Mount Laurel NJ Personal Injury Law Blog

Off-road vehicles are a fun way to explore the great outdoors. Burlington County owners of recreational vehicles naturally expect that the vehicle will operate the way it is supposed to. However, that does not always happen, as shown by a recent recall.

American Honda has issued a recall of certain recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) after reports of crashes and injuries have surfaced. The throttle pedal of the vehicles can become stuck in the open position, leading to collisions and injuries. The vehicles at issue include about 82,000 2016-2019 Model Year Honda Pioneer 1000 5Ps.

Memorial Day may be considered the unofficial start of the summer season for many in Burlington County. Between now and Labor Day, people will enjoy the beach, weddings, block parties, outdoor concerts and other fun occasions. It is not unusual for people to enjoy a bottle of beer or glass of wine while at summertime celebrations. However, some people take drinking too far and will engage in drunk driving.

Drunk driving is a serious issue in the United States year-round. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each day 29 individuals across the nation lose their lives in car crashes involving a drunk driver. This amounts to one fatality every 50 minutes. In 2016, 28 percent of all traffic fatalities in the nation were due to drunk driving accidents. In addition, 17 percent of traffic deaths involving children between 0 to 14-years-old involved a drunk driver.

Now that spring is here in Burlington County and summer is on its way, residents of the state can expect to see more orange barrels on the roads and the erection of new buildings and other construction projects. While maintaining our infrastructure systems and erecting office spaces, stores and housing are good for the public and the economy, it goes without saying that construction work is a dangerous job. In fact, certain construction accidents are so common that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have dubbed them the "Fatal Four."

In the 2017 calendar year, over 4,600 private industry workers were killed on-the-job. Of these deaths, just over 20 percent were in the construction industry. Of these, falls, being struck by objects, electrocutions and caught-in/between incidents -- the "Fatal Four" -- accounted for 59.9 percent of construction worker fatalities that year. OSHA estimates that if these incidents were eliminated, it would save over 580 lives annually.

When we make the difficult choice to move a parent or a loved one to a nursing home, we’re doing it with their best interests in mind. What we expect from a nursing home is an environment where our loved ones will thrive and receive the care we’d give them ourselves.

But too often – both in New Jersey and around the country – residents in nursing homes face neglect from the staff tasked with dutifully caring for them. One sign that your loved one may not be getting the care they deserve is if they develop bed sores.