Posted in Personal Injury
In response to growing concern about e-cigarette use by children and teens, the FDA has intensified its enforcement of illegal sales and advertising of new electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as Juul, myblu and KandyPens. The FDA has stated it is committed to decreasing smoking and nicotine addiction in… Continue reading
Posted in Probate Litigation
This blog will explore the possibility of probating a copy of a Decedent’s Will if the original document cannot be located. Typically, the County Surrogate will only accept for Probate an original of a Decedent’s Last Will and Testament. If for some reason an original of a Decedent’s Will cannot… Continue reading
Posted in Community Associations
Interest in the specially exempt status of community association pools has increased. This interest has been fueled by community association board members hoping to offset substantial costs incurred for COVID ambassadors and cleaning staff. As specially exempt public recreational bathing facilities, community associations may legally choose to operate their pools… Continue reading
Posted in Personal Injury
On April 5th, the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee pushed forward Senate Bill S-1766, legislation which would expand the state’s wrongful death statute to allow for recovery of damages from “mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society and loss of companionship.” Currently, the survivors who lost a loved… Continue reading
Posted in Mass Torts
On February 12th, a man from Arkansas filed a lawsuit against Eli Lily and Co., the manufacturers and distributors of the drug taladalafil, also known commercially as Cialis, alleging that the drug was the cause of his melanoma and that he could have avoided the risk of skin cancer if… Continue reading
Posted in Personal Injury
The Tobacco Advertising Collection at the Smithsonian Institution contains more than 30,000 examples of cigarette advertising by tobacco companies. Entitled “Not a Cough in a Carload: Images from the Tobacco Industry Campaign to Hide the Hazards of Smoking,” the twelve-part archive series, created by Dr. Robert Jacklar, emphasizes the deceptive… Continue reading
Posted in Brain Injury News
The New York Times recently published an article detailing a new study which examined people suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and found an increased likelihood in developing dementia. The risk of developing dementia was highest in those who had suffered multiple TBIs, but even those who suffered from a… Continue reading
Posted in Personal Injury
In late March, several public health organizations and medical groups filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its decision to delay FDA review of e-cigarette products. The controversial decision pushed the deadline for e-cigarette product approval applications to August of 2022 relieving the vaping industry of… Continue reading
Posted in Business & Commercial Law
This week, Massachusetts-based pizza chain Bertucci’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Delaware (seeking joint administration under case No. 18-10894). Bertucci’s operates 59 stores, 29 of which it plans to reject. According to The Wall Street Journal, an affiliate of Chicago-based investment firm Right Lane Capital LLC has… Continue reading
Posted in Personal Injury
The Juul looks like a computer flash drive but it is a vaping device. It’s sleek, it’s discrete, and it’s becoming very popular with underage nicotine users. Juul, the company that manufactures the device, states it targets only adults; however, the nicotine liquid flavors include “virginia tobacco, cool mint, fruit… Continue reading
