Posts tagged burn injuries

• 911 Liability - PA Woman With MS Calls 911 When Bed Catches Fire - Her Call Put on Hold And She Burns To Death Waiting

  Mike Ferrara | February 16, 2008 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Everyone around the country must learn about the Brenda Orr tragedy. In Bucks County, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, Brenda Orr placed a call to 911 when her bed caught on fire. She suffered from MS and was unable to get out of bed. Her 911 call went to the Bucks County dispatchers who could have answered her desparate call for help. Her call rang for 30 seconds and no one answered. ...

• New Jersey Hospitals Kill 42, Seriously Injure 408 in 2006

  Mike Ferrara | January 21, 2008 1:03 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  One of the first things doctors learn in medical school is the old adage that they do no harm. Except in New Jersey. Official state records just released reveal that in 2006 there were 42 persons killed and 408 seriously injured in New Jersey's 78 hospitals. Things are getting worse - in 2005 there were "only" 376 such incidents.The most common events were falls, pressure ulcers, medication...

• New Jersey Senate and Assembly Pass New Wrongful Death Bill - However Governor Corzine Vetoes It

  Mike Ferrara | January 17, 2008 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed changes to the state's 130 year old Wrongful Death bill. The bill then went to the Governor's desk for his signature but he refused to sign it. Under New Jersey law, his failure to sign the bill had the same effect as a veto and the bill died. It will be reintroduced again in the next session of the legislature that began last Tuesday. ...

• "Merck Puts Patients First" - An Erroneous Corporate Slogan - Childhood Vaccines Recalled

  Mike Ferrara | December 15, 2007 12:49 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) withdrew Vioxx from the worldwide market on September 30, 2004. Their own studies showed that it caused heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 80,000 or more folks had heart attacks and strokes while taking Vioxx. Merck, a company who's slogan is "Merck Puts Patients First", did not accept personal responsibiliy, but in trial after trial, sometimes successfully,...

• The Ferrara Law Firm, L.L.C.

  Staff Writer | December 04, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Since 1972 The Ferrara Law Firm, L.L.C., a New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, has protected the rights of people who have been seriously injured by unsafe products, careless doctors and dangerous workplaces. Mr Ferrara is one of the leading New Jersey personal injury lawyers. In additon, he was selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America, and Best Lawyers in New Jersey and New York. ...

• Medical Malpractice Caps In Illinois Found Unconstitutional

  Mike Ferrara | November 14, 2007 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In a terrific blow to those who hope to place artificial caps on those harmed by bad doctors, an Illinios court struck down the caps and found them to be violative of the Constitution. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane Larsen ruled today that Public Act 94-677, the law that imposes arbitrary caps on damages for all victims of medical negligence, violates the Illinois Constitution as an...

• New England Journal Of Medicine Criticizes Drug Company Gifts To Doctors - Need Full Disclosure Of The $19B Drug Companies Give Doctors Each Year

  Mike Ferrara | October 31, 2007 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The November 1, 2007 New England Journal of Medicine calls for fuller disclosure of gifts drug companies pay doctors. The article concludes that costs of industry dinners, trips, and other incentives are passed along to their patients in the form of higher drug prices. A bipartisan bill is pending in the Senate called the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. It was introduced by Senators...

• Six Safety Tips For This Halloween - Please Be Safe

  Mike Ferrara | October 31, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Every Halloween results in tragedy for some. Here are the six common sense ideas I have come up with to help make this a safe day for everyone:1. Since the Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that burns are the most common injury, please make absoultely certain any candles you have in jack o laterns are safe and kept far away from flammable costumes2. Make sure costumes have...

• Jury Selection Begins in Horrific BP Texas Explosion Case - 15 Workers Killed and 170 Injured in Blast

  Mike Ferrara | September 01, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  In March, 2005 one of the most serious refinery explosions in history occurred at the BP (NYSE: BP) refinery in Texas City, Texas. It killed 15 and injured 170. To BP's credit, they have accepted personal responsibilty for what happened and have paid over $2 billon to those harmed and the families of those who died. This trial involves five cases that have not settled and is the first...

• Speaker of the House Praises Work of Trial Lawyers

  Mike Ferrara | July 21, 2007 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), praised the work done by trial lawyers. Speaking at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) convention in Chicago on July 14, 2007, Ms. Pelosi praised the work done by the 60,000 trial lawyers. She said "no other organization in the United States does more to protect the rights of ordinary citizens". ...