A recent New Jersey industrial accident claimed the life of a 47-year-old female dockworker, according to The Star-Ledger. The accident occurred while the woman was unloading a container ship at the Port Newark Container Terminal. The woman was caught between two metal containers which were being unloaded off of a ship in Newark Bay. She was
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Blume Forte Negotiates $500,000 Settlement in New Jersey Birth Injury Case
Kenneth Berkowitz, partner at the New Jersey personal injury law firm Blume Forte, obtained a $500,000 settlement on behalf of a young girl who suffers from limited use of her left hand due to a brachial plexus injury she sustained during her delivery. According to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH), the
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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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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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$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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