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South Jersey Healthcare Provides Cancer Treatment Closer to Home

Cancer patients who live in Cumberland County and elsewhere in Southern New Jersey and who could not obtain the cancer treatment they needed from a New Jersey healthcare facility now have an option closer to home, according to an article posted on NJ.com. New treatment options and technological improvements have allowed more hospitals to establish their
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Blume Forte Obtains $1 Million Settlement in NJ Traumatic Birth Injury Case

Carol L. Forte, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, obtained a $1 million settlement on behalf of a young boy who suffers from multiple conditions, including cognitive impairment and seizure disorder. His conditions are the result of brain injuries he sustained during a mismanaged labor and traumatic birth. This case
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CPSC Announces Recall of Girls’ Hooded Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Los Angeles-based LA Fashion Hub is recalling an estimated 2,300 Girls’ Hooded Winter Jackets with drawstrings that pose a strangulation hazard to children. No incidents of injury have yet been reported. The hazard involves a drawstring which goes through the hood of the jackets. The CPSC issued
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Workplace Safety Emphasized Across U.S. During NAOSH Week

According to ASSE.org, the first full week of May each year is observed as North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. During this time, The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and OSHA Alliance Partners help raise awareness of the importance of being safe at work, and encourage
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Worker Seriously Injured in South Brunswick Warehouse Accident

According to an article posted on the South Brunswick Patch website, a worker was seriously injured on Earth Day weekend in a New Jersey workplace accident that took place at a Wakefern warehouse. The New Jersey machinery accident occurred at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Wakefern warehouse located on Davidson Mill Road in South Brunswick,
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