Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 has become famous for catching fire and blowing up. Airlines and transit services have even asked people not to charge or use these phones due to the risk of battery explosions. Despite the highly publicized recall of the Note 7, it is by no means the only exploding …

Keefe Law Firm settled a wrongful death case against New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) after a 16-hour mediation. The case involved a 37-year-old man employed by Beaver Concrete Construction Company, a business that had been contracted to work on Seventh Street Bridge in Newark. The man …

You have likely heard by now that a major crash in Hoboken, New Jersey has injured 75 people after a transit train slammed through a station during rush-hour. One person has died and others were taken to nearby hospitals with critical injuries. No details on the cause of the crash are known at this …

Fiat Chrysler just announced a recall of 1.4 million vehicles in the US over an airbag defect linked to three deaths and five injuries. If you own a Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Caliber, Dodge Avenger, Jeep Compass or Jeep Patriot made between 2010 and 2014, your vehicle could have the defect. According …

A new idea for catching distracted drivers is causing a national controversy. The ‘textalyzer’, much like its cousin the breathalyzer, could be used to determine whether drivers were texting and driving at the time of an accident. Don’t be fooled by the name, because the textalyzer is not a device …

Samsung has issued a recall for 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones due to a defect in the phones’ lithium-ion battery. There have been more than 70 reports in the United States of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 batteries overheating. In one case, a Florida man left his Galaxy Note 7 charging in the front …

Trampoline parks have become increasingly popular in the last several years, including here in New Jersey. Parents should be aware that trampoline park injuries are causing a large increase in emergency room visits. Statistics gathered by researchers at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) …

Did you know that Takata’s defective airbag inflators are behind the largest auto recall in history? As of August 2016, more than 34 million vehicles have been recalled for using Takata airbags. These airbags explode with such force during a collision, that occupants are sprayed with high-speed …