On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 27, 2012 | Car Accidents
Despite efforts to implement more stringent graduated licensing requirements and procedures for teenage drivers, the number of teens killed in motor vehicle accidents is on the rise, according to a new study.During the first half of 2011, the study found, the teen car...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 25, 2012 | Product Liability
Slow and steady seems to be the name of the game in the main personal injury lawsuit against DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of New Jersey company Johnson & Johnson, over its faulty artificial hip replacement products.About 3,500 plaintiffs have reportedly joined...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 20, 2012 | Nursing Home Negligence
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, one of the most shocking stories to come from the storm- and flood-ravaged region was that of the mass lack of preparedness of area nursing homes. At one facility, 35 residents died during the storm, with some believed to...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 18, 2012 | Wrongful Death
The wife of a New Jersey construction worker who was killed when he was struck by lightning on the job has reportedly filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the construction companies that employed her husband. In her suit, the wife alleges that the companies’...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 13, 2012 | Personal Injury
After undergoing an unnecessary bilateral mastectomy to remove a benign tumor, a woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the doctor that mistakenly diagnosed her tumor as malignant. Because of the negligence she encountered during the breast cancer diagnosis...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 11, 2012 | Car Accidents
After a hit-and-run accident took the lives of two New Jersey residents, police investigators had little evidence with which to locate and apprehend the unknown driver. However, after some dedicated detective work and a little bit of luck, the police located and...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 5, 2012 | Personal Injury
A new study has garnered significant attention from the medical community in New Jersey and throughout the country. Taking on the controversial debate over breast cancer and mammograms, the study reportedly found that women are actually being overdiagnosed with breast...
On behalf of Breslin & Breslin, P.A. | Apr 3, 2012 | Wrongful Death
A former radiology technician is facing both criminal charges and multiple civil personal injury lawsuits for allegedly falsifying the results of more than 1,000 mammogram tests over the span of 16 months. Of 1,289 mammograms for which the technician entered a...
