Posts tagged defective products

• Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch, Ohio's Caps On Pain and Suffering

  James Sabatini | May 21, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A woman who says she suffered life-threatening blood clots from a birth control medication wants the Ohio Supreme Court to declare the state's cap on pain-and-suffering awards unconstitutional.The court on Tuesday planned to hear arguments in the lawsuit filed by Melisa Arbino of Cincinnati over the Ortho Evra Birth Control PatchThe challenge to a 2005 law limiting pain-and-suffering awards is...

• Chirldren's Braclets Recalled Due to Lead

  James Sabatini | April 03, 2007 10:14 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  About 4 million Groovy Grabber children's bracelets, manufactured by A&A Global Industries, have been recalled because the paint on the metallic part of the bands contains high levels of lead, which is toxic for children and can cause adverse health effects if ingested.The lead containing braclets were sold at vending machines in department, grocery and discount stores, as well as shopping malls...

• Peanut Butter Recall Extended to 2004

  James Sabatini | March 12, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On Friday, March 9, 2007, the F.D.A. announced the manufacturers of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter and peanut butter toppings, ConAgra Foods Inc. extended peanut butter recall for Georgia-produced goods with product code 2111 to October 2004. The new date represents an additional year from the original recall start date of December 2005. Peanut butter has a long shelf life, and the...

• Contaminated Peanut Butter(2)

  James Sabatini | March 01, 2007 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  U.S. health officials on Thursday confirmed finding salmonella in samples taken from the Georgia processing plant linked to contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, inspections of ConAgra's plant in Sylvester uncovered the same strain of salmonella found in jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter responsible for 370 cases...

• Contaminated Peanut Butter

  James Sabatini | February 26, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester, Georgia, was inspected by company and government scientists. They were trying to find the cause of the salmonella contamination that led to a peanut butter recall. The Peter Pan brand and some of Walmart's Great Value brand were linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella cases, and those brands of peanut butter was recalled. The plant in Sylvester,...

• Toy Oven Recall

  James Sabatini | February 06, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  About 985,000 Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May have been recalled on Tuesday, February 6, 2007. The ovens are manufactured by Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc. The toy ovens are being recalled because children can get their fingers caught in the oven's opening which then can lead to bruning. There have been five reports of children burning their fingers when using the toy oven. These...

• Toyota's Recall of Defective Trucks and SUVs

  James Sabatini | January 23, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it was recalling 533,000 Tundra pickup trucks and Sequoia sport utility vehicles because of potential steering problems. Toyota said the recall involved 2004-2006 Tundra trucks and 2004-2007 Sequoia full-size SUVs. The automaker has received reports of 11 accidents and six injuries connected to the recall, said Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong. The automaker said...

• Seat Warmer Fires Prompts Jeep Recall

  James Sabatini | June 14, 2006 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  DaimlerChrysler is recalling more than 110,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees because their front seat warmers can overheat and catch fire. The company has received 32 complaints involving seat warmers including 15 injury complaints involving leg burns. Six injured people have sued DaimlerChrysler who have suffered serious burns from the seat warmers. The recall invovles 2003 to 2004 model years. Read...

• Full-Body Safety Harness Recalled for Fall Hazard

  James Sabatini | June 08, 2006 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today a voluntary recall of Safety Harnesses Sold with Hunting Tree Stands. The harnesses are prone to fail during use resulting in consumers falling from tree stands and suffering serious injuries or deaths. For more detailed information on the safety harness recall, click here

• Bausch & Lomb Recall Saga Followed Closely

  Staff Writer | May 22, 2006 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fellow InjuryBoard.com blogger, Sarasota lawyer Joe Saunders, has been following the Bausch and Lomb Renu news with quite a watchful eye and made several posts about the link between the contact lens solution and the fungal infection fusarium keratitis.Last week, the CDC released an update on Renu with moistureloc and fusarium keratitis which announced the agency had received reports of 130...