Posts tagged sc

• Recall of 159,000 Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemakers

  Paul Napoli | June 02, 2012 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Reports of consumers who suffered cuts and burns when their coffee pot handle broke have prompted the recall of about 159,000 Black & Decker® brand coffeemakers. Applica Consumer...

• More Safety 1st brand child safety locks recalled: toilet and cabinet locks fail to keep kids out

  Paul Napoli | May 31, 2012 1:30 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Parents of small children should be aware of another Safety 1st child safety lock recall involving defective toilet and cabinet locks sold at major retailers across the country because children...

• Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits: An Overview

  Roopal Luhana | May 23, 2012 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsNew York, NY Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  On February 7, 2012, all federal lawsuits concerning transvaginal mesh products were consolidated into one court in the Southern District of West Virginia before Judge Goodwin. Plaintiffs...

• Construction worker dies first day on the job at Manhattan worksite

  Paul Napoli | May 19, 2012 9:07 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A construction worker on the job for only one day died Thursday after a fall from scaffolding at a worksite in SoHo. According to the NYC Department of Buildings’ active complaint, a...

• Retailers agree to stop selling deadly Tots in Mind Crib Tents and Play Yard Tents, offer refund

  Paul Napoli | May 17, 2012 3:26 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Five major retailers have agreed to stop selling Tots in Mind brand crib tents and play yard tents associated with serious injuries and a fatality, and will give consumers a refund even though...

• Baldness drug Propecia and prostate drug Proscar get labeling change for sexual side effects

  Paul Napoli | April 23, 2012 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that labeling for the prescription drugs Propecia® and Proscar® will be updated to include information about sexual side effects...

• U.S. docs rarely test for parasite that causes miscarriage, premature birth and birth defects

  Paul Napoli | April 22, 2012 12:53 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Scientists have identified the strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite most often associated with miscarry, premature birth and birth defects, but testing of pregnant women in the United States...

• STOK Grills recalled after more than 500 reports of regulators leaking propane gas

  Paul Napoli | April 20, 2012 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  STOK Island Grills and STOK Quattro Grills sold at Home Depot and Direct Tools Factory Outlet stores are being recalled due to 569 reports of leaking propane gas from regulators. According to...

• Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to tuna used in restaurant and grocery prepared foods

  Paul Napoli | April 18, 2012 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Government officials say the likely source of an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections across twenty states and the District of Columbia is a tuna product used in sushi, sashimi, ceviche,...

• Osteoporosis drugs associated with risk of serious eye disease

  Paul Napoli | April 07, 2012 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study shows that popular osteoporosis medications may increase risk of certain serious inflammatory eye diseases in first time users. Canadian researchers analyzed data from the British...