BSH Home Appliances Recalls Over 800,000 Tassimo Coffee Makers Due to Burn Hazard

The Southern California-based company BSH Home Appliances Corp. is recalling approximately 835,000 Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), due to a defect in the T-Disc that holds the tea or coffee. This defect can cause hot liquid and tea leaves or coffee grounds to be sprayed onto the user and
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$700,000 Settlement Obtained in New Jersey Medical Malpractice Birth Injury Case

Carol L. Forte, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, successfully settled a birth injury case for $700,000 on behalf of a child who suffers from Erb’s Palsy as the result of improperly resolved shoulder dystocia. Shoulder dystocia occurs when the baby’s shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone during
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28,000 Indie Strollers Recalled by Bumbleride Due to Fall Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of approximately 28,000 Bumbleride Indie & Indie Twin Strollers due to a defect in the front wheel. This defect may cause the wheel to break at the axle hub, resulting in “stroller tip,” posing a fall hazard. The CPSC has received reports of 36
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Worker Killed in North Bergen Industrial Accident

Any job that involves heavy machinery has the potential for serious injury or even fatal workplace accidents. In North Bergen, New Jersey a 34-year-old worker was found dead, apparently crushed, between two machines at a Railroad Avenue business, according to NorthJersey.com. The worker’s body was found last Friday morning when a Prestige Exterior Maintenance employee arrived
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