Jersey City Personal Injury Lawyer - Miscellaneous

Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Smoked Mackerel Due to Potential Contamination

Jenny Albano — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:18:24 GMT

Everlasting Distributors, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism. Botulism is a rare, but very serious food-borne illness that can cause paralysis and even death.

Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through retail stores. Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel comes in an uncoded white styropor foam tray and vacuum packed with a clear plastic bag.

The problem was found by NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets after routine testing. The product was found to have a potential for contamination, but so far no illnesses have been reported to the company or the FDA.

The FDA is warning consumers to not eat the mackerel even if it does not look or smell spoiled or contaminated.

Symptoms of botulism include dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, blurred vision, slurred speech, drooping eyelids, and muscle weakness all down the body.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Train Crew Fired Due to Man's Death

Jenny Albano — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:18:52 GMT

A New Jersey Transit train crew was found to have violated operating procedures after a man's death in November, and as a consequence have been fired. The three crew members-the engineer, the conductor, and the assistant conductor- are appealing the ruling.

NJ Transit rules require one member of the train crew to be at the rear door of the last car, observing the platform through the window. Prior to leaving the station, the conductor or another crew member uses a buzzer to signal the engineer to proceed after all passengers are clear of the train.

Had the crew members been in their correct stations this accident never would have occurred. One of the employees would have spotted the man and would not have started the train.

The accident occurred on November 21, 2006 at 2:20 A.M. and took the life of John D'Agostino. The victim was leaving the train when he some how got caught on the rail car and was dragged to his death. The autopsy showed the cause of death to be from multiple lacerations, fractures, and cuts sustained when the train ran him over.

D'Agostino's trip began when he boarded a train at New York Penn Station, he then transferred to a train in Long Beach that was to take him to Bradley Beach. But during the course of the trip the train struck and killed a young women and the remaining passengers were moved to another train. Once the second train arrived in Bradley Beach, D'Agostino attempted to get off the train. He had three cases of luggage, two of which he put on the platform while the third remained on the train.

Investigators think that D'Agostino had a mobility issue and had to use both hands to get off the train. "We believe his left hand was caught in the grab rail on the side of the rail car" said Dan Stessel, NJ Transit Spokesman. An inspection of the train found that there were no mechanical defects in the five rail cars that could have caused the accident.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruises, Buses, and Other Mass Transit Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Former Chinese Drug Chief Executed

Jenny Albano — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:42:53 GMT

On July 10th, the former drug and food safety chief of China, Zheng Xiaoyu, was executed. The Supreme People's Court agreed upon the death sentence after he was convicted of accepting bribes of around $850,000 from eight different companies and neglecting his duties.

Zheng, head of administration from 1998 to 2005, was sentenced on May 29 and his appeal was heard last month. Under rules introduced at the start of this year, the supreme court also reviews and can quash death sentences, a power previously in the hands of provincial-level high courts. But this time the supreme court spent little time endorsing the execution.

This execution was the first time a Chinese official of this rank has been executed since 2000. This unusually harsh sentence may be due to international criticism on Chinese exports. China is feeling pressure to strictly enforce drug and food regulations because of recalls and deaths from toxins in their foods, medicines, and other products.

Last week, other Chinese regulators were charged with accepting bribes and illegal gun possession. The punishments given ranged from a suspended death sentence to 15 years in jail.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Panda Cub Bites Hand That Feeds It

Ricky Bagolie — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:05:07 GMT

In what could be one of my favorite stories to come out of China this year, a panda cub bit off part of the thumb of an American visitor who was feeding it at a reserve in southwest China. In a related story, a drunken Chinese tourist bit a panda at the Beijing Zoo after the animal attacked him when he jumped into the enclosure and tried to hug it. This goes to show that you must be on guard at all times when dealing with wild or unfamiliar animals.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Ricky Bagolie

Liver Failure Linked to Anti-

Ricky Bagolie — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:05:40 GMT

The New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) issued a strong warning Thursday that Ketek, a controversial antibiotic, could in rare circumstances cause serious liver injury, liver failure and even death.

Ketek is manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis, the French drug giant, and it has been approved to treat bronchitis, sinusitis and mild-to-moderate pneumonia.

Thursday's announcement was the culmination of months of internal debate in the drug agency about how to address Ketek's risks, according to internal agency memorandums obtained by The New York Times. In addition to liver problems, Ketek can cause blurred vision and loss of consciousness. In patients with myasthenia gravis, a rare neurological disorder, it can cause death.
Fourteen adult patients in the United States have suffered liver failure after taking Ketek. At least four of them have died; 23 others suffered serious liver injury.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Ricky Bagolie

Chromium Linked to Lung Cancer

Ricky Bagolie — Sun, 14 May 2006 22:45:27 GMT

Workers beware, exposure to hexavalent chromium has been linked to the development of lung cancer. Used in the production of stainless and nickel alloys, it is a known human carcinogen that may also cause severe upper respiratory tract, skin, nasal, and kidney damage.

Hexavalent chromium is used in pigments for photography and pyrotechnics, dyes, paints, inks and plastics, stainless steel production, textile dyes, wood preservation , leather tanning and anti-corrosion coatings. Workers exposed to chromium who develop a problem may have rights.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Ricky Bagolie

Bagolie Friedman, LLC

Staff Writer — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:07:17 GMT

Bagolie Friedman concentrates in personal injury and wrongful death matters. We represent seriously injured people and the families of those who have been injured or died as a result of automobile and other vehicle accidents, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, premises and products liability and workplace injuries.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

Ricky Bagolie, Attorney at Law

Staff Writer — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:06:24 GMT

Ricky Edward Bagolie represents clients on a wide range of personal injury litigation matters in the areas of nursing home neglect, workers' compensation, workplace and railroad injury (FELA), toxic exposures and wrongful death litigation as well as Municipal Court matters involving the trucking industry.

Admitted to the New Jersey and Florida Bars in 1994 after having graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts (B.S. magna cum laude, 1989) and Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey (J.D., 1993), he also attended the Tel Aviv School of Law in Israel.

Prior to co-founding Bagolie Friedman, LLC, Mr. Bagolie served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Peter F. Boggia, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey and was a partner with the Jersey City law firm, Horn Shechtman, PC, where he founded their Nursing Home Litigation Department.

He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America - NJ, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Nursing Home Neglect and Firefighter's Hearing Loss Litigation Groups as well as the Workplace and Railroad Injury Sections.

Mr. Bagolie is active in his home-town community of Clifton, New Jersey where he is president of the Passaic-Clifton Chapter of UNICO National, a trustee of the Passaic County 200 Club and an associate member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 46.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

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Staff Writer — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:05:14 GMT

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