Blog: Personal Injury
- NJ Transit Prepares for Winter Weather, Increased Risk of Accidents
Jan 19, 2017
In the aftermath of the recent train accident at Hoboken Terminal in Hudson County, a lot of New Jersey residents are on high alert when riding public transportation, including trains, light rails, and buses. Now that winter weather has finally hit the Garden State in 2016, NJ Transit officials are also beginning to focus on preparations for weather-related issues that could potentially affect public transit and lead to serious auto accidents. One concern of NJ...Read More - Train Accident at Hoboken Terminal Causes More than 100 Injuries, One Death
Oct 10, 2016
Train Accident at Hoboken Terminal Authorities are investigating a The person who died in the train accident was Fabiola Bittar de Kroon, a 34-year-old Hoboken woman standing on the train platform when the train left the tracks. The NJ State Medical Examiner’s Office pronounced her dead a short time after the train crash. Sometime later, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke with the media and said that the woman died after being struck by...Read More - Federal Safety Officials Order Mandatory Recall of Exploding Samsung Phones
Sep 19, 2016
After initially issuing a warning about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone, federal safety officials have now ordered a mandatory recall of the phones. The recall was issued as a result of multiple reports of consumers being injured when their phones suddenly exploded. Lithium-ion batteries in the defective phones can explode when they overheat while being charged. Over the past month, there have been several reports of exploding Galaxy Note 7 devices in the United...Read More