Posts tagged Dangerous and Defective Products

• Tort Reformers Dirty Little Secrets: Concealing Safety Issues

  Mark Bello | September 03, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsVoices Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  One of the dirty little secrets that is not mentioned by the tort reform crowd is that major corporations often conceal safety related issues from the public and the legal community because...

• Ford Recalls Nearly Half-Million Mustangs Due to Air Bag Issue

  Jenny Albano | February 28, 2008 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Just 3 months after Ford Motor Co recalled 1.2 million trucks and SUVs, the automobile company is recalling 470,000 Ford Mustangs due to safety concerns with the deployment of air bags on the passenger side. The sports cars have been recalled due to a much needed air bag software update that will adjust the force with which the passenger side airbag deploys, the models affected are from...

• Brian Smith Recalls Serene Float Tanks

  Jenny Albano | January 25, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Brian Smith, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5 units of Serene Float Tanks due to an electrocution hazard.Electrical components in the float tank are not grounded, which can prevent the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) from tripping when needed, posing an electrocution hazard to consumers.The recalled product is a Serene Float Tank, which is a water tank that is light and...

• Foreseeable Injuries

  Bruce Bierhans | December 19, 2007 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued a very practical but controversial decision. The court held that the mother of a boy struck and killed by a car could sue the drivers doctor because the doctor failed to warn the driver of the risks associated with taking certain medications.This may appear harsh, but it is nothing more than a logical extension of the existing law of...

• Starbucks Coffee Cups Recalled for Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | December 06, 2007 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Starbucks, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary nationwide recall of 167,000 fusion coffee mugs. The plastic handles can detach from the body of the mug when filled with hot liquids, posing a burn hazard.23 injuries have been reported to Starbucks due to the handles detaching. Nine of the 23 people injured suffered minor burns.This recall involves two styles of Starbucks 14-ounce...

• Keystone Manufacturing Co. and QVC Recall Convection Ovens with Rotisserie

  Jenny Albano | September 13, 2007 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsWaterloo, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Keystone Manufacturing Co. and QVC, in conjunction with the CPSC, are recalling about 32,000 Cook's Essentials Convection Ovens with Pull-Out Rotisserie and Deni Convection Ovens with Rotisserie because of fire and electrical shock hazards.Wires behind the control panel can overheat, posing fire and electric shock hazards. QVC has received 49 reports of incidents, including five minor burns,...

• Los Angeles Salad Baby Carrots Recall - Shigella Taint

  Courtney Mills | August 23, 2007 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsWaterloo, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Los Angeles Salad Company in conjunction with the FDA is recalling the company's "Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots" with a Sell By date code up to August 16, 2007. The named product has been recalled because the carrots have been found to be contaminated with the bacteria Shigella.The baby carrots were sold under two labels: the first is "Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots", distributed...

• Class 1 Recall of Thoratec TLC-II Portable Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Driver

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsWaterloo, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Thoratec TLC-II Portable Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Driver has been recalled by the FDA and the Thoratec Corporation because the VAD support for the patient's circulatory system may fail. A Ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump that assists a person's heart that is too weak to pump blood throughout the body itself. The VAD is used to give sufficient blood flow to the damaged...

• Car Seat has Death Risk for Infants

  Jenny Albano | July 20, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Findings from a study published online by Archives of Disease in Childhood claim that there is a small risk of sudden death for babies who use car seats. The study is based on an analysis of cases of sudden death in infants up to 12 months in Quebec, Canada, that happened between 1991 and 2000.Of the 508 deaths that were investigated, 17 of these deaths happened when an infant was seated in a...

• "Popcorn Lung" Lawsuit Settled

  Jenny Albano | July 11, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A man who filed a lawsuit claiming he incurred lung damage from a chemical in the flavoring of microwavable popcorn has reached a settlement with the popcorn flavoring company.John Weimer Jr., who claims he suffered lung damage from a chemical called diacetyl found in buttery popcorn flavoring, filed a lawsuit against the International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. for being negligent. Weimer...