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Another Springtime - another tragic teen driver death in New Jersey. There are over 8,000 teen deaths each year from auto crashes. They begin to pick up as the weather gets nicer and the teens take their friends for rides. Interestingly, alcohol and drugs are not major factors in these deaths. Rather, the inexperience and distractions that come from teen driving are the primary...

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As incredible as it seems, 10 days after seven were killed in a New York City crane collapse, the virtually identical thing happened again in Miami. The startling news this time is that Florida does not regulate or license tower cranes and crane operators. Two workers were killed and five were injured when the crane fell 30 stories. Workplace injuries kill and injury thousands each year. ...

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Methodist Hospital in Minnesota is where the latest medical malpractice horror story took place. They took out the good kidney of a cancer patient by mistake. The hospital said we are going public with what happened because "it's the right thing to do". No. The right thing to do is for the hospitals in Minnesota and elsewhere to stop killing and maiming innocent persons. According...

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A Baltimore jury returned a verdict in favor of a man who was injured in a tractor trailer accident. The injuries consisted of a fractured vertebra, a fractured elbow and an ankle injury. The vertebra had to be surgically removed. The injured man was a forman at a cable company and now only can return to work in a light duty capacity. What makes this verdict fascinating is that the...

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Yesterday's tragic crane collapse in NYC killed four and injured 10. It happened in mid-town Manhattan and could have been much worse. The site at 50th Street and 2nd Avenue is a bustling mid city intersection. The crane was on the 19th floor of a 44 story condo that was being built. There had been prior violations at this work site and neighbors complained that the workers were working...

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Oklahama was the latest location of recent grade crossing deaths. Three died in two separate grade crossing incidents on the same day in collisions with Union Pacific trains. The dead were teenagers Josh Ertle and Jennifer Gordy who were killed trying to drive around a grade crossing and Jason Checotah, 29, who tried to cross at a closed intersecton. Both incidents happened in broad...

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The historic $4.85B Vioxx settlement by Merck (NYSE: MRK) Is one step closer to a final resolution. One of the requirements of the settlement was the at least 85% of the approximately 55,000 persons suing Merck had to agree to the settlement. The deadline to enroll all clients who desired to participate in the settlement was Febrary 29, 2008. Early reports indicate that the 85% figure...

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Imagine an American child dying a needless death every third day of every year. That is the latest statistic on ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) deaths in 2006 as reported by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. These 100 child death cases do not include another 455 adult death cases in the same year. Imagine - 555 deats blamed on ATV crashes in a single year. If that wasn't bad enough,...

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A three judge panel of the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division ruled today that a 911 operator and her employer are not immune from liability. Today's unamious rullng reversed the decision of trial court judge Charles Little who found in favor of the 911 operator Marie Cuparo and her employer, the City of Camden (N.J.). In this case, a call came in to the 911 operator for the...

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When a bunch of young adults go out to drink on a weekend and then decide to drive, the consequences can be devasting to them and to their victims. Everyone knows you must not drink and drive. The problem stems from the fact that when you are drunk, you may not remember that rule. That is why the designated driver rule is so important. Also, bartenders and servers must NEVER serve...

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