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Fisher Price Announces Recall of Rock ‘n Play Sleepers

Fisher-Price recently announced it is recalling 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play sleepers. The recall notice can be found on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website. According to the recall notice, “Since the 2009 product introduction, over 30 infant fatalities have occurred in Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under …

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Fisher-Price Warns Parents to Stop Using the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper After 10 Babies Die

Both the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price issued warnings to consumers about the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper “due to reports of death when infants roll over in the product.” The warning specifically asks parents to cease using the product by the time their babies reach three months, the age in which most infants …

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Verdicts & Settlement Seminar Panel

On December 12, 2018, a member of our firm participated in the Delaware County Bar Association’s (DCBA) Verdicts & Settlement Seminar, held at the Delaware County Bar Association Auditorium. As panel members, we familiarized ourselves with 10 different case summaries and participated in dialogue with audience members, the moderator, other panelists regarding the various settlements and verdicts …

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Bellwether IVC Filter Trials Return Mixed Verdicts

In the last few months alone, juries in Georgia and Arizona returned opposing verdicts regarding the amount of liability device manufacturer C.R. Bard faces for their defective IVC filter implants. In March, a Phoenix jury awarded $3.6 million dollars to Sherr-Una Booker after an IVC filter she had installed failed and caused her severe injuries. …

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Marciano & MacAvoy, P.C. Presented a Check to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.)

Kevin R. Marciano, Esquire and Patrick D. MacAvoy, Esquire of Marciano & MacAvoy, P.C. presented a check to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) in the amount of $2,000. Marciano & MacAvoy while representing a victim of drunk driving secured a contribution directly from the bar where the drunk driver had been served alcohol. Pictured in …

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Full Disclosure: A Handful of Hospitals Are Making Docs Apologize

Apologizing is hard to do. That’s especially true for doctors, who often fear owning up to their mistakes because it can open them up to medical malpractice lawsuits. Even doctors will admit that reticence is ingrained in the medical community – but that doesn’t mean they’ll admit to a mistake. Anywhere from 50% to 96% …

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