For the first time in a decade, the death rate in the United States has gone up. One of the major reasons for the rise has alarmed health experts and state lawmakers across the country: drug overdoses. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics …

Ikea, the Swedish furniture company known throughout the world, announced that it will be recalling more than 27 million dressers due to serious safety risks posed by the furniture item. Moreover, the product recall will be followed by a discontinuation of the furniture as an item being produced by Ikea. The product line is known …

A recent report indicates that up to 20 percent of all people who die as a result of trauma in United States emergency rooms and hospitals could potentially be saved by better medical treatment and/or quicker access to high-quality medical treatment. The report was conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) …

Anton Yelchin, a popular Hollywood film actor perhaps best known for playing Chekov in the recent Star Trek movies, died in a tragic car accident. Friends of the celebrity found him pinned against a brick mailbox pillar by his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It is believed that the Jeep rolled down the driveway of Yelchin’s …

Sexual assault charges are among the most egregious a person can face. They carry life-changing penalties and a stigma that can haunt you for the rest of your life. An accusation can be damaging enough, but a conviction can put you behind bars for a very long time and have repercussions for the rest of …

Lombardi & Lombardi joined the Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association (MCTLA) on May 7 at its annual membership drive in raising awareness for a worthwhile children’s charity: Elijah’s Promise. Held at the Old Bay Restaurant in New Brunswick, the MCTLA collected food for Elijah’s Promise. The organization, based in New Brunswick as well, runs a …

Shoplifting is commonly regarded as a youthful indiscretion, a “rite of passage†for rebellious adolescents looking to get one over on their local department store. However, if there’s one thing last holiday season taught us, it’s that shoplifting doesn’t necessarily have to be a young man’s game. The courts were filled with adults who may …

In a decision that many are calling the largest medical malpractice verdict in the state’s history, the Children’s Hospital of Colorado was recently ordered by a judge to pay $17.8 million to the family of Naomi Pressey. Seven years ago, when she was only four days old, Naomi underwent surgery to fix a relatively minor, …

There is never a good time for a car accident, that’s for certain. However, what’s even worse than getting into a crash is finding out that – for maybe only a few bucks more – you could have had far more insurance coverage. New Jersey has minimum motor vehicle insurance requirements. It’s never a good …