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Disney Drops Arbitration Fight In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving NY Doctor After Backlash Disney Drops Arbitration Fight In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving NY Doctor After Backlash
Disney Drops Arbitration Fight In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving NY Doctor After Backlash Following a wave of backlash, Disney is dropping its argument that the husband of a late New York doctor and Jersey City, New Jersey resident can’t sue over her allergy death because he signed up for Disney+. A hearing to discuss Disney’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan has been canceled, court records show. Earlier Report: Disney Says Husband Of Late LI Doctor Can’t Sue Over Allergy Death Because Of Disney+ Account The company issued the following statement to Daily Voice: “At Disney, we strive to put…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Estate Of Welder Blown Through Roof At New Jersey Job Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Estate Of Welder Blown Through Roof At New Jersey Job Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Estate Of Welder Blown Through Roof At New Jersey Job Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit The family of a 48-year-old welder killed in an explosion that blew him through the roof of a business in Gloucester County has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his former employer. Bruce A. Cheeseman, of Cedarville, was working at Timberlane Welding & Services Inc. in Mullica Hill when the fatal accident occurred on June 15, 2022. The company performs truck and trailer repairs. The lawsuit filed by Lisa Labrusciano, as Executor of the Estate, does not mention a dollar amount sought but also names Taylor Oil Co. — which owned the truck being worked on — a yet uniden…

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by Jon Craig
Legal
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall The estate of an electrician who died from a 30-foot fall at a food manufacturing plant in Saddle Brook has reportedly received a $5 million settlement. Joseph Roscitt, who worked for the Modern Electric Company in Clifton, was atop a scissor lift changing light bulbs when an employee at Chefler Foods accidentally backed a forklift into the aerial platform on Dec. 1, 2021, authorities said Roscitt, who was a member of IBEW Local 164 in Paramus, suffered brain bleeding and other critical injuries when his head slammed against the concrete floor, they said. A portion of his skull was removed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Door Lock Could've Prevented NJ Family Murder-Suicide, Lawsuit Says Door Lock Could've Prevented NJ Family Murder-Suicide, Lawsuit Says
Door Lock Could've Prevented NJ Family Murder-Suicide, Lawsuit Says A new lawsuit filed by the family of a New Jersey woman and her two children killed apparently by her husband in a murder-suicide at home says that it all could have been prevented with the replacement of a door lock, NJ Advance Media reports. Ruth Reyes Severino, 30, and her kids were found stabbed to death at the apartment she formerly shared with her estranged husband Eugenio Severino at Madole Place in Penns Grove, in February 2020, CBS says. Severino, 54, later hanged himself in an area park. Ruth Reyes Severino, Eugenio Severino, and their two children.Ruth Esther Reyes Perez (Sev…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
LAWSUIT: Family Of Jefferson Mom Allegedly Shot By Lieutenant Husband To Sue Him, Newark Police LAWSUIT: Family Of Jefferson Mom Allegedly Shot By Lieutenant Husband To Sue Him, Newark Police
Lawsuit: Family Of Jefferson Mom Allegedly Shot By Lieutenant Husband To Sue Him, Newark Police The attorney representing the family of a Jefferson mom allegedly fatally shot by her Newark police lieutenant husband will soon be suing the officer and his department, according to a recent report. A tort claim notice was filed by attorney Marco Laracca against John Formisano, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife Christie Solaro Formisano and wounding her boyfriend last July -- about a month after filing for divorce, NJ.com reports. The wrongful death suit will also argue that the Newark Police Department ignored warning signs from Formisano, who Solaro's mom maintained should not …

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by Cecilia Levine