In light of the recent debate over the safety of pitbulls, the New Jersey personal injury lawyers at Breslin and Breslin would like to remind all NJ dog owners of the state's "dog bite" laws. New Jersey, like the majority of states, is a statutory strict...
Personal Injury
Personal Injury and Trampolines
Jumping on a trampoline is a perennial summertime favorite for kids in New Jersey and across the country. However, the personal injury risks associated with the trampoline are more grave than most parents recognize.Over the past 10 years, victims injured in trampoline...
Keeping Safe Premises
In New Jersey and New York, property managers have a legal obligation to maintain safe premises for their visitors and workers. This means that, in addition to clearing hazards that may arise naturally or as a consequence of daily use (spills, icy surfaces), property...
School Bus Safety
A Camden County Superior Court jury this week awarded $5 million to a teenage girl who was struck by a drunk driver after her school bus let her off at a dangerous and unapproved stop. According to court documents, plaintiff's attorneys argued that the school bus...
What is “Transvaginal Mesh” ?
By now, you've probably seen commercials on television warning about the dangers of something called "transvaginal mesh." And, if you're anything like the thousands of Americans who entered the question into their Google search bars this past year, you've probably...
Yale research team questions breast cancer screening costs
If you spend more money on diagnostic screenings for breast cancer, that should logically equate to more accurate diagnoses and, ultimately, less money expended on treatment.That is the premise that a medical team from the Yale School of Medicine regarded as...
Breast cancer misdiagnosis, mammograms and Hispanic women
Too much or too little?That is a central question often debated when it comes to considerations surrounding breast cancer, particularly the misdiagnosis of breast cancer.The query is squarely focused upon routine diagnostic testing, which primarily means scheduled...
New efforts note, seek to reduce mothers’ delivery-related injuries
Increasingly, medical experts and public health officials are noting that serious complications arising from childbirth are as frequently visited upon birth mothers as they are on newborns with severe birth injuries.Although safety programs aimed at bettering...
Lawsuit alleges negligence in falling bridge, chemical spill
It didn't take long for scores of residents from the Borough of Paulsboro, a small community of about 6,100 people in Gloucester County, to file a personal injury lawsuit seeking compensatory and punitive damages for negligence and trespass in the wake of a recent...
OSHA releases yearly list of top workplace safety concerns
Safety and the protection of the American worker from personal injury and workplace accidents is the stated mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in New Jersey and throughout the rest of the United States.Pursuant to that aim, the agency...
