Posts tagged defective

• DePuy ASR Lawsuits: What is Cobaltism?

  M. Brandon Smith | December 15, 2010 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Cobalt has the potential to cause serious injury. In excess, cobalt blocks cellular metabolism. This can result in damage to multiple organs. Cobaltism can occur with arthroplasty implants and...

• DePuy ASR Hip Implant Failure: Who is Responsible?

  Richard Schlueter | December 14, 2010 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  DePuy’s Faulty Hip Implant Devices Hip implants are supposed to improve your health. They are not supposed to create more problems and require corrective surgery. However, more than 93,000...

• DePuy ASR Hip Implants Recalled

  M. Brandon Smith | December 02, 2010 7:35 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, recently recalled 93,000 DePuy ASR XL Acetabular Systam Implants and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System implants globally. The number...

• Parents, Please Check for Recalled Products Says US Consumer Product Safety Commission

  Jessica Smagacz | July 05, 2009 11:09 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to Examiner, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents to go through their homes and search for any recalled products. CPSC urges to be on the look out for...

• Jitterbug Cell Phones Recalled—May Not Call 911

  Jessica Smagacz | May 29, 2009 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to AP, Samsung is voluntarily recalling thousands of Jitterbug cell phones. They are taking this action because of the possibility that the phones might refuse to make an emergency call...

• Fire Fears, GM Recalls 1.5 million Cars

  Jessica Smagacz | April 14, 2009 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Because of the potential for engine fires, General Motors Corp. (GM) is recalling 1.5 million cars. Thankfully, there have been no reports of fires or injuries. The reason for this recall is that...

• CPSC announces BowTech Archery & Green Thumb Twin Wheelbarrows Recalled for Injury Risks

  Jessica Smagacz | February 22, 2009 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to NewsInferno, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of two products because of the injury risks associated with them. BowTech Archery of Eugene, Oregon...

• Product Safety News—Recall of Small Mechanical Heart Pump

  Jessica Smagacz | October 27, 2008 11:54 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Today’s American Association of Justice’s News Brief reported on a company called Thoratec Corp. recalling batches of a small mechanical heart pump. The device recalled is a medical...

• One Million Ford Vehicles Under Investigation

  Jessica Smagacz | October 24, 2008 12:56 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Preliminary investigations of around 1 million 2007 Ford motor vehicles by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just began. NHTSA received 37 complaints about the snap-in tire...

• Infantino Rattles Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | March 06, 2008 11:58 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Infantino LLC., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 20,000 Infantino Lamb Grabby Rattles due to a choking hazard.Part of the rattle can detach, which can pose a choking hazard to infants and young children. So far the company has not received any reports of injury, but there have been eight reports of the tall piece of the rattle detaching.The recalled Infantino Lamb Grabby...