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...

• Kugel Mesh Class Action Update

  Joe Saunders | August 19, 2007 8:43 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Judicial Panel has granted the plaintiff's request to pretrial coordination of 13 cases concerning the Kugel Mesh hernia patch. Thirteen (13) lawsuits were filed in 13 different courts located in 11 different states against various defendants, including C.R. Bard and its wholly-owned subsidiary Davol (common defendants in all class actions) and Surgical Sense and WCO Medical Products...

• An Alternative to the Defective and Deadly Taser

  saunders saunders | November 21, 2005 9:46 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Arizona Sheriff Announces Test of Alternative to Taser Stun GunDate Published: November 21, 2005By Steven DiJoseph Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, has announced that his deputies will begin testing 30 new stun guns as an alternative to Tasers. The new electric stun guns are being donated by Stinger Systems Inc., and will be evaluated for safety, price, and risk factors.According to Arpaio:...

• Curling Iron Made in China Electrocutes Hairdresser

  Patricia Doherty | October 20, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Another product manufactured in China has caused severe personal injury. We have heard about toys manufactured in China that are dangerous and now a curling iron made in China has permanently injured a hairdresser. The hairstylist filed a lawsuit against a Chinese curling iron company alleging she was electrocuted when the cord on her Helen of Troy commercial quality curling iron dislodged...

• What is the Solution?

  Armand Rossetti | July 06, 2007 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Most strains of Acanthamoeba will survive exposure to AMO's Complete MoisturePlus, Alcon's OptiFree Express and B&L's ReNu MultiPlus. Under testing conditions that reflect the "real world," none of those solutions are stellar performers, and only one is effective under certain conditions. Recently, Complete Moisture Plus has been shown to be seven times more likely to have caused the most recent...

• 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...

• Korean Seat Belt Maker

  Robert Blanchard | December 01, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A Korean Seat belt maker has failed in its attempt to get cases moved to a Federal Court about its defective seat belts in a . Alabama's highest Court denied the motion to dismiss based upon a lack of state jurisdiction of the case. The case centers around a 2004 car accident in which a woman was killed while driving a 1999 KIA automobile. The case will now go back to Mobile, Alabama for...

• Del Rey Tortilleria, Inc. Recalls Flour Tortillas Because of Illnesses

  Jenny Albano | November 14, 2007 2:32 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Del Rey Tortilleria, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all of its flour tortillas because they may be linked to some illnesses in schools. The recalled tortillas include White Flour Tortillas; Tortillas de Harina(6 inch); Burritos 2, 3, and 4; and Fajita 8" size with date codes of Oct. 17; Oct. 20; Oct. 24; Nov. 4; Nov. 10; or Nov. 11, 2007.Illinois state officials have told us...

• Big Tobacco, Scorched Earth Tactics & the Engle Case

  John Hopkins | February 06, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Florida Supreme Court has issued its mandate in the Engle v Liggett case. This case involved a class action by Florida smokers against Big Tobacco. Florida smokers who qualify as "Engle class members" must now take some action against Big Tobacco in less than one year. The Supreme Court made certain findings of fact and law that may place Big Tobacco at a distinct disadvantage and Florida...

• In Public Relations World It's Botch & Lomb

  Joe Saunders | May 23, 2006 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There's an interesting article published in Advertising Ageabout how Bausch & Lomb botched the crisis surrounding its $500 million contact lens solution products market. In spite of a public relations blitz in which the company took out full page advertisements in 12 major daily newspapers, Bausch & Lomb was slow to react to the public health problems surrounding its products. Because of their...