Lead Poisoning

Jun 01, 2016
Paul M. da Costa
Lead is known to severely impact a child and their development.  Recently in Newark, New Jersey, there have been higher levels of lead in some of Newark’s schools.  It is unclear how long the kids in these schools...

Failure to Produce Discovery

Jun 01, 2016
SDDMW
Rule 4:23-5 describes a two-step process regarding applications to dismiss a party’s pleadings for failure to produce discovery.  The first step allows for a dismissal without prejudice, such as seen...

Stronger FDA Warning For Essure

May 31, 2016
Paul M. da Costa
Essure is a form of birth control that is implanted into women to be used as a contraceptive. It consists of two nickel-titanium coils inserted into the fallopian tubes to block sperm from fertilizing a woman’s eggs. There...

Son Sues Nursing Home For His Mother’s Death

May 27, 2016
Paul M. da Costa
Elizabeth Barrow, a 100 year old woman, was suffocated and strangled by her 97 year old roommate, Laura Lundquist, with a shopping bag.  Ms. Lundquist was charged with murder, found unfit to stand trial and was committed...