Defective & Dangerous Products

• Starbucks Recalls Kids' Cups for Choking Hazard

  Courtney Mills | October 10, 2007 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee chain, is recalling approximately 250,000 kids' cups made in China because of choking and laceration hazards that the cups pose to children.The kids' cups when dropped tend to break on their colorful face (see above link for photo), leaving shards of plastic exposed on the face of the cup that may harm children. The company thus far has received seven...

• Hazardous Lead In Children's Jewelry

  Corinne Tozier | April 20, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Children's jewelry contains lead? Yes, some jewelry does contain lead. This should be a huge concern for parents, grandparents and families in general. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been urged to ban the lead from children's metal jewelry.With an overwhelming number of toy recalls recently, the CPSC should be focused on keeping dangerous toys off the market, not weakening...

• Hormone Therapy On Trial: Product Liability Lawsuit Won Against Wyeth.

  Alison Mynick, RN, Esq. | February 06, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Mary Daniel of Arkansas took on the Pennsylvania drug company Wyeth Pharmaceutical. Wyeth manufactures estrogen pills prescribed by doctors to replace a loss of estrogen. Ms. Daniel claimed that Wyeth's "Prempro" hormone pills caused her breast cancer. However, a key question in her case was: How specific does a drug company need to be about warning consumers of a possible side effect such as...

• Lilly settles Zyprexa Suits

  Christina Cole | January 12, 2007 3:02 AM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  On Thursday, Eli Lilly and Co. said it entered into settlement agreements with 14 groups that were involved in Zyprexa liability lawsuits and will take a fourth-quarter charge up to $500 million related to the litigation.The settlements resolve the majority of remaining product liability claims brought against Eli Lilly relating to the medication that is used in the United States for...