On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Premises Liability on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
When someone is injured in a construction accident, victims and their families often need help navigating the workers' compensation system. A workers' compensation claim can often provide for medical care and other financial damages related to the accident. However, if negligence was involved in the accident it may also be wise to file a personal injury claim.
Last week, a New Jersey worker was involved in a very tragic accident. The roofer, who was working on a plant in Clifton, was completely submerged when he fell through the roof into a tank of nitric acid solution last week. The victim fell 40 feet. One co-worker immediately jumped into the tank to save his colleague, braving the waist-deep acid meant for cleaning metal, according to an NJ.com report.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Personal Injury on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Readers will recall this blog's earlier discussion of how dangerous New Jersey roads can be for pedestrians. Drivers have a responsibility to be especially careful around pedestrians. In a car accident with a pedestrian, the pedestrian can easily suffer catastrophic injuries.
Multiple factors can contribute to pedestrian accidents. Sometimes a walker or jogger can cross a street without knowing that fast traffic is coming. Speeding, congested traffic, or distracted driving can all lead to a driver's failure to notice a pedestrian.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Wrongful Death on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Two men lost their lives on Interstate 80 in a fatal accident in Lodi, New Jersey, last month. A Honda Civic with three passengers became disabled and came to a stop in the center lane of eastbound traffic. As the men waited inside the car, a Ford F-150 slammed into the back of the Honda.
Both vehicles immediately caught fire, trapping the driver of the Honda and one of the Honda's passengers. The two men trapped in the Honda's fire died at the scene of the car accident. A third passenger in the Honda survived but went to the hospital in critical condition. The Ford's driver faces criminal charges for his role in the fatal accident.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Car Accident on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
A bicyclist was hit by a pickup truck in Salem City, New Jersey, early last week. News reports do not have many details about the accident, but the bicyclist was reportedly transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The extent of the man's injuries was not immediately reported.
The circumstances of the bike accident, which took place near East Broadway and Eakin Street in Salem, are remaining under investigation. Police did issue a court summons for the driver of the pickup truck, which indicates that the driver will probably be charged by the state with some form of negligent driving in relation to the crash.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Products Liability on Thursday, April 19, 2012
New Jersey nail salons might be inadvertently exposing their clients to dangerous products implicated in birth defects and other serious illnesses, according to a recent report.
Recently, a study was conducted on 25 brands of nail polish. These samples included brands asserting that they do not contain chemicals from what experts call the "toxic trio." The toxic trio is the chemicals dibutyl phthalate, toluene and formaldehyde. The trio is considered toxic because other studies have shown that exposure to these three chemicals in large amounts can lead to asthma, developmental issues and other serious illnesses.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Wrongful Death on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Last week, the northbound truck lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike had to be closed for nearly eight hours following a serious truck accident. A dump truck, a tractor-trailer and two other trucks collided, resulting in the death of the dump truck driver. The tractor-trailer driver was injured and taken to the hospital.
The tractor-trailer reportedly jackknifed and burst into flames. The smoke was visible for miles and forced the evacuation of a nearby warehouse. At the time of initial news reports, the cause of the accident was unclear.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Car Accident on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A 60-year-old New Jersey man was left in critical condition following a car accident on Interstate 295 near Florence last month. The other driver, a 20-year-old woman from Hamilton, is facing charges of driving while intoxicated. The woman lost control of her car and crashed into the man's car as he was driving in the center lane of the freeway. The man's car left the road and crashed in the adjoining woods.
Readers will recall this blog's recent discussion of New Jersey's dangerous roads. In this case the road became even more treacherous because a driver allegedly made the poor decision to operate a vehicle while drunk. Drunk drivers threaten the safety of everyone on the road around them.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Products Liability on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
New Jersey is the scene of a series of significant products liability lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson in regard to a vaginal mesh implant it produces. Now, a new development notes that Johnson & Johnson, headquartered in New Brunswick, allegedly marketed the Gynecare Prolift for more than three years before the FDA cleared it for sale. In fact, the device may have been on the market before the FDA even knew it existed.
The implant is designed to repair weak pelvic muscles and is now implicated in more than 550 products liability lawsuits alleging consumer injuries.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Car Accident on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Two New Jersey roads, U.S. 1 and U.S. 9 in Union County, made the list of the six most dangerous roads in the Tri-state area this year for pedestrians. More than 1,200 walkers, joggers and bicyclists died on roads in the tri-state area between 2008 and 2010. Union County's roads were responsible for an alarming 40 of these pedestrian fatalities.
Other New Jersey roads are very dangerous as well. Routes 17, 4 and 93 in Bergen County witnessed 15 pedestrian fatalities last year. On McCarter Highway, also known as Route 21, and Broad Street in Essex County, 18 people died in 2010. Hudson County's Kennedy Boulevard, Tonnele Avenue and Avenue C saw 14 pedestrian deaths last year.
On behalf of Scura, Mealey, Wigfield & Heyer, LLP posted in Car Accident on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
New Jersey's congested roads are dangerous, and a terrible accident late last month confirmed this once again.
The tragedy began when two drivers who were traveling west on an exit ramp off the New Jersey Turnpike were involved in a fender bender. They pulled off the traffic lane on the ramp and stepped outside of their cars. As they waited for the police, a third driver coming onto the ramp from the Turnpike lost control of her car, hit both guardrails and crashed into the two waiting women.
