Defective & Dangerous Products

• Garlic Bread And Garlic Spread Recalled Voluntarily

  Wayne Parsons | July 04, 2008 11:01 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

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• Garlic Bread and Garlic Spread Recalled

  Rick Patterson | July 04, 2008 8:27 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  Giant Food has issued a product recall on their garlic bread and their garlic spreads. The recall is voluntary. It appears that there are undeclared products in the Giant brand garlic bread and the...

• High-Performance Aluminum Bat Blamed In Lawsuit

  Greg Webb | June 30, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  A New Jersey teen, Steven Domalewski, and his family sued Hillerich & Bradsby Co., claiming an aluminum bat manufactured by the company caused him serious injuries. The lawsuit also named...

• Teen Decapitated by Coaster at Six Flags Georgia

  Mike Damaso | June 29, 2008 3:37 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  A 17-year-old from South Carolina was decapitated at Six Flags in Georgia on Saturday when a roller coaster traveling at full speed struck him in the head after he entered a restricted area. It is...

• Fun on the Fourth: 10 Tips for Fireworks Safety

  Nick Avgerinos | June 27, 2008 3:05 PM | 1 CommentRockford & Moline, IL

  It’s that time of the year again: long weekends, barbeques, and—you guessed it—fireworks! And while we all enjoy a little Fourth of July fun, it’s important to be careful, too. As pointed out...

• 15 Passenger Vans More Prone To Rollover In Summer Months, According To NHTSA

  Greg Webb | June 27, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  A safety advisory has been issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warning consumers of the high risk of rollovers in fifteen passenger vans. The warning comes after...

• Colorado Springs Restaurants Have Tomatoes

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 11:06 AM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO

  Due to the recent tomato recall many restaurants pulled tomatoes from the menu as a precautionary measure. Tomatoes, from an unknown source, have been contaminated with a rare strain of E. coli....

• Do Aluminum Bats Create an Unnecessary Danger for our Children?

  Nick Avgerinos | June 11, 2008 10:37 AM | 1 CommentChicago-Land, IL

  Last month, the family a New Jersey boy who suffered severe brain damage when struck by a line drive off of an aluminum baseball bat created an uproar of controversy when they sued the maker of the...

• Safeguard Americans’ Right to a Day in Court - Lawsuits Can Potentially Save Lives

  Greg Webb | June 03, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  A recent report from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) stated many of the published scientific studies used to establish the effectiveness and safety of Vioxx, a painkiller...

• Bush Administration Finding Quieter Way To Limit Lawsuits

  Greg Webb | June 01, 2008 9:40 PM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  Due to an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration is finding another, quieter way to make it difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It is rewriting the bureaucratic...