Posts tagged defect

• Warning Issued for Birth-Control Patch

  Staff Writer | November 11, 2005 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  FDA is warning users of the popular Ortho Evra birth control patch that they are being exposed to more hormones, and are therefore at a higher risk of blood clots and other serious side effects. Consumer groups and some obstetricians are recommending patients stop using the patch and get new forms of birth control. Attorneys have already fimed many Ortho Evra lawsuit, and those same lawyers say...

• Dow Dioxin Class Action Moves Forward

  Staff Writer | November 04, 2005 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A class-action lawsuit against Dow Chemical Co. has swept over the Tittabawassee River, now encircling about 2,000 properties. People once detached from the dioxin debate suddenly find it at their fingertips. Those undecided about Dow's culpability now must make a decision. Saginaw County Chief Circuit Judge Leopold P. Borrello decided Oct. 21 that a class-action lawsuit against Dow Chemical Co....

• No-Injury Product Liability Lawsuits Likely To Find No-Jurisdiction Federal District Courts

  Bob Carroll | October 29, 2005 4:50 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Product manufacturers increasingly face the phenomenon of 'no-injury' lawsuits: lawsuits commenced by plaintiffs who have suffered neither a personal injury nor property damage as a claimed result of their use of a manufacturer's product. Such plaintiffs sue because they, or their attorneys, believe that some or all of the products may contain an as-of-yet unmanifested safety defect.Yet US...

• $3.5 Million Settlement For Pesticide Poisoning Of 3-Year Old

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2005 6:05 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A Virginia Judge has pproved a $3.5 Million compromise settlement of a claim of pesticide poisoning of a 3-year old boy. The child was a resident of U.S. Army housing at Fort Lee, Va., when he was exposed (Callos McCallum v. United States of America, No. 3:04cv442, E.D. Va., Richmond Div.). A Virginia Judge has approved a $3.5 Million compromise settlement of a claim of pesticide poisoning of a...

• McDonald's To Serve McFacts With Its Burgers

  Bob Carroll | October 25, 2005 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The wrapping is sometimes as important as the product. After pressure from civil trial lawyers and consumer groups the nation's largest restaurant chain will begin printing nutritional facts on the packaging of its burgers and fries. McDonald's said the labelling would include the fat, salt, calorie and carbohydrate content of its foods. We learn this news from the BBC. Critics have accused...

• The King Can Do No Wrong - Immunity For Gun Manufacturers

  Bob Carroll | October 20, 2005 4:17 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  When there were kings and subjects nobody could mess with the king. Sovereign Immunity was the rule of the land. You could sue your neighbor or a business or a manufacturer, but you could never,sue the king. He could do no wrong. Soon our government will bestow upon gun manufacturers immunity from suit for acts of negligence. Once again, the king can do no wrong.Once upon a time when the...

• The Unfortunate Stain Of The McDonald's Spilled Coffee On All Plaintiffs

  Bob Carroll | October 17, 2005 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The adjectives most often used to describe the case include outrageous, ridiculous, insane and stupid. But, the evidence established a gross and deliberate violation of the industry safety standard for the temperature of coffee that caused a painful and permanent injury of a customer, an injury that was entirely predictable by McDonald's.Try to select a jury from almost any group of citizens...

• Pesticides May Be Cause Of Birth Defects In Florida

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2005 6:21 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  An agriculture company could pay $111,200 for allegedly violating federal and state pesticide laws at two of its farms in Florida - a St. Petersburg Times article today. An investigation is proceeding into the cause of three cases of birth defects in children born to mothers who worked for Ag-Mart and were exposed to the pesticide.An agriculture company could pay $111,200 for allegedly...

• Harley-Davidson Recall - Of A 16-inch BMX Bicycle!

  Bob Carroll | October 13, 2005 5:48 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Baby Buggy Bumper posts information regarding a voluntary recall of 16-inch BMX Bicycles. The manufacturer - Harley-Davidson. The Easy Rider image must be softening at Harley. Or, it has made a marketing decision to build brand loyalty before puberty. A dangerous and defective product is being pulled from the market before it can cause serious injuries. How can this be? Baby Buggy Bumper...

• Warning Labels - Sometimes Silly, Sometimes Deadly Serious

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Not dishwasher safe-On a remote control for a TV. This product not intended for use as a dental drill-On an electric rotary tool. There are some silly warning labels. But, in the Deadly Serious category would be children's toys that warn of a choking hazard and warnings about the tipover hazard of some children's furniture."Not dishwasher safe." -- On a remote control for a TV. "This product...