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...
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DePuy hip replacement trial progresses, slowly
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...
Does failure to plan for natural disasters equal nursing home neglect?
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...
Lawsuit: faulty diagnosis led to unnecessary mastectomy
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...
Investigation leads New Jersey police to hit-and-run suspect
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...
Is breast cancer overdiagnosed in the U.S.?
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...
Speeding, aggressive driving responsible for 1/3 of traffic deaths
According to federal traffic safety data, the number of deaths on U.S. roads has decreased significantly in recent years. However, the decline in fatal car accidents is not due to safer and more conscientious driving habits, but to innovative safety features in new...
J&J began phasing out hip implant after FDA safety data request
According to a recently released document, New Jersey company Johnson & Johnson began taking action to phase out the use of its metal-on-metal artificial hips just weeks after the receiving a letter from U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In that letter, the...
New Jersey company sold dangerous product without FDA approval
As we previously discussed, several members of Congress are working to close a loophole in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval process. Currently, the 501(k) process requires the FDA to approve medical devices if a manufacturer can show that the device is...
Faulty hip replacement products could increase cancer risk
In recent weeks, we have written extensively on the issues surrounding the DePuy Orthopaedics articular surface replacement (ASR) metal-on-metal hip replacement joints. Essentially, these faulty medical products have caused thousands of people in New Jersey and...
