Defective & Dangerous Products

• DePuy Litigation Gaining Momentum Over Recalled ASR Hips

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 16, 2011 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Not a day goes by, before more bad news regarding the DePuy ASR and Pinnacle Hip Replacement and Recall issues percolate to the surface. As folks who have been following this story, the DePuy...

• CooperVision Avaira Contact Lens Recall Continues to Expand to Include Toric and Sphere Lenses

  Nicole Greer | November 16, 2011 2:20 PM | 2 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The FDA has issued a Class I recall of CooperVision Avaira Toric Soft Contact Lenses. This is the most serious type of medical device recall, which means there is a reasonable probability that use...

• Teddy Bear Swimwear Recalled By Build-A-Bear

  Chrissie Cole | November 16, 2011 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Build-A-Bear, working in cooperation with the CPSC and Health Canada, issued a nationwide recall of teddy bear swimwear sets in the U.S. and Canada. “The inner tube accessory can be pulled...

• Partisan Gridlock = Dangerous Toys And Other Products

  Brett Emison | November 16, 2011 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Christmas is just around the corner. But how are parents to know if the toys Santa brought for their children were made by Santa's elves under strict quality controls or outsourced to Chinese...

• Have Companies Gone Too Far When Pizza is A Vegetable?

  Scott Cooper | November 16, 2011 7:34 AM | 1 CommentHarrisburg, PA

  Below is an article from the Associated Press on developments yesterday about Congress ready to cave in to large corporations once again and to classify pizza as a vegetable in order for it to...

• Target Recalls Children's Frog Masks

  Mike Bryant | November 15, 2011 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The third week of October, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn., recalled 3,400 Children's frog masks. The plush frog masks lack proper ventilation....

• Suit Claims Bone Screws are Defective

  Scott Kappes | November 15, 2011 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  An east Texas woman has filed a product liability lawsuit claiming that bone screws used in her spinal surgery are defective. The suit alleges that orthopedic bone screws made by Alphatec Spine...

• Electric Car Batteries - Fire Hazard?

  Greg Webb | November 15, 2011 10:00 AM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  A Chevrolet Volt, the electric battery- powered car, caught fire three weeks after a crash test which took place on May 12, 2011, in which its Lithium-ion battery was damaged. One National Highway...

• They’re Not Making Pontiacs Now--But Recalling Them Due to Air Bag Problems

  Greg Webb | November 15, 2011 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that General Motors Corporation (GMC) will recall approximately 38,444 Model Year 2008-2009 Pontiac vehicles, manufactured...

• Boy Scouts of America Recall Cub Scout Wind Tech Jackets

  Mike Bryant | November 13, 2011 11:29 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The first week of November, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Boy Scouts of America, Charlotte, N.C., recalled 5,400 Cub Scout wind tech Jackets. he jackets have retractable cords...