FDA Warns of Cancer Risk From Use of Tanning Bedgs

Jun 06, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
On May 29, 2014, the FDA issued a consumer update regarding the risk of skin cancer, skin damage and eye injury from the use of tanning beds or tanning booths. The FDA cites the American Academy of Dermatology and the World...

Marriage on Thin Ice

Jun 06, 2014
SdDMW
By now, we have all heard about, if not seen, the movie Frozen. This Disney animated feature was released this past winter and was big hit with children and adults. For some, however, it has been a bigger hit than for...

Unmarried With Children

Jun 05, 2014
SdDMW
According to The Huffington Post, celebrity Kourtney Kardashian is reportedly expecting her third child with longtime boyfriend Scott Disick.  The couple is just one example of the increasing number of individuals...

Divorce: A Time for Celebration?

Jun 02, 2014
SdDMW
Going through a New Jersey divorce can be a very stressful and emotionally taxing time. Everyone copes with divorce in different ways, and it often can take a very long time to completely heal from the pain of...

Think Before You Post

May 30, 2014
SdDMW
ABC News reports  that the New Jersey Appellate Division, in a recent case, State v. H.L.M., upheld a ruling barring a New Jersey mother from posting about her children and ex-husband on Facebook. The restriction...

Governor Christie Signs Adoption Bill into Law

May 29, 2014
SdDMW
We recently blogged about a bill pending before Governor Chris Christie that, if passed, would allow adoptees access to their original birth certificates, and we promised to update you on the bill’s progress. On...

Affidavit of Merit Requirement Extended

May 28, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
In New Jersey, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27, when a person is suing for “damages for personal injuries, wrongful death or property damage resulting from an alleged act of malpractice or negligence by a licensed...

FDA Proposes New Rule to Regulate E-Cigarettes

May 23, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
On April 25, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to regulate cigars, electronic cigarettes (commonly called e-cigarettes), and other similar products in the same way that it already regulates...

When Medical Error Results in Patient Harm or Death

May 16, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
The Journal of Patient Safety has published an evidence-based estimate of patient harms relating to hospital care. In 1984, the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98,000 Americans died each year as a result of medical...

Safety & New Warnings For Corticosteroid Injections

May 16, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
On April 23, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that the injection of corticosteroids into a patient’s epidural space of the spine “may result in rare but serious adverse events, including...

Adoption and Anonymity

May 15, 2014
SdDMW
According to the New Jersey Law Journal, on Monday, May 12, the New Jersey Senate passed an amended bill that would allow adoptees to access their original birth certificates. If the bill passes the Assembly and is...

E-Cigarettes…Are they safer?

May 14, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
On May 15, 2014, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on electronic cigarettes in light of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent decision to regulate the...

Welcome to Our Blog

May 14, 2014
Paul M. da Costa
Welcome to Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC’s medical malpractice and personal injury blog! If you know us from our matrimonial blog, then you know that we will be blogging about new and different medical...

Enough is Enough!

May 06, 2014
SdDMW
We have previously blogged about Ari Schochet, a former Wall Street portfolio manager who owes over $200,000 in alimony and child support arrears to his ex-wife and has been ordered incarcerated for failure to...

I Want An Annulment!

May 01, 2014
SdDMW
In New Jersey, a marriage may be dissolved in one of two ways:  divorce or annulment. There is a big difference between these two options. A New Jersey divorce ends a marriage, whereas an annulment nullifies a...