. It started when a Ford F250 driven by Anders Optiz, 19, sideswiped a Chevy van driven by Michael Nardello, 60. This caused the Ford… Read More »
Court Awards Symbolic $100 Million Award to Victim of Dog Attack
Steve Constantine, an animal care volunteer in Detroit, has recently been awarded $100 Million by a civil court judge for injuries he received while attempting to feed a neighbor’s dogs. The gigantic award is the second-largest on record for a dog attack victim, and was issued against the owner of the dogs and that… Read More »
Intoxicated, Unlicensed Motorcyclist Kills Passenger in Wayne Township Crash
Jennifer Collins, the director of a homeless shelter, was recently killed when the motorcycle on which she was riding crashed into a concrete barrier on Route 46. The driver of the motorcycle, Dalton Lee Garr, 22, was also injured in the crash, but appears likely to recover from his injuries. Garr has been charged… Read More »
