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• New Jersey Hospitals Among the Worst for Errors

  Ricky Bagolie | April 05, 2006 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Each year, more than 180,000 people die, at least in part, because of medical mistakes. When mistakes are made the effects can be devastating. Medical malpractice is an area of law that assists people who have been injured by the mistakes of health care providers, or the survivors of those who may have died as a result of the mistakes of health care providers.Doctors, nurses and other health...

• Defective Magnetic Building Set Linked to Child's Death

  Ricky Bagolie | April 01, 2006 10:14 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of nearly 4 million "All Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets". These children's toys are manufactured in China for Rose Art Industries Inc., of Livingston, New Jersey and the CPSC advised consumers to stop using the recalled products immediately.All Magnetix magnetic building sets including the X-treme Combo, Micro, and...

• New Jersey Bus Accident Victims Mourned

  Ricky Bagolie | March 31, 2006 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Yet again, driver fatigue causes needless highway deaths. It appears that the driver of the tour bus that crashed in northern Chile may have falled asleep, according to the prosecutor in charge of the accident. The bus was carrying American tourists back to their cruise ship when it plunged hundreds of feet down a hillside in the Andes Mountains, killing 12 of the passengers. According to...

• Do Not Get Fooled By Workers' Comp Claims Adjusters

  Ricky Bagolie | March 30, 2006 8:43 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Remember, when you get hurt on the job and are dealing with a workers' compensation claims adjuster, they are working for the insurance company and are not going to help you get everything you are entitled to. It is best to consult a lawyer that is familiar with the comp system. As a workers' compensation attorney in New Jersey, I have seen many examples of injured workers loosing out on...

• FDA Announces Recall of Bottled Water Products

  Ricky Bagolie | March 28, 2006 6:37 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The FDA Announced a recall by North Country Spring Water, Ltd.,of Port Kent, New York, of all bottled water products due to potential coliform bacteria contamination. The company's products were distributed in New York, Vermont and New Jersey. Although no illnesses have been confirmed, those who may have consumed this water and have health concerns should consult with their doctor...

• Another Firefighter Dies in the Line of Duty

  Ricky Bagolie | March 25, 2006 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Yet another firefighter has died in the line of duty. Pennsylvania firefighter Barry Levin incurred a fatal heart attack while performing Fire Company Related acitivies.According to Firehouse.comBarry R. Levin, 58, was a charter member of the Glen Richie Fire Company in Lawrence Township. A present-day safety officer, he had previously volunteered as chief from 1978-2004, and was an active...

• Truck Driver Fatigue Causes Accidents

  Ricky Bagolie | March 24, 2006 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Nearly 375 people were killed and 7,500 others were injured each year between the years 1997 and 2000 as a result of tired truck drivers report the Federal Motor Safety Administration. Greed is often the motavation as the longer truckers can drive the greater the potential revenue and profit for trucking companies. Driver fatigue and drowsiness can result in reckless behavior such as failure to...

• Luke Duke, Of Dukes of Hazzard Fame, Arrested for DWI

  Ricky Bagolie | March 23, 2006 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Actor Tom Wopat, Luke Duke of the television series the Dukes of Hazzard, has been arrested for drunken driving in Ringwood, New Jersey.All Headline News reports:Passaic County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Bill Maer confirms that Wopat, 54, was driving a Ford Bronco when "he struck some orange traffic cones and nearly slammed into a Ringwood police vehicle at the scene of an unrelated...

• The Proposed Federal Asbestos Trust Fund Is Inadequate

  Ricky Bagolie | March 21, 2006 6:42 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Congressional Budget Office has again indicted that the proposed asbestos reform trust fund would be inadequate. There is a strong likelihood that the fund would fall short of the amount needed to pay claims and that many victims of asbestos exposure would not be adequately compensated under the system.As reported in the full text: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=6989&type=1"CBO...

• North Carolina Firefighter Suffers Heart Attack, Dies

  Ricky Bagolie | March 20, 2006 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Another first responder has suffered a fatal heart attack while fighting a fire, North Carolina firefighter Kelly Michael Kincaid, a reserve firefighter with the Morganton Department of Public Safety, died late Sunday night, two days after suffering a heart attack while trying to put out a pair of fires in his own neighborhood. The fires were ablaze just three blocks from his house. As...