Following a November 2011 warning issued by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to reevaluate the safety of Pradaxa®. 

 Workers' Compensation Benefits Rates to increase as of January 1st, 2012.

 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, today announced with the Canadian Voices of Asbestos Victims the release of the North American Declaration to Eliminate Asbestos-Related Diseases.

Jon Gelman  is reviewing potential cases involving people who sustained serious and even life-threatening injuries after ceramic gel firepots (also called FireLites, fireburners and gel pots) exploded, splattering them with highly flammable gel fuel and causing second and third degree burns.

 

 

Jon L. Gelman is accepting cases in which recipients of transvaginal mesh/sling products have suffered from complications. Transvaginal meshes are implanted through surgery. According to the FDA, contributing factors to complications potentially include the patient’s health, mesh material, the size and shape of the mesh, surgical procedures and estrogen levels.

Facebook has changed its group services and the Injured Workers Law and Advocacy Group is moving forward with them. 

A NJ Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision awarding total disability workers' compensation benefits to an injured worker who suffers from bilateral carpal tunnel injuries.

Jon Gelman spoke at the American Bar Associations' Midwinter Seminar and Conference of the Workers' Compensation Committee in Boston about the use of social networking and its implication with workers' compensation. 

Jon Gelman discuss privacy and their clients, client responsibility when it comes to putting up information on social media sites and how social networking can be used as a portal to monitor clients.

U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced today that, in response to their recent request, the military has agreed to identify ways to promote greater access and use of protective equipment to service members who work near toxic ‘burn pits’ in the war zone. 

  A Delaware Bankruptcy Judge has approved a reorganization plan  for the former asbestos manufacturer, WR Grace.

 It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s history.

 Social networking’s popularity has become a two-edged sword as a tool in the management, investigation, and disposition of workers’ compensation claims. 

  Cooper Industries has reportedly settled an indemnification  lawsuit. and agreed to pay Pneumo Abex asbestos trust $307.5 Million. The trust funds will be used to pay victims of asbestos exposure.

A lawsuit was filed alleging that a former pharmaceutical maintenance specialist at Hoffman-LaRoche in Nutley, New Jersey was exposed to asbestos fiber and suffers from asbestosis. 

A lawsuit was filed alleging that a former auto mechanic, who worked in auto body shops throughout New Jersey, was exposed to asbestos fiber and suffers from lung cancer.

 

TheRaytech Trust, encompassing the claims of The Raybestos Manhattan and Raymark Industries, Inc.,  has established a bar date for asbestos liability claims.

 This popular annual program, offered by the NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), is geared to both the novice and expert Workers’ Compensation attorney. It provides important and essential information to understand the cutting edge and critical issues confronting those who practice workplace injury law.

   The US House of Representative has passed a resolution designating September 26 as National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. The ac...