Category: Products liability
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Suing the City on Time – Part 2
SUING THE CITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY REQUIRES PROMPT ACTION Continued from my last post.) Guirguis Matta was suing the city of Jersey City for his injuries suffered in an elevator accident. His lawyers didn’t notify Jersey City of their intent to sue within 90 days of the accident. The law requires such notification when suing…
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Suing the Government: Time Matters
SUING THE GOVERNMENT FOR PERSONAL INJURY REQUIRES QUICK ACTION. Suing the government is something that personal injury attorneys do regularly. The government can carelessly cause an accident, just the same as a private party can. But, surprise, New Jersey, like most states, has passed special laws that often make it very difficult for a personal…
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Product Liability Lawyer U. 101
How A Product Liability Lawyer Helps Victims Of Unsafe Products A product liability lawyer represents victims injured by defective or unsafe products. Every year, such items injure thousands of people. What are the legal rights of a victim of a defective product in New Jersey? The Legislature has passed the Products Liability Act. Under that law, a…
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Mesothelioma Attorney Verdict: $7.5 M
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Mesothelioma Attorney Obtains $7.5 Million Verdict A mesothelioma attorney obtains $7.5 million verdict for New Jersey man exposed to asbestos at work. It isn’t every day that a mesothelioma attorney sues a company whose president himself was a mesothelioma victim. And where that company continued to use asbestos in its products for years after its…
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Klutz Sues For Chair Fall
Accident Attorney Story: Man Falls Out Of Office Chair and Sues Tom went to see an accident attorney. Tom had attended the deposition of his wife in a court case, at the office of the New Jersey law firm. About 90 minutes into the deposition, Tom fell out of his chair and injured himself. I…
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Talcum Powder Cancer In Women?
Talcum Powder Cancer In Women Is Anything Safe Anymore? Recent lawsuits in New Jersey show that there may be a reason for women to worry about talcum powder cancer. The victims in these lawsuits claim the following: Since 1981, there have been 24 studies that have linked women’s use of talcum powder in the genital…
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Viagra May Cause Melanoma
A products liability lawyer certainly has many issues to be aware of these days. For instance, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association linked the popular drug Viagra with the skin cancer melanoma. Men who took Viagra were 84% more likely to develop melanoma over a 10 year period. Melanoma…