Posts tagged defective products

• Electronic Cigarette Explodes in Man’s Mouth

  Council Wooten | February 27, 2012 9:02 AM | 5 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  An exploding “electronic cigarette” severely injured a Florida man recently when it blew up in his mouth, according to sources. Electronic cigarettes are tobacco-free devices designed...

• FDA Rejects More Rigid Testing

  Brenda Fulmer | February 04, 2011 1:49 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Recently, the FDA rejected a proposal that would require stricter testing of medical devices like the recently recalled DePuy hip implants. Under current rules, a medical device may be sold to the...

• Defective Product Accountability for Foreign Manufacturers

  Joe Saunders | September 14, 2009 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1606) is a good consumer protection bill that's been introduced in the US Senate by Senators Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Jeff...

• If you dont like our tort system, compare it to others

  Ed Normand | January 03, 2009 11:14 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Chinese parents are angry. Not only are they limited to one child per family but their one child is at risk from dangerous products and faulty construction to name a few recent events. The Chinese...

• New Pool Drain Covers Mandated Nationwide By Friday

  Eddie Farah | December 18, 2008 11:19 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Beginning Saturday, pools and spas that do not have the required anti-drowning drain covers could be forced to close down. The improved safety system was passed by Congress last year and pool and...

• Raising the Tax On Cigarettes - It's About Time

  Eddie Farah | November 19, 2008 11:54 PM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It makes sense. Cigarettes cost the state of Florida about $6 billion a year in exorbitant health care costs associated with smoking - heart disease, cancers and hospitalizations, according to the...

• Medtronic Is In The News Again

  Eddie Farah | September 27, 2008 1:23 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This time patients and doctors need to be aware of a substance used to promote bone growth during spine-repair surgery. “Infuse Bone Graft” has led to complications, largely during the “Off-label”...

• Jardine Cribs Recalled for Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2008 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Jardine, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a recall of 320,000 Jardine Cribs. The wooden spindles and slats on the cribs can break, creating a gap which can...

• Florida Department of Health Advises FDA of Adverse Reactions to Dietary Supplement

  Sandy Grinnell | April 01, 2008 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Florida Department of Health has advised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of 23 cases of adverse reactions to a liquid supplement distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition based in...

• Hillsborough County Courts Facing Severe Budget Cuts

  Brenda Fulmer | March 28, 2008 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hillsborough County Bar members received a plea this week from Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., urging lawyers to write Senate President Ken Pruitt and Speaker of the House Marco Rubio in an effort to stop legislative proposals that would slash the local court's budget by 10%. Such a cut would result in approximately one-third of staff jobs being eliminated from the Hillsborough County court...