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Smokers Welcome? Lawyers at Console & Hollawell Warn Against New Study Claiming Smokers? Lungs Okay for Transplant Recipients

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Smokers Welcome? Lawyers at Console & Hollawell Warn Against New Study Claiming Smokers’ Lungs Okay for Transplant Recipients Marlton, NJ (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Using the lungs of a heavy smoker in an organ transplant sounds like a bad idea, right? The recipient of those lungs could suffer additional complications related to regular tobacco use, even develop cancer. A new report from the Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia challenges that belief with some hard evidence, according to NBC News. Analysis of lung transplant data from 2005 through 2011 by Temple researchers reportedly shows lungs transplanted from smokers with pack-a-day habits for more than 20 years are ‘likely safe.’ Personal injury lawyer Richard P. Console Jr. disagrees with this assertion from a patient safety standpoint. “Patients must be able to make informed choices about their healthcare options,” he said. “Doctors don’t typically tell transplant patients that they’re about to receive tissue Read more text

A Literal Death by Chocolate has New York Personal Injury Lawyers Hungry for More Details

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A Literal Death by Chocolate has New York Personal Injury Lawyers Hungry for More Details New York, NY (PRWEB) July 20, 2009 Police were called to a New Jersey chocolate processing plant on Wednesday, July 8 after temporary worker Vincent Smith II died after falling into a vat of hot chocolate. He was 29-years old. “It’s incredible that such an unusual accident would occur again,” said New York personal injury lawyer David Perecman, referring to an NYC personal injury accident that occurred in 2002 when a 19-year-old fell into a vat of mixing chocolate under similar circumstances. Much to the interest of personal injury lawyers in the neighboring state of New York, the AP reported, officials said that the Cocoa Services Inc. plant. was operating illegally when Smith fell. The management company that operates the factory was operating without proper permits or workplace safety. Company spokesman Kevin Feeley said it was a misunderstanding and that local officials knew Read more text

Santa Ana Workers? Compensation Lawyers Say Legislation May Fail to Meet Needs of Injured Employees

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Santa Ana Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Say Legislation May Fail to Meet Needs of Injured Employees Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 25, 2012 Santa Ana Workers Compensation attorneys at California Law Associates say new changes to California Workers’ Compensation laws could have a negative impact on those who were injured on the job and are unable to work due to permanent workplace injuries. According to an August 31, 2012, article in the San Jose Mercury News, the passage of Senate Bill 863 heralds several significant changes to California’s Workers’ Compensation system. Passed by the Senate, 34-4, after the Assembly approved the bill with a 68-4 vote, the bill only emerged during the last days of the legislative session. The bill makes major reforms to the 100-year-old California Workers’ Compensation system , which was established in order to provide medical care and financial compensation to workers who are injured on the job or become ill at work, according to the Mercury News. The n Read more text