Posts tagged defective products

• Four Vioxx Trials Will Begin in New Jersey in October Over Merck's Objections

  Mike Ferrara | July 15, 2007 12:14 AM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Faced with over 15,000 individual Vioxx lawsuits, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee has ordered that 4 Vioxx trials will begin this October at the same time. The trials will be conducted in Atlantic City, NJ. before four different judges. Merck, the manufacturer of Vioxx, withdrew it's blockbuster drug from the worldwide marketplace in September of 2004 when studies showed it...

• Toyota Announces Next Generation Car Safety Feature - Will Reduce Whiplash Injuries

  Mike Ferrara | June 10, 2007 12:01 AM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Toyota announced the world's first Quick Active Seat (QAS). When installed in a Lexus LS equipped with the Rear Pre-Crash Safety System, the frequency of whiplash auto crash injuries will be drastically reduced. There is radar in the rear bumper. If the system determines a crash is likely, the system first flashes the car's brake lights to warn the driver of the approaching vehicle and...

• Beware of Dangerous Shelhigh Medical Devices

  Ricky Bagolie | May 03, 2007 7:47 AM | 1 CommentJersey City, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Shelhigh, Inc of Union, New Jersey, has been told by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall all of its medical devices in the marketplace, including hospitals, as there is a fear that the devices are not sterile. They manufacutured various devices that are used in adults infants and children. Anyone who experiences problems or injury as a result of the use of these medical devices...

• Bad Pet Food Causes Kidney Failure & Death

  Ricky Bagolie | March 22, 2007 8:26 AM | 1 CommentJersey City, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Pet food giant, Menu Foods, has recalled more than 60 million cans and pouches of wet style dog and cat food after it has been linked to kidney failure and death in many pets. The company, based in Canada, has plants in Kansas and New Jersey that produced the tainted food. A full list of the recalled products may be found at www.menufoods.com/recall.Menu Foods may be subject to lawsuits on...

• 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...

• 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. ...

• Safety is Job One - Deaths at NYC Construction Site Should Not Have Happened

  Mike Ferrara | March 16, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Yesterday's tragic crane collapse in NYC killed four and injured 10. It happened in mid-town Manhattan and could have been much worse. The site at 50th Street and 2nd Avenue is a bustling mid city intersection. The crane was on the 19th floor of a 44 story condo that was being built. There had been prior violations at this work site and neighbors complained that the workers were working...

• Vioxx Deadline Passes - 85% Settlement Figure Expected to be Reached

  Mike Ferrara | March 02, 2008 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The historic $4.85B Vioxx settlement by Merck (NYSE: MRK) Is one step closer to a final resolution. One of the requirements of the settlement was the at least 85% of the approximately 55,000 persons suing Merck had to agree to the settlement. The deadline to enroll all clients who desired to participate in the settlement was Febrary 29, 2008. Early reports indicate that the 85% figure...

• Back Pain - Injury or Accident

  Donald Caminiti | February 26, 2008 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  11/04 Neuroscience article shows objectively that those in chronic pain have resultant cortical atrophy. i.e. the brain shrinks. Great article. It is not the only one, by the way. Here is abstract: 1: J Neurosci. 2004 Nov 17;24(46):10410-5. Chronic back pain is associated with decreased prefrontal and thalamic graymatter density.Apkarian AV, Sosa Y, Sonty S, Levy RM, Harden RN, Parrish TB,...