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How CPAP Recall Could Affect Your Chances of Severe COVID-19

An estimated 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, a disruptive, and sometimes dangerous, condition that affects a person’s ability to breathe regularly and continuously when sleeping. Luckily, once

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 13 Dec 2021

Woman holding a CPAP mask against her chest while lying in a hospital room.

Do I Need a New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorney?

When you visit a healthcare provider, you’re putting trust in them to figure out what’s wrong and give you the right treatment. Of course, physicians can make mistakes, just like the rest of us, but when is that mistake an honest one that could have…

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 13 Dec 2021

Do I Need a New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorney?

Blockchain Forks: Understanding How Crypto Forks Happen

Forks are updates to a cryptocurrency network. They are similar to how a regular update to an app on your smartphone allows developers to improve the features, security, or user

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 10 Dec 2021

Blockchain technology concept securing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin for online payments and transactions.

Preventing Parking Lot Tragedies Involving Older Drivers

On the day before Thanksgiving, the story headlining Pittsburgh media outlets read “Pittsburgh woman who had been due to give birth was fatally struck by an elderly driver in a Rite-Aid Pharmacy parking lot”. The New York Daily News further reported that Jodie Guthrie, 30,…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 9 Dec 2021

Preventing Parking Lot Tragedies Involving Older Drivers

Common Medications Linked to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a potentially dangerous disorder involving skin and mucous membranes. In most situations, SJS is a reaction to a medication. It usually begins with mild flu-like symptoms

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 8 Dec 2021

Close-up of young female hands holding an open pill bottle and two soft-gel capsules.

Paraquat Exposure and Other Possible Causes of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson’s is a progressive disease with no known cure, leaving those diagnosed with various symptoms that decrease quality

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 7 Dec 2021

Parkinson’s disease images displayed over a doctor’s hand on a desk.

J&J Baby Powder Lawsuits On Hold For Now

Healthcare giant Johnson and Johnson has sparked outrage by using a controversial law to block nearly 40,000 pending lawsuits claiming their beloved baby powder has caused cancer for decades.

By Libby Baldwin

/ 6 Dec 2021

Close-up of a white Johnson’s baby powder bottle on a black background.

Are the Philips CPAP Recall Replacement Devices Safe?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently delivered more bad news to patients already affected by a major recall concerning particular Philips Respironics sleep apnea treatment devices, specifically CPAP (continuous

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 3 Dec 2021

CPAP mask isolated on a white background.

Fire Safety Tips for the Winter Holidays

On Christmas Eve last year, a couple in Metuchen, New Jersey, and their four children were celebrating with friends when they received word from neighbors that their house was engulfed in flames. Along with losing the home to the fire, the family’s two dogs were…

By Jessica Ramirez

/ 2 Dec 2021

Fire Safety Tips for the Winter Holidays

Can I Sue My Lawyer for Legal Malpractice?

Like other types of malpractice, legal malpractice simply means that your attorney has failed to reach the required “standard of care” expected of them by any client.

By Christopher T. Nace

/ 1 Dec 2021

Can I Sue My Lawyer for Legal Malpractice?

New Jersey Window for Abuse Cases Closes Tomorrow.

Less than one day remains for victims to file lawsuits for old sex abuse cases in New Jersey. Under the 2019 Child Victim’s Act, survivors of child sexual abuse in New Jersey were given the opportunity to file a civil claim against the individual who…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 29 Nov 2021

New Jersey Window for Abuse Cases Closes Tomorrow.

NJ High School Hazing and Sexual Assaults Being Investigated

A high school athletic director and several football coaches have been suspended after a horrific hazing incident captured on cell phone video came to light. Wall High School athletic director Tom Ridoux was placed on administrative leave after a video emerged showing six football players…

By Andrew D'Arcy

/ 23 Nov 2021

NJ High School Hazing and Sexual Assaults Being Investigated