Technology companies have begun designing devices intended to prevent individuals from texting while driving.According to federal officials, more than 5,000 Americans are killed in car accidents as a result of distracted driving every year. Nearly 20 percent of those...
Month: March 2011
Nanny cam uncovers New Jersey nursing home abuse
For most families, deciding to place a parent or other family member in a nursing home marks the start of a difficult transition. There is often an extended period of stress, guilt and concern as everyone in the family adjusts to the new living situation. These...
Woman killed and police officers injured in related accidents
A New Jersey woman was killed and two police officers injured after two related car accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike.According to police reports, the subsequent crashes involved the same vehicle. The first car accident occurred when a 24-year-old Linden woman...
NJ man files lawsuit against Four Loko manufacturer
In November, the Food and Drug Administration issued letters to four manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic drinks after receiving an onslaught of complaints from consumers. In the letters, the FDA warned the manufacturers that their products were unsafe, and that...
NJ woman to file wrongful death suit after DUI death
A New Jersey widow has filed a notice of intent to sue multiple parties who she claims contributed to her husband's car accident death. The wrongful death lawsuit will name several parties, including Ewing Township, the Ewing Police Department and an individual...
Tour buses come under scrutiny after fatal bus crashes
On Monday night, a tour bus traveling from New York's Chinatown to Philadelphia crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike, killing two people and injuring 40 more. The New Jersey accident came just three days after a fatal tour bus crash in the Bronx that took the lives of...
Study: many nursing home employees have criminal records
In a new study performed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it was learned that approximately five percent of nursing home employees have at least one criminal conviction. DHS Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson says that the lack of continuity in...
Driver intentionally hits New Jersey pedestrian
Last weekend, a New Jersey woman was walking home from a friend's house with her 14-year-old brother. When her brother dropped a ball into the street and in the path of an oncoming car, the woman ran out to retrieve it, apologizing to the driver and stating that it...
NJ products liability lawsuit to be decided by U.S. Supreme Court
Ten years ago, New Jersey metalworker Robert Nicastro was operating a shearing machine at his job at Curcio Scrap Metal. Suddenly, his right hand slipped into the path of the machine's blade, which sliced through four of his fingers. Since then, the now-59-year-old...
Toyota issues another vehicle recall
After millions of recalled vehicles and several years of increased costs and bad press, Toyota executives believed that they finally had reason to celebrate with the release of a NASA study declaring that Toyota vehicles did not have electronic defects that caused...