Posts tagged defective products

• Is Food From China Safe? Cardboard Found in Street Vendor's Stuffed Dumplings

  Dan Deuterman | July 17, 2007 8:41 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  InjuryBoard bloggers from Parker & McConkie in Salt Lake City have an interesting post about a disturbing discovery in China.A street vendor was caught selling baozi, a popular dumpling-like snack, that was stuffed with cardboard and soaked in an industrial chemical.Stories such as this one illustrate why the U.S. government needs to take a firmer stand on food imported from China. First the pet...

• Federal Court Expands Scope of Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Proceedings

  Gary Shipman | January 09, 2008 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On January 8, 2008, a Federal Court judge in Rhode Island expanded the scope of the consolidated proceedings involving hernia patches manufactured by Davol/Bard to cover all Davol Marlex/Teflon products, with or without "memory recoil rings." On August 25, 2000, Davol/Bard submitted an application to the Federal Drug Administration to notify of its intent to market the Composix® E/X Mesh Patch...

• Over the Counter Laxative Causes Kidney Damage, Death

  Gary Shipman | August 17, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Lawsuits filed across the United States allege that a popular, over-the-counter laxative, Fleet Phospho-soda, used to flush out a patient's bowels prior to undergoing colonoscopies, has caused kidney damage and even death.The laxative, manufactured by C.B. Fleet Company, is the subject matter of at least 50 lawsuits currently pending in 20 states. The laxative has been on the market for over...

• Zetia and Vytorin - That Which Does Not Kill Us Make Us Sicker?

  Jean Martin | January 15, 2008 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Yesterday it was announced that, once again, new highly-touted medications are not effective, and worse, may actually do more harm than good. Results from a study regarding Zetia and Vytorin were finally released after much delay and speculation. Much to the public's chagrin, the reports are that Zetia and Vytorin may slightly reduce cholesterol, but they do not reduce plaque build-up in the...

• St. Judge Defibrillator Wire Can Puncture Heart

  Gary Shipman | November 12, 2007 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  While Medtronic recalled its heart defribrillator wires, reports are circulating that St. Jude defibrillator wires can puncture holes in the hearts of cardiac patients.St. Jude's line of Riata defibrillators contain wires that connect the defibrillators to a patient's heart, and when properly operating, are affixed to the heart wall and transmit an electric shock if the device senses a problem...

• TV Ads for Zetia and Vytorin Pulled

  Jean Martin | January 23, 2008 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The makers of Vytorin and Zetia have announced that they are pulling TV ads for the drugs. The companies waited a whole week to take this action after it was reported that a study found that Zetia was not effective at reducing cholesterol and that Vytorin was no more effective than the much cheaper Zocor (Vytorin is a combination of Zetia and Zocor), and might actually be worse. The study...

• New study reveals hundreds of toys on store shelves are contaminated with lead and other dangerous chemicals

  Dan Deuterman | December 05, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As a parent, it's frightening to hear just how many toys are contaminated with lead.A shocking new report issued today by the Ecology Center revealed that hundreds of toys still being sold are contaminated with lead, many with levels higher than the federal recall standard. Fueled by recent toy recalls (all involving toys manufactured in China), the Ecology Center tested more than 1,200...

• Contaminated Pizza Rolls Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | November 05, 2007 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  General Mills issued a product recall for its Totino's Pizza Rolls due to contamination with E. coli. The bacteria was found in product sampling for the Pizza Combo and Pizza Pepperoni. The recalled pizza rolls may cause a severe illness. The products manufactured by General Mills and carried by Giant Food and subject to the recall are as follows: Totino's Party Pizza's - Pizza Combo 10.7...

• Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Crib Bumper

  Shannon Weidemann | July 25, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Pottery Barn Kids has issued a product recall for 31,000 crib bumpers that they sold in their store. The defective product has stitching that may come undone and pose an entanglement hazard to young children. This recall involves the Diamond Matelassé, Floral Matelassé and Polka Dot Matelassé crib bumpers made of 100% cotton. The Diamond Matelassé bumpers are white and have decorative...

• North Carolina’s six year limit on defective product lawsuits may soon be extended

  Randy Appleton | May 04, 2009 3:47 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Under current North Carolina law a consumer only has six years to file a law suit on a defective product. A bill pending in the state senate would allow consumers to file up to 15 years on a...