Medication errors are some of the most commonly committed mistakes in the ER. They can also be the most deadly. Whether a patient gets the wrong type of medication or the wrong amount at the wrong time, patients in New Jersey hospitals may be more vulnerable than they realize to these oversights. According to a …
City life means traffic – honking horns, sirens and drivers and cyclists belligerently trying to share the road. A recent op-ed on Washingtonpost.com shares some interesting perspectives regarding the evolution of the bicyclist-driver relationship. Who has right of way? Whichever side of the discussion you land, you may be surprised to know that this bickering …
A judge in East Haven, Conn. reduced a $12.2 million verdict by half in a case in which a pedestrian was badly injured after being struck by a drunk-driver. The driver had been detained by police for driving under the influence prior to the incident but was released shortly thereafter. The plaintiff, Thomas Ventura, was …
No one looks forward to getting sick or injured and needing to head to the emergency room for help. In fact, quite the opposite. Emergency room waiting times are notoriously long and, while you are waiting, who knows what germs – think sneezing kids and contagious flu sufferers – you’ll pick up that may make …
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 …
A Hoboken, New Jersey man says he was burned when his iPhone “exploded†in his pocket, bursting into flames. Erik Johnson, 29, says he was at his cousin’s wake when the iPhone 5c exploded. He was bending down to pick up keys he had dropped when the explosion occurred. “I felt the burn instantly,†Johnson …
Tina Nguyen, a 37-year-old New York resident, was laid to rest on March 29 after being fatally struck by an errant piece of plywood. She was simply walking along West 12th Street and 7th Avenue when the piece of wood came flying off of a nearby construction site. The site had been in repeated violation …
You were just minding your own business, working in your own garden, when the neighbor’s dog started to approach you. It was growling, at first. But growls turned into barking and barking turned into an attack. Next thing you know, you are bleeding. That dog just bit you! The first thing that you have to …
