Daily Archives: May 4, 2011
Pacifier Clips Recalled for Choking Hazard
Sandbox Medical, LLC just issued a recall for its < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/product_liability">Cheaper Keeper Pacifier Clip due to choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), just announced. The CPSC advises consumers to stop using the recalled product immediately and notes … Continue reading
Chesapeake Energy Faces New York Lawsuit Over Marcellus Shale Leases
Chesapeake Energy has again been named in lawsuits stemming from its Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling concerns. This time, hundreds of property owners in New York’s Southern Tier are challenging drilling leases Chesapeake purports to hold on their land. The … Continue reading
Two Firms Recall Buoyancy Control Devices
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC) just announced two separate recalls of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/product_liability">Buoyancy Control Devices (BCDs). The agencies advise consumers to stop using the recalled BCDs immediately and advise consumers that it is illegal … Continue reading
Study Finds Infection Control Violations at Many Nursing Homes
Nursing homes have been plagued with reports of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/nursing_home_negligence">physical, chemical, and sexual abuse and nanny cams have caught nursing home workers abusing residents. Now adding to that list of indignities, Science Daily reports that 15 percent of nursing homes … Continue reading
Salted Smoked Split Herring Recalled for Potential Botulism
Porky Products of Carteret, New Jersey just recalled Salted Smoked Split Herring (bloaters) over the potential the uneviscerated fish has the potential to be contaminated with the very dangerous < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/food_poisoning">Clostridium botulinum pathogen, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading
Glaxo Poligrip Zinc Poisoning Lawsuits Settled for Millions, Report Says
Bloomberg News is reporting that GlaxoSmithKline has settled scores of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Poligrip-Denture-Cream">Poligrip zinc poisoning lawsuits for millions of dollars over the past nine months. According to the report, unidentified sources claim the Poligrip zinc poisoning settlements averaged more than $1 … Continue reading
Woman Files DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit After Multiple Revisions
Four years and five surgeries later, Jane Rogers, 53, has filed a lawsuit over defective < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/DePuy-Hip-Implant-Recall-Johnson-and-Johnson">DePuy ASR hip implants following, which she claims caused her to suffer many hours of rehabilitation and missed work. Rogers is one of 93,000 … Continue reading
Dial Complete Class Action Lawsuit Alleges False Claims
An Ohio woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Dial Corporation, the maker of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Dial-Complete-Antibacterial-Hand-Wash-Soap-Class-Action-Lawsuit">Dial Complete Antibacterial Hand Wash, alleging that marketing and advertising materials which claim the hand wash can kill most bacteria and prevent the spread … Continue reading