How Do You Prove Medical Negligence?
Medical malpractice, or medical negligence as it is also called, is care or treatment by a medical provider (doctor, nurse, therapist, etc.) that is found to be below the accepted standard of care and that caused harm to a patient. In a medical malpractice lawsuit, it is the burden of the patient who is alleging […]
CMS Releases New Nursing Home Special Focus Facility List
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. With events to bring awareness to the endemic of worldwide elder abuse countries provide activities and training for prevention, recognition, and treatment of elder abuse worldwide. Bringing attention of elder abuse closer to home, CMS (the Center for Medicare Services) recently released a nationwide extended list […]
Confidential Financial Information Compromised as a Result of Quest Diagnostics Data Breach
BREAKING: Financial information including credit card and bank account numbers of approximately 12 million users compromised by a data breach of one of the largest blood testing providers in the country, Quest Diagnostics.
New York Rejects Pipeline Citing Environmental and Climate Change Concerns
In a rousing victory for environmentalists, on May 15th the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rejected the proposal of the Oklahoma based Williams Companies to lay a 37 mile liquid natural gas pipeline through New York harbor and the New Jersey/New York Raritan watershed. Citing concerns related to copper and mercury contamination that […]
Reduction of Concussions in Most Recent NFL Season
On February 28, ESPN reported the following: “NFL players were diagnosed with three concussions during the 2018 playoffs, a 70 percent drop from the previous year and a continuation of a season-long trend. In total, there were 217 diagnosed concussions in practices and games during the 2018 season, compared to 291 in 2017, the league […]
To Find a Work Life Balance, Trust
We’ve all read about trying to find a “work-life” balance. Visit any bookstore, on-line or brick and mortar and there are shelves devoted to this topic in the “Self-Help” section. I don’t know about you, but no matter how many books I read, they never seem to answer the question. Recently, I had an experience […]
Automobile Insurance Continues To Be The Subject Of Lawsuits In New Jersey
Automobile Insurance continues to be the subject of lawsuits in New Jersey. Recently the State Supreme Court decided the case of Haines v Taft, which raises a red flag to which all NJ drivers should pay attention. By way of background, New Jersey is what is called a “no fault” state for auto insurance. This […]
Partners Al Anthony & Karl Friedrichs included on this year’s New Jersey Super Lawyers List
Congratulations to Partners Al Anthony and Karl Friedrichs, who were selected to the 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list. This is Al’s 13th year on the list and Karl’s 3rd year on the list. (Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of […]
Three Ways to Catch an Out-of-State Corporation, Including Breaking News
Out-of-state corporations do not like to face justice from Philadelphia juries. Here is the status of three ways to catch an out-of-state corporation through personal jurisdiction. Consent A Pennsylvania statute states that an out-of-state corporation’s registration to do business in Pennsylvania gives Pennsylvania courts general personal jurisdiction, that is, jurisdiction over all matters affecting that […]
Excellent Opinion on Spoliation of Video Surveillance in Slip-and-Fall
The Superior Court has just issued an excellent precedential opinion granting a new trial to a plaintiff after the trial court refused to give an adverse inference charge on spoliation (destruction of evidence). Marshall v. Brown’s IA, LLC, 2019 WL 1372399 (Pa. Super., March 27, 2019). The opinion is not only very helpful on video […]
Buca Di Beppo Announces Nationwide Data Breach Exposing Customer Credit and Debit Card Information
Data breaches of this type can have long term effects on your finances if not handled in a timely manner. To see if you’ve dined at an affected location, click here. More information on the Buca Di Beppo data breach. If you or a loved one have dined at an affected location and received notification […]
Latest Data Breach: FEMA Announces that over 2 Million Disaster Survivors Information Exposed
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who had helped provide shelter for millions of survivors of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria as well as the California wildfires, has failed to protect the personal and confidential information of these disaster survivors. Information exposed includes street addresses and banking information. If you or a loved one have […]