Blog Posts in 2012
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Posted on Dec 30, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A new study has revealed that grave surgical errors, such as leaving a sponge or instrument inside a patient, are occurring at a startling rate across the U.S. John Hopkins University School of ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Did you know that veterans who served from 1930 to 1970 may be at an increased risk of developing mesothelioma, asbestosis or other asbestos-related diseases? Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP (NBRS) is ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
When a person is injured by the negligence or wrongdoing of another, there is generally a time limit within which that person must file a civil lawsuit to seek financial compensation for injuries ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Potentially the most contested statute of limitations is the limit that applies to filing criminal charges or suing in civil court for sexual abuse, particularly child sexual abuse. A statute of ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
After Sandy, one of the last things on homeowners' minds may be anti-concurrent causation clauses. In fact, most homeowners had probably never heard of this term before they tried to collect fair ...
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Posted on Dec 24, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The Social Security Administration (SSA), the government agency responsible for reviewing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications, is notorious for denying these claims. It is not ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Employees across New York have certain rights when it comes to filing workers' compensation claims for work-related illnesses and injuries. One of these rights is to file a claim without fear of ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
In a perfect world, submitting a valid claim to an insurance company would result in a prompt and fair payment. In the real world, this is simply not always the case. Though some insurance claims are ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Superstorm Sandy caused an estimated $63 billion in damage in the Northeast, causing widespread residential and commercial property damage as well as lengthy power outages and gasoline shortages. For ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
If you are considering whether to file a personal injury lawsuit, one of the key issues you are likely wondering about is what your case is worth. After all, the outcome of a successful personal ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
As homeowners across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and all other states struck by Superstorm Sandy are now facing some unexpected problems as they try to file insurance claims to repair ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Injured in an Accident? Be Sure to Preserve Evidence to Support Your Claim. If you were injured in an auto accident, were bitten by a dog, were injured by medical malpractice or lost a loved one in a ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The widower of a woman who was turned away by two different airlines is planning on filing suit in federal court against the airlines for denying her passage and therefore preventing her from ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
A family in Pennsylvania was awarded a $109 million judgment in a personal injury lawsuit involving the death of a wife and mother who was burned and electrocuted by a spliced power line in the ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), just released a report ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Workplace accidents may occur at times in spite of an employer and employee's best efforts to implement proper training and safety measures as required by the Occupational Safety and Health ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, recently asked Congress to pass legislation that would require new cars to have event ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
UNM (University of New Mexico) Hospital may face paying more than $100 million to settle medical malpractice claims against the facility. According to a report by the Albuquerque Journal, medical ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
37 lives have been claimed in the multistate fungal meningitis outbreak that has been linked to contaminated injectable steroids produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC). According to the ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing its investigation into adverse events reported to the agency as related to various products marketed as energy drinks or energy shots. Because ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
About four million babies are born in the United States each year, with 99% born in hospitals. The majority of pregnancies, labors and deliveries are successful, with both mother and baby remaining ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Superstorm Sandy struck the Northeast on October 29, 2012. When it roared ashore, it created a storm surge that left parts of New York City underwater and millions of people along the East Coast ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
According to congressional aides, President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $60.4 billion in federal aid for damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, which struck the Northeast U.S. in late October. ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
When a child is diagnosed with a medical condition or sustains an injury that could have been prevented if proper medical care had been administered, this can leave a family wondering who can be held ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2012 By Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP
Suffering a serious side effect or becoming injured while receiving medical care does not necessarily guarantee that a patient has an actionable medical malpractice case, or sufficient grounds to take ...
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