Defective & Dangerous Products

• Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled By Macy's

  Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2009 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA

  Macy’s, in conjunction with the U.S. Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling sweatshirts sold under the Epic Threads and Greendog labels because they pose a strangulation hazard...

• Zicam Products Recalled - May Damage Sense of Smell

  Paul Jacquart | June 17, 2009 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it has recalled three Zicam over-the-counter cold remedy products because they may cause consumers to lose their sense of smell. The...

• Zicam Cold Remedy Should Stop Being Used Says FDA

  Greg Webb | June 16, 2009 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated via a press release today that consumers should stop using three over-the-counter Zicam Cold Remedy products, including: nasal gel, nasal swabs...

• Starbucks Coffee Grinders Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | June 16, 2009 12:19 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Starbucks Coffee Co. is voluntarily recalling “Starbucks Barista Blade Grinders and Seattle’s Best Coffee Blade Grinders,” because they can fail to turn off and/or on, posing a...

• Tasers Can Cause Cardiac Arrest And Sudden Death

  Bret Hanna | June 15, 2009 6:51 PM | 6 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  As a follow-up to my post on Taser issues last week, Tasers Can Kill And Deployment Policies Are Inconsistent Or Non-Existent, I've come across more information on one way that Tasers can kill. In...

• GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies Erase Injury Claims

  Paul Jacquart | June 15, 2009 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  A CNN article today explains that individuals with injury claims against General Motors and Chrysler for defective products are likely to have their claims wiped away by the bankruptcies of those...

• FDA Commissioner Supports Direction of Food Safety Bill

  Greg Webb | June 15, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, entered the debate over how to fix the nation’s food safety system in her first appearance before Congress as...

• FDA Warns Against Use of Some Hand Sanitizers

  Greg Owen | June 15, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Clarcon, a Utah-based company, has issued a voluntary recall of various products as a precautionary measure. An FDA inspection recently found high levels of disease causing bacteria in some...

• Chrysler-Fiat to Be Immune from Liability for Certain Defective Automobiles

  Greg Webb | June 14, 2009 10:14 PM | 8 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  When bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez approved the sale of most of Chrysler’s assets to a new company run by Fiat, he also granted the request that the new company not face liability for...

• Backyard Play Systems Recalls Outdoor Playset Gliders

  Mike Bryant | June 14, 2009 12:55 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Backyard Play Systems recalled 1,800 Outdoor Playset Gliders. The retaining rings used to secure the gliders to the playset can become...