Posts tagged defective products

• Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 31, 2007 2:15 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Everlasting Distributors, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban in 8 oz. packaged frozen because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism, which is a potentially life-threatening food-bourne illness.Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through...

• Australia's Securities Regulator Sues James Hardie Over Asbestos Liability

  Ricky Bagolie | February 24, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  According to Bloomberg News, out of Sydney, Australia's securities regulator sued James Hardie Industries, the biggest seller of home sidings in the United States, claiming the company misled investors over the cost of compensating people sickened by asbestos.The chairman, Meredith Hellicar, the former chief executive officer, Peter MacDonald, and eight other officials face bans from running a...

• 16 Year Old Girl's Feet Amputed in Six Flags Accident - Anyone Think Her Case Is Frivolous or Requires Monetary Caps?

  Mike Ferrara | June 22, 2007 12:47 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The extremely tragic accident today at Six Flags in Kentucky amputed both feet of a 16 year old girl. Cases llke this cry out for compensation and corrective action to make sure this type of accident never happens again. When amusement park owners undertake to provide rides to the general public, they must insure that their equipment is 100% safe. There is no margin for error. Shortcuts in...

• 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...

• Pfizer Wins Victory in Celebrex Litigation - All Bextra Cases and Some Celebrex Cases Remain

  Mike Ferrara | November 25, 2007 12:20 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed some Celebrex cases, giving Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) a partial victory. The only cases dismissed are those of patients who were using 200 mg. of Celebrex. Judge Breyer found that there was insufficient scientific proof that this amount of Celebrex caused heart attacks or strokes as some doctors have alleged. This ruling only affects cases pending in...

• Niki Trunk Appointed to Trial Lawyer Board of Governors

  Mike Ferrara | February 06, 2007 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Congratulations to Niki Trunk on her appointment to the Board of Governors of the ATLA-NJ, The New Jersey Trial Lawyer Association. President Marc Saperstein made the appointment on January 1, 2007. Niki joins about 70 personal injury lawyers on the Board of Governors. ATLA-NJ is composed of 2500 attorneys who represent consumers who are injured by defective products, injured in car...

• Child Booster Seats - Only Used by 7% of 20M Children Between Ages 4 and 8

  Mike Ferrara | November 12, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The prestigious Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm looked at 30,000 auto crashes involving children between the ages of 4 and 8. They found the 80% of these children were using adult seat belts and not booster seats. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found the fewer than 7% of the 20 million children between the ages of 4 and 8 used booster...

• Common Cold Medicines Cause Strokes in Women - Check Your Medicine Cabinet Today

  Mike Ferrara | October 26, 2007 9:50 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Phenylpropanolamine. Phenylpropanolamine. Phenylpropanolamine. This is the word you must look for on your cold medicines. If it's there, throw the bottle out or take it back for a refund. A study has shown that women have a greater chance of getting a hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleeding in the brain, in the three day period after they start use of the cold medicine. Women...

• Acetaminophen Caplets Recalled

  Ricky Bagolie | November 10, 2006 4:39 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA announced a nationwide recall of store branded acetaminophen caplets. Approximately 11 million bottles are affected. The manufacturer found small metal fragments in a small number of the caplets. While no illness or injuries have been reported, we recommend you ensure your patients know about the recall and check any of their acetaminophen caplets against the recalled lots. Again, this...

• Girl's Bicycles' recall - frame failure

  Donald Caminiti | February 13, 2008 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Trek Recalls Girls Bicycles Due To Frame Failure WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, incooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntaryrecall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop usingrecalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Trek MT220 Girls BicyclesUnits: About 49,000Importer: Trek Bicycle...