Posts tagged ban

• Inflatable pool slides recalled after one dead, another paralyzed

  Paul Napoli | May 10, 2012 6:54 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  One death and two cases of serious injury have prompted the recall of Banzai Falls inflatable pool slides sold at Walmart and Toys R Us. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has...

• Prenatal exposure to widely used insecticide linked to brain development defects

  Paul Napoli | May 01, 2012 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A new study has found that prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF) insecticide is associated with defects in the development of certain parts of the child’s brain. “Even low to...

• Consumer Reports: Most medical implants have never been tested for safety

  Paul Napoli | March 30, 2012 7:12 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  An investigation of medical devices on the market in the United States shows that most have little, if any testing to prove their safety and effectiveness, according to Consumer Reports, an...

• Allergan stops selling Lap-Band to 1-800-GET-THIN doctors

  Paul Napoli | February 08, 2012 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Allergan Inc., maker of the Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System, has announced it will no longer sell the weight loss device to troubled California surgical centers affiliated with the...

• FDA warns Lap-Band doctors to stop misleading consumers

  Paul Napoli | December 18, 2011 10:45 PM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warnings several medical centers to stop their misleading advertising for the Lap-Band weight loss device. The Lap-Band is a silicone gastric...

• NTSB urges states to ban cell phone use by motor vehicle drivers

  Paul Napoli | December 14, 2011 9:43 PM | 9 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on using personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. At a meeting...

• America’s farmers caught up in MF Global collapse

  Paul Napoli | November 27, 2011 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Miscellaneous
  

  November 26, 2011 Rural America is a long way from Wall Street, but the bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings has affected an unexpected group, America’s farmers. Farmers use futures...

• Government Shuts Down Public Access to Physician’s Discipline and Malpractice Database

  Paul Napoli | November 06, 2011 9:39 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  November 6, 2011 A government health agency has revoked the public’s access to a database of healthcare practitioner’s malpractice and other negative history, even though its records...

• Flaming Dessert at Restaurant Turns into Fiery Nightmare that Burns Four Customers

  Paul Napoli | June 12, 2011 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  June 12, 2011 Dinner at a Florida restaurant went horribly wrong for one family Saturday night when a flaming dessert prepared by the waiter unexpectedly splashed over customers. The incident...

• Lap Band Erosion

  Alan Ripka | March 22, 2011 1:44 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Lap Band is a device that fits around the top of your stomach. The Lap-Band procedure involves surgically placing an adjustable silicone band around the upper part of the stomach, which reduces...