By Angela Leone
On Monday, September 24, 2018, attorney Brett M. Furber of Messa & Associates secured a $568,375 verdict on behalf of a three-year-old client and his parents against the American Sardine Bar, Inc., after the child received disfiguring injuries as the result of a dog-bite on American Sardine Bar’s outdoor patio. On October 7, 2016, the […]
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On June 6, 2018, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 4 to 0 to approve a new federal safety standard for children’s booster seats. Booster seats, or “juvenile chairs,” are small seats placed on top of adult chairs to help boost small children up to average dining height. The new safety rule incorporates […]
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A new federal safety standard has taken effect in an effort to make infant bouncer seats safer in the United States. The new mandatory standard will apply to any infant bouncer chair manufactured or imported after March 19, 2018. The new rules included in this updated standard revolve around fall hazards. Warnings will be placed […]
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EpiPens – prescription epinephrine injections used to treat severe allergic reactions – were recently the subject of controversy after drug company Mylan NV raised prices of the lifesaving pens 600% overnight. A year later, the pens are the subject of a new controversy. According to reports filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by […]
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Halloween, the holiday of costumes and candy, is fast approaching! Soon, goblins, witches, and mini pop-stars will be out and about with parents and friends collecting candy (and pennies) from friendly neighbors. Before you take to the streets with your masked mischief-makers, please read the SafeKids.org do’s and dont’s below for a fun, friendly, and […]
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In a recent MedWatch release, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning parents of the dangers associated with infant sleep positioners. The FDA suggests to parents, nannies, and other caregivers not to put babies in sleep positioners, also referred to as “nests” or “anti-roll” products. According to reports gathered over the last […]
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6ABC Action News has reported that Philadelphia police have arrested 53 year-old Duncan Round of Medford Lakes, NJ on charges of rape, sexual assault and other offenses related to the sexual assault of two-children at a prominent Philadelphia day care. Owner Sexually Assaults Children at Daycare Duncan Round is the owner of Sprouts day care […]
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According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a child in the United States is hurt every 30 minutes and every two weeks, a child in the United States dies as a result of a furniture or TV tip-over incident. The seasonal change between Spring and Summer is a great time to take the necessary […]
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A former Cooper University Health Care nurse has filed a lawsuit in Middlesex County against Cooper, alleging wrongful termination and medical malpractice. The nurse, Catherine Tanksley-Bowe, Ph.D, was employed by Cooper for only one month in 2016. During the time of her employment, there was an outbreak of drug resistant MRSA in the neonatal intensive […]
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