Defective & Dangerous Products

• Victoria's Secret Product Recalled

  Joe Saunders | February 27, 2006 7:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The following recall notice was published in News Inferno:The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Victoria's Secret Direct, of Columbus, Ohio, have announced the voluntary recall of some 500 Silk Kimono Tops manufactured in the United States by Single of Los Angeles, California. Consumers should stop using the product immediately.Of the 500 units manufactured by Single, 57 were sold to...

• Fort Pierce Man Dies After Being Tasered in Emergency Room

  Joe Saunders | February 26, 2006 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A 48 year old Ft. Pierce man died after being tasered by police in a hospital ER. Samuel Hair, who used a pacemaker, was shocked with a Taser on Tuesday night after he became unruly in the emergency room at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute. He stopped moving after being hit twice with the weapon, which the manufacturer advertises as a nonlethal law enforcement tool. Jim...

• Guidant Recalls Heart Defibrillators

  Matthew Bergmann | February 26, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  On June 21, 2005, Guidant Corp. announced the recall of approximately 50,000 heart defibrillators after device failures led to several patient injuries and two deaths. Guidant warned that certain models sometimes short circuit, preventing the cardio device from delivering an electric shock to the heart in order to restore a normal heartbeat. The short circuit may also cause accelerated battery...

• Multi-Million Dollar Ephedra Settlement

  Staff Writer | February 23, 2006 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two years after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Nutraquest has agreed to contribute $34.2 Million to settle 138 pending lawsuits. The New Jersey pharmaceutical company joined with dozens of other companies to resolve these suits, but has many other suits still pending. In 2004, the FDA banned Ephedra, an herbal dietary supplement used to lose weight, after linking the drug to 155...

• Rhode Island Wins First Lead Paint Cleanup Case

  Staff Writer | February 23, 2006 11:24 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Three paint manufacturers will have to spend millions of dollars in clean up costs to protect Rhode Island children from being poisoned by lead paint. This is the first time that any State has sued the paint industry for clean up costs. This week, the jury found the defendants to be a public nuisance, and next week arguments will begin on whether punitive damages should be awarded against...

• Ortho Evera Birth Control Patch could lead to blood clots

  Michael Johnson | February 23, 2006 11:11 AM | 1 CommentMinneapolis, MN

  A recent study shows that women who use the Ortho Evera birth control patch are at twice the risk of developing a blood clot over those who use the pill. This study follows The Associated Press' investigation from last year and found that women who use the patch have an increased rate of blood clots. A representative of the, FDA Dr. Daniel Shames, stated that these results are "The results are...

• Man Catches Fire after Hit by Taser

  Joe Saunders | February 23, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Daytona Beach man caught fire after being tasered by police. He caught fire when a probe from a police Taser gun hit a butane lighter in his pocket and set him on fireA Taser probe hit a disposable butane lighter in his shirt pocket and ignited. Officers then rolled him to the ground to put out the flames

• Third Stun Gun Death in a Month in New Orleans Area

  Joe Saunders | February 23, 2006 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A man died about 36 hours after being subdued with a stun gun by St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance at his home, authorities have revealed.The case marks the third time in less than a month that a suspect has died after being shocked with a Taser gun in the New Orleans area.

• Nashville Police Revise Taser Policy

  Joe Saunders | February 22, 2006 6:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Metro police sergeants are called in whenever a taser is needed. Beginning Friday, paramedics will also help subdue people who could be tasered. This new policy is an effort to prevent deaths from excited delirium. Exited delirium can happen when a person is on drugs and has to be tasered because they are out of control. Now, in those cases, police will restrain the suspect and a paramedic will...

• Aloha from Honolulu

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Aloha from the beautiful city of Honolulu, Hawaii. I have been to some very interesting seminars on a variety of issues and topics. I've met some very interesting people and have met several other colleagues who have shared their experiences on such timely topics as electronic discovery and using graphics in the courtroom to persuade. Listening to the presenters reiterated the importance of...