Posts tagged consumer

• Banzai Water Slide Recall

  Mark Bello | May 30, 2012 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There are dangerous products on the market all the time. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes serious injuries or death to protect innocent people from defective products and negligent...

• How to Get Your Skechers Shape-Ups Refund

  David Mittleman | May 20, 2012 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  If you were duped into purchasing a pair of Skecher's Shape Ups, the shoes that promise to give you a butt like Kim Kardashian while you walk around doing your daily business, then you might...

• Recall: Child Safety Locks

  Mark Bello | March 26, 2012 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) Inc. announced a voluntary recall of Push 'N' Snap cabinet locks. The CPSC says 900,000 locks are...

• Ingredient Used to Give Soda Caramel Color Linked to Cancer

  David Mittleman | March 07, 2012 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Several recent studies have highlighted the dangers of drinking soda regularly, including a higher risk of obesity even from drinking diet sodas. Now a consumer watchdog group is warning about...

• FDA Considering Making More Prescription Drugs Available Over the Counter

  David Mittleman | February 28, 2012 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  With all the research on the number of people who abuse prescription drugs, you might find it surprising that many Americans simply never fill their prescriptions or don't refill them after...

• Pharmaceutical Company Recalling Excedrin and Other Medicines Over Bottling Mix-Up

  David Mittleman | January 10, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The pharmaceutical company Novartis is recalling bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, and Gas-X because the bottles may contain stray pills from other medicines or chipped and broken tablets....

• Are You Driving a Safe Rental Car?

  David Mittleman | January 04, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Is that rental car you're driving really safe? You might be surprised to find out that when you rent a car there is a chance that the vehicle has been recalled at some point, but hasn't...

• Tiny Lithium Batteries can cause Big Problems for Small Children

  Mark Bello | December 29, 2011 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  When we think about child safety as it relates to kids putting things in their mouth, we tend to think of choking hazards yet choking is only part of the danger. Many things that a child can put...

• Health Insurers Required to Pay $89 Million in Rebates to Michigan Consumers

  David Mittleman | December 22, 2011 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Michigan consumers can expect to see about $89 million in rebates from their healthcare providers over the next three years after federal health regulators ruled that the state cannot be exempted...

• Insurance Companies Driving Profits at Consumers’ Expense

  David Mittleman | December 16, 2011 1:01 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Historically, insurance companies were an efficient way to spread the risk of loss among many people, all of whom pay premiums into the system and each of whom would be compensated for a covered...