Arkansas updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

The Bush administration’s effort to limit consumer’s access to courts and protect negligent corporations has reached new heights. It is rewriting the bureaucratic rulebook. Jon Haber, AAJ’s chief...

How do you know what to buy anymore? It is sad that oftentimes a recall does not occur until a child dies. This is the case with the Ameriwood Entertainment Center. The Tiffin, Ohio company is "voluntarily" recalling one of its entertainment centers now that there has been fatality when one collapsed on a 19 month old child. The child died.As consumers we need to seriously consider what...

I have been dependent on contact lenses since 1976. Because my eyes were very weak, my glasses were as thick as stain-glassed windows. At that time, doctors waited until a patient's eye prescription...

As I checked the New York Times over the weekend, I found that updates on Heparin were available. Heparin, a blood thinner, primarily used in dialysis and many types of surgeries has now been linked...

Botox is associated with anti-aging and continuing that youthful look. Most people don't realize that a death warning should come with the use of the drug. Botox is classified as a drug and is given for a variety of conditions. Unfortunately, it has become the latest subject of a FDA warning.On Friday, February 8, 2008, the FDA warning came 2 weeks after the consumer advocacy group Public...

Medicine should relieve our pain or enable us to live better lives. In the case of Johnson and Johnson's Duragesic pain patch, death and life-threatening conditions have been the unfortunate effect on patient's lives. Before I talk about the details in these cases, let me put one fact out there: Duragesic generated $l.29 billion in global sales last year.This makes it Johnson and Johnson's 6th...

Faulty fuel tanks that can leak gas and cause fire hazards are the reason for the recall issued by Polaris. The company's popular utility vehicle, the 2008 Polaris Ranger RZR 800EFI model, has been proven to pose a danger to consumers.Anyone with one of these rangers should stop using it immediately and contact their local dealership. The danger of burns or even death could be the result of...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued another recall on a toy for children. The Spin Master Aqua Dots are covered by a toxic chemical coating, the government said last week. One of the first original cases that spurred panic and the recall of this toy involved 20-month old Jack Esses of Arkansas.The recall covers 4.2 million of the Aqua Dots Toys which consist of colored beads that...

A Reno, Nevada jury fixed damages for three women who took Prempro and Premarin at $35 million in compensatory damages. The jury also assessed $99 million in punitive damages against the manufacturer of the drugs. The Plaintiffs asserted that they contracted breast cancer from taking the artificial hormones and the jury agreed. Company documents indicated that the company knew there was a risk...

The latest spinach recall is raising questions about how the leafy green industry is regulated and people wanting more inspections by the FDA. Metz Fresh discovered some of their spinach was tainted with Salmonella during testing. They were able to stop about 90 percent of the contaminated spinach from reaching consumers. California's leafy greens industry adopted the voluntary regulations...

Wal-Mart recently pulled certain dog treats from their shelves with out publicly announcing their decision. The treats were removed because some customers complained that there dogs became ill after eating the product. The company removed Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading on July 26, but so far there has not been a recall...