Blog Posts in May, 2013

New Jersey truck accident kills one

A New Jersey dump truck accident took the life of a Florida man and critically injured his wife. The truck accident occurred in Plumsted Township, according to the Ocean County prosecutor. The 81-year-old driver and his 78-year-old wife were traveling west on County Route 537 when they attempted to make a left turn onto County Route 539. Their vehicle was struck by a tri-axle dump truck on the ...

Dogs maul New Jersey woman

A Plainfield woman was viciously attacked by two dogs that were later shot by police responding to the scene. The woman is currently in the hospital recovering from dog bite injuries . Witnesses told police that this is not the first time the dogs have gotten out of their fence or run loose in the neighborhood. The incident was captured on video as the 55-year-old woman lay helplessly on the ...

The risks of summer amusement rides

A visit to an amusement park provides a great day trip for New Jersey families, especially those with young children. But recent research by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital revealed that approximately 20 accidents per day occur throughout the summer at amusement parks, portable carnivals and malls with amusement rides. These ...

New rules mandate breaks for truck drivers

Commercial truck drivers in New Jersey might be interested to hear that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration created new rules that mandate how long truck drivers can drive at a time without taking breaks. The new stipulations were made in an effort to decrease the amount of traffic deaths caused by fatigued commercial drivers. According to the Department of Transportation, between ...

Stricter rules for experts in New Jersey malpractice cases

Following an April 25 New Jersey Supreme Court ruling, only doctors with the same specialties as those being sued will be able to participate in a court case as an expert witness. There have been mixed reactions regarding this ruling. On the one hand, insurance premiums have risen significantly due to the proliferation of medical malpractice cases . However, others say this ruling will make it ...

Bullying behavior increases risk of medical malpractice

Poor relationships among health care teams may directly threaten patient safety in hospitals and clinics in new jersey and across the country, according to a growing number of experts. Specifically, the problem of verbally or emotionally abusive health care providers has been studied and found to increase the risk of medical malpracticeincidents even though it is not all that uncommon. A survey of ...