Tag Archives: personal injury
IKEA Recalls Millions of Dressers after 2 Children are Killed
A risk of tipping has caused global furniture retailer IKEA to recall a popular model of chests and dressers. Through the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Swedish furniture manufacturer issued a notice of recall for the MALM bedroom furniture line due to the chance that the dressers and chests of drawers can tip… 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 »
Young Motorcyclist Dies in Crash
A 23-year-old man was killed in an accident recently while riding his motorcycle on Newark Avenue in Jersey City. The man from North Bergen, whose name was not publicly released, was heading eastbound at what a witness reported was a high rate of speed. The man lost control of his motorcycle and ran into… 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 »
Home Damaged in Hit and Run
A hit and run driver has left a Woodbury Heights home highly damaged. At approximately 1:30 or 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27th, a driver ran off the road in the 200 block of Central Avenue in the Gloucester County town. The car backed over a curb, nearly hit a pickup truck, went over… 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 »
