On January 23, 2017, Maria Meister, then 50 years old, was injured when she was struck by a pole that fell on her as she waited for a bus. Mrs. Meister sustained multiple fractures in her spine and ribs. She is paralyzed from her mid-chest down and has limited use of her left arm. Additionally,…
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On July 3, 2019, Juanita Edwards, then 84-years-old, went outside to get her newspaper. After she went back inside her home, it exploded. Natural gas that had been seeping out of a defective line and into the ground beneath her home had found an ignition source. According to the wrongful death lawsuit filed against New…
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Michael Brassloff was 71 years old when he underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. During the procedure, the two-millimeter tip of a carbon dioxide-cooled laser probe snapped off after it was inserted through a hole in Mr. Brassloff’s skull. As a result, the pressurized carbon dioxide drilled directly into…
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On December 18, 2017, an Amtrak train derailed near DuPont, Washington. The Amtrak train was making its inaugural run on the Point Defiance Bypass; the route was supposed to save 10 minutes off the trip. After the train derailed, three people were killed and dozens were injured. Timmy Brodigan broke his neck during the accident….
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Graco, Summer Infant, Evenflo, and Delta Children are recalling more than 165,000 infant sleepers because they pose a risk for suffocation for babies. The recall notices posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website state, “Infant fatalities have been reported with other manufacturers’ inclined sleep products, after the infants rolled from their back to…
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In 2017, 2-year-old Jozef Dudek suffocated after a 30-inch dresser from Ikea tipped over on top of him. His parents, Craig and Joleen Dudek, brought suit against Ikea and claimed Ikea was aware that the dressers “presented an unreasonable tip-over hazard and were dangerously unsafe,” but continued to sell them. Ikea has agreed to pay…
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James Bowen has filed suit after sustaining a serious injury on a water slide at Universal’s Volcano Bay. On July 11, 2019, Mr. Bowen, then 47 years-old, went down a water slide at Universal Orlando Resort’s Volcano Bay. He laid on his stomach and slid headfirst at Punga Racers, a slide that has four lanes….
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According to the New Jersey State Police, a 10-year-old girl was ejected from a ride called “Extreme” at 6:18 p.m. on October 12, 2019. She suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m. The minor was at the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival. Police said the…
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