According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Chrysler Group, LLC is recalling 119,072 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger vehicles due to a defect in the brake system’s antilock control unit module, which may cause overheating in the power distribution center. This defect may cause the vehicles to lose ABS (anti-lock brake) or ESC (electronic stability
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Child Safety Seats Recalled After Failing to Conform to Federal Standards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced the recall of 1,737 Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) child seats due to their failure to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, “Child Restraint Systems.” The recalled child safety seats were sold without a seat base including the required latch attachment assembly. Without this
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Attorney Jeffrey Zenna of Blume Forte Obtains $250,000 NJ Birth Injury Settlement
Blume Forte partner Jeffrey J. Zenna obtained a $250,000 settlement on behalf of a 16-year-old boy who suffered a brachial plexus injury during birth complicated by shoulder dystocia. Though the injury was relatively mild, Attorney Zenna was successful in securing this settlement. The brachial plexus is a network of cervical nerves which control the shoulders,
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CPRWR Releases Construction Fatalities Maps in Campaign to Prevent Fatal Falls
According to Occupational Health & Safety magazine, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-funded Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) has released two interactive maps as part of their campaign to prevent fatal construction fall accidents. The maps respectively depict the number and locations of each fatal construction accident in the U.S. in 2011,
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Roofer Falls into Vat of Nitric Acid in Northern New Jersey
A construction accident in Clifton, New Jersey has left a 44-year-old ironworker in critical condition after he fell about 40-feet from the roof of Swepco Tube LLC, a metal tube manufacturing plant, into a vat of diluted nitric acid. According to an article posted on NorthJersey.com, the construction worker suffered a broken rib, punctured lung, and
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