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Summit, NJ
Politics
NJ-Based Tylenol Makers Sued Over Autism Claims As Experts Reject Trump's Warning NJ-Based Tylenol Makers Sued Over Autism Claims As Experts Reject Trump's Warning
Nj-based Tylenol Makers Sued Over Autism Claims As Experts Reject Trump's Warning The makers of Tylenol are being sued one month after President Donald Trump linked the popular pain reliever to autism in children, a claim widely debunked by medical experts. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and its spinoff, Kenvue, on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Republican accuses the New Jersey-based companies of deceptive marketing targeting pregnant women. Paxton repeated Trump's claims that Tylenol's active ingredient, acetaminophen, raises the risk of autism and other developmental disorders in children. "Big Pharma …

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by Chris Spiker
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
Woodcliff Lake College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling In Crash Sues Tesla Woodcliff Lake College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling In Crash Sues Tesla
Woodcliff Lake College Student Who Lost Both Parents, Only Sibling In Crash Sues Tesla The son of a Bergen County couple and their teenage daughter, who died in a horrific crash on the Garden State Parkway, is suing Tesla, claiming the car's autopilot mode failed to stop the deadly collision. Max Dryerman, of Woodcliff Lake, filed the federal lawsuit Monday, June 23, in Camden, blaming Tesla's “defective” safety features for the deaths of his father David, his mother Michele, both 54, and his 17-year-old sister Brooke. The crash happened on Sept. 14, 2024, while the family was driving home from a concert, the lawsuit says. David Dryerman was behind the wheel of the 2024 Tesla…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
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Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M
Gun Manufacturer Remington Settles With Sandy Hook Families For $73M Families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting reached a historic $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington, officials announced. Attorneys for the families who filed the suit against the now-bankrupt Remington and its four insurers, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they had reached the settlement, representing the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the US. As part of the settlement, lawyers for the families said that Remington agreed to release thousands of pages of internal company do…

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
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Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash
Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash The law firm representing a salesman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a New Jersey Turnpike crash said it has obtained a $9 million settlement. Ernest Damiani of Monroe, NY, was on his way to a sales call when he pulled onto the Turnpike shoulder in Middlesex County on Aug. 2, 2018, authorities said. A Ford Excursion then blew a rear tire and spun across several lanes of traffic and into Damiani's vehicle, according to police reports. Damiani, now 62, was hospitalized for two months. He spent the next nine months at rehab facilities, leaving him unable to return to his job while re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Lawsuit: Faulty iPad Battery Sparked Fire That Killed Parsippany Man Lawsuit: Faulty iPad Battery Sparked Fire That Killed Parsippany Man
Lawsuit: Faulty iPad Battery Sparked Fire That Killed Parsippany Man Apple is facing a lawsuit from the children of a Parsippany man claiming a faulty battery pack in an iPad started a fire that ultimately led to his death, Apple Insider reports. The civil suit was filed by Bradley Ireland's daughter Julia Ireland Meo and son Benjamin Ireland of Rutherford with the U.S. District Court. The suit claims that the 64-year-old sustained severe injuries in the blaze and died the following day, on Feb. 22, 2017. "The subject tablet was unreasonably dangerous and unsafe for its intended purpose by reasons of defects in its design and/or its manufacture and/or …

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
GRAPHIC: Third Dog Burned By Ridgefield Park Vet Could Be Worst Case Yet GRAPHIC: Third Dog Burned By Ridgefield Park Vet Could Be Worst Case Yet
Graphic: Third Dog Burned By Ridgefield Park Vet Could Be Worst Case Yet A report of a third dog being burned by at the Ridgefield Park Animal Hospital could be the worst case yet. This time, the vet says 12-year-old Stella was burned by a heating table that had lost its sensors -- not a heating pad -- according to emails obtained by Daily Voice. The miniature Australian shepherd was burned so badly during a dental procedure on December 1, 2017 that her coat might not ever grow back, owner Shawna Early said. "The dental table that Stella acquired injury from was inspected and the manufacturer found out that the sensors had fallen off," RPAH vets Paul …

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by Cecilia Levine