Texas updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

The toy manufacturer Mega Brands has agreed to pay $1 million to a boy who suffered a terrible injury after ingesting magnetic pieces from a popular toy. William Finley was only four years old...

A huge class action lawsuit was settled by Sears involving as many as 4 million customers and costing the retailer $546 million. Most customers are not aware that stoves without safety brackets are...

Today Cardinal Health issued a voluntary recall of affected lots of alcohol-free mouthwash after it was found tests showed the product was contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia)....

Nintendo announced a voluntary recall of thousands of character-themed lapel pins because they contain high levels of lead. The recalled pins were made in China and distributed by Pro Source Inc.The...

A government researcher has called for human trials to be halted after blood substitutes being tested were linked to an increased risk of heart attack and death. In a study of pooled data from...

There are few things Texans are more passionate about than football but now the Consumer Products Safety Commission says that might be dangerous The CPSC is now investigating whether artificial...

Talmadge Waldrip did not think helping his daughter move would land him in the hospital for 10 months with a crushed pelvis, ruptured bladder and fractured vertebrae in his neck. But when the fully...

At least 23 people in 14 different states have been made ill by the salmonella virus found in two breakfast cereals manufactured by Malt-O-Meal. The cereals were recalled on April 5 after the...

The Houston based Funtastic has issued a recall of about 26,000 sets of fake teeth after discovering that surface paint on the teeth violates lead paint standards. The fake teeth,...

A Southlake toy-maker just announced the recall of about 122,000 units of Rock 'N Ride plush rockers because the product could potentially injure young children. The company has received 35 reports of the rocker tipping over, with 10 such incidents resulting in injuries like bumps, bruised and lacerations. The culprint? A faulty plastic base that could make the rockers unstable.The eight...

Over the Easter weekend the FDA issued an alert to consumers and grocers about a possible risk of salmonella associated with cantaloupes imported by Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer. Research has lead health authorities to believe that cantaloupes imported by this company may be associated with over 50 reported cases of salmonella. All cantaloupes imported by this company...

This week a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of a New Jersey mother of two who tragically died after suffering a seizure on December 7, 2007. Jackie Kelly Bozicev, 32, had recently moved into a new home with her husband, Robert, and two young children Mary Kelly and Matthew. Jackie and Robert planned two have more children in the future, but wanted to hold off for a...

Today MEGA Brands in conjunction with U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a voluntary recall of two magnetic toys that could pose a serious risk to children. The Magnastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys were recalled due to the risk that small magnets contained in some parts may become dislodged from their housing and can cause severe, even fatal, injury if ingested. If...

In August 2006, Synthes gained F.D.A. approval for its product, Prodisc. Prodisc is an artifical disc used in spine surgeries. Since that time, severe injuries have been caused by the Prodisc failing after surgery.In fact, because of concerning surrounding the test trials of the Prodisc, Medicare decided last August not to cover the disk for most Medicare patientsBefore considering any surgery...

If you or someone you know has an artificial spinal disc, or more specifically a Prodisc implant manufactured by Spinal Solutions, you may be at risk for complications or injuries because of a defective product. At least one patient had the disc come apart and had to have it surgically removed and is now suffering severe pain from his ordeal.