Posts tagged defect

• Michelin Has Knowingly Been Selling Defective Tires, But Won’t Own Up

  Mike Ferrara | February 09, 2012 8:52 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After almost two years of a series of bad faith efforts to keep information about its defective, dangerous tires private, Michelin North America has been ordered by a federal judge in...

• End of Summer Blues? Depression, Paxil, and Birth Defect Concerns

  Andrew D'Arcy | September 23, 2011 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsAtlantic City, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Today will officially end summer and mark the first day of fall in 2011. While many welcome the return to routine and cool relief to summer’s blazing temperatures, there are millions of...

• Undisclosed Chemicals in Perfumes Cause Allergies, Asthma, and Other Health Problems

  Mike Ferrara | May 13, 2010 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to a report recently released by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, perfume companies do not list an average of 14 ingredients in their fragrance products, even when these...

• AMX Batteries Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 01, 2010 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  AMX, of Texas, in conjunction with the CPSC, issued a voluntary recall of more than 8,000 rechargeable batteries because the batteries can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard. To this...

• First Paxil/Birth Defect Case Gets Major Win for the Plaintiff

  Mike Ferrara | October 18, 2009 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  This week in Philadelphia, jurors ruled 10-2 that the drug company GlaxoSmithKline behaved negligently in connection with its antidepressant Paxil, which allegedly caused birth defects in...

• Weed Killer in the Drinking Water Causes Birth Defects & Cancer; Use a Filter at Home

  Mike Ferrara | August 24, 2009 9:30 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The weed killer atrazine, sold under numerous brand names including AAtrex, is most often used on corn in farming states, but it is also commonly applied to lawns, gardens, parks and golf courses....

• Act Now to Stop GM from Abandoning Consumers Injured by Defective GM Vehicles

  Mike Ferrara | June 29, 2009 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Miscellaneous
  

  An urgent message from www.safetyresearch.net: Urgent Action Alert -- Contact the White House THIS AFTERNOON to Protect Catastrophically Injured Victims of Defective GM Cars Unless we act...

• FDA - Raptiva Withdrawn From U.S. Market

  Chrissie Cole | April 10, 2009 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsNewark, NJ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Genentech, Inc., the maker of the psoriasis drug Raptiva (generic name efalizumab) recently announced a phased voluntary withdrawal of the prescription only drug from the U.S. market. The...

• Should Consumers have to Design Alternative Products to the Defective Ones that Harmed Them? An Open Cigarette Case in Florida May Decide.

  Camryn Hansen | November 08, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A cigarette case argued this week in the Florida Supreme Court may ultimately change the future of tobacco and other product liability in that state. On Thursday, to answer the question of whether...

• Miami Crane Collapse Kills 2 - Florida Has No Regulations Dealing With Tower Cranes And Crane Operators

  Mike Ferrara | March 25, 2008 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  As incredible as it seems, 10 days after seven were killed in a New York City crane collapse, the virtually identical thing happened again in Miami. The startling news this time is that Florida does not regulate or license tower cranes and crane operators. Two workers were killed and five were injured when the crane fell 30 stories. Workplace injuries kill and injury thousands each year. ...