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A Judge of Compensation Claims Must Be Specific When Awarding Non-professional Attendant Care to a Family Member
Kelly Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports, LLC, Gallagher Bassett, DCA#: 22-1485, Decision date: May 08, 2024 – The claimant petitioned for attendant care benefits to be paid to her husband. The judge of compensation claimant ordered the employer/carrier to pay him for 30 hours per week at the federal minimum wage. The judge made…
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The Appellate Division Reversed and Remanded a Trial Court Order Denying the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Their Complaint and Dismissed Their Matter With Prejudice
Estate of Alfredo Pabatao, et al. v. Palisades Med. Ctr., et al., No. A-1740-22 (Apr. 24, 2024) – The plaintiffs had filed a complaint for survival and wrongful death against the defendants, asserting the defendants caused the decedents to become infected with COVID-19 and pass away in March 2020….By: Marshall Dennehey
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USAA Data Breach Affects Over 32k Consumers
On August 27, 2024, the United Services Automobile Association, better known as USAA, filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access and view personal information belonging to certain customers. In this notice, USAA explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Massachusetts Enacts Law Targeting PFAS in Firefighter Protective Gear
On August 15, 2024, Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healy, signed legislation that will regulate and ultimately end the sale of protective gear for firefighters that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Massachusetts, along with Connecticut, became one of the first states to ban the use of PFAS in firefighters’ turnout gear. They join a growing list…
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Red Hot Water: Former Chili Pepper Guitarist Sued in Wrongful Death Action
Josh Klinghoffer, a former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist and current touring member of Pearl Jam, has been sued for negligence and wrongful death. The lawsuit alleges Klinghoffer fatally struck a man while he was walking in a crosswalk with the right of way on March 18, 2024….By: Tyson & Mendes LLP
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Middle East Crisis: Israel Agrees to Staggered Pauses in Fighting to Allow for Polio Vaccination, U.N. Says
Israel has emphasized the move is not the first step to a cease-fire, but that there would be limited pauses in specific areas to allow for the vaccinations.
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Israel’s Hostage Rescue Highlights Challenge of Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
Gaza’s vast and complex subterranean network shelters many of Hamas’s remaining leaders, and is a key obstacle to eradicating the group.
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Battling Mpox in the Outbreak’s Epicenter
The New York Times visited a remote hospital in Congo where children and adults suffer with mpox, recently declared a global health emergency.
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Lucy Letby Inquiry Won’t Weigh Key Question: Is the ‘Killer Nurse’ Innocent?
More than 20 experts have called on the U.K. government to delay a public inquiry into the case of Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering babies, because of growing concerns about the evidence.
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F-16 Fighter Jet, Recently Supplied to Ukraine, Crashes
A Western official said the advanced fighter crashed while defending against a Russian aerial assault. It was not clear how it was destroyed, but the loss is a blow to Ukraine, given the planes’ prominence.
