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Bronx SUV crash kills 7 family members, leaving unanswered questions
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|The investigation is continuing into a horrific SUV crash near the Bronx Zoo in New York that killed seven people from three generations of one family. Now the questions into the crash begin as authorities work to figure out what happened. The family members were traveling south on the Bronx River Parkway next to the…
Court Radio: New Methods of Fighting Gun Violence in Our Cities, tune in at 7 a.m. Sunday
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|Finding effective ways to sharply reduce gun violence in our cities is the aim of a national “CeaseFire” program that spread to Philadelphia last July. On “Court Radio” at 7 a.m. tomorrow, Sunday, Marla Davis Bellamy, the director of Ceasefire Philadelphia, the latest of 12 U.S. cities to host the effort, will be our special…
My Transvaginal Mesh Is Defective. Now What?
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|“It is very painful to walk and even to sit upright.”“I get serious cramps along the walls of the vagina. They wake me from sound sleep.”“My bladder has to be flushed every week because I have an ongoing infection.”“I’m afraid the mesh has gone into my organs, the pain is so bad.” These are the…
Life Insurance Companies Reach Settlements For Failing to Pay Beneficiaries
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|Imagine buying a life insurance policy to protect your family if something should happen to you, and then imagine that your insurance company fails to notify your beneficiaries that they have money coming to them when you die. That’s what has been happening across the United States when insurers haven’t always been doing all they…
$4.2 Million School Bullying Settlement A Reminder of the Dangers of Violence Against Students
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|A single punch to the stomach in a horrific case of school violence by a bully and the life of a 12-year-old boy was turned upside down back in May, 2006. Within two days, the punch caused a blood clot in a major artery, causing a blockage and leaving him paralyzed from the waist down,…
N.Y. Construction Crane Accident Fatality Underscores Workplace Dangers
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|The death of a 30-year-old Burlington, N.J., construction worker earlier this month at a New York City worksite was a stark reminder of the real dangers that construction workers face every day on the job. The man was killed when a construction crane being operated near him became dislodged from its base and crashed to…