Peanut butter has been found to be tainted with the same strain of salmonella bacteria that is behind a food poisoning outbreak that has sickened over 400 people in 43 states.  The bacteria was found in an opened 5-pound can of King Nut peanut butter in Minnesota.  King Nut issued a recall of both its King Nut and Parnell’s Pride peanut butter over the weekend.

Officials now say that three deaths may be linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak.  According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), as of yesterday, 410 people have fallen ill as a result of the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium.  Victims have been identified in: Alabama (1 case), Arizona (8), Arkansas (3), California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (6), Georgia (5), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (20), Minnesota (30), Missouri (8), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (10), New Jersey (13), New York (12), Nevada (6), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (10), Ohio (53), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (5), Utah (3), Vermont (4), Virginia (17), Washington (11), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2). (more…)

Last year saw a spate of toy recalls—more than 20 million—over a wide variety of issues, including toxic lead paint and magnets, that proved deadly when swallowed.  One of the most deadly recalls involved the Auqa Dots toy, which were recalled last November after several children swallowed the toy’s beads and fell into temporary comas.  The toys, when swallowed, metabolized into the so-called date rape drug.

Now Spin Master and Mega Brands are reintroducing LookPixos, a toy marketed by Spin Master Ltd. of Toronto.  Like Aqua Dots, LookPixos allows children to arrange small beads into designs, that, when water is added, allows them attach together permanently. Pixos are a new version of the same toy, but are being marketed under a different name. (more…)

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Announces Opening of Dedicated Claims Center To Evaluate Numerous Possible Lawsuits Related to Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads Used With Medtronic Implantable Defibrillators.

(New York) October 24, 2007 – The defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads were implanted into hundreds of thousands of people, leaving all of them at risk for serious injury if a Sprint Fidelis Lead fractures. As a result of this, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has opened a dedicated Claims Center within their office to review the potential lawsuits of people who were implanted with defective Sprint Fidelis Leads used with Medtronic defibrillators. Medtronic suspended sales and recalled all unused Sprint Fidelis Leads on October 15, 2007 after receiving reports of at least 5 fatalities linked to lead fractures. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who had to undergo a dangerous and life-threatening surgical procedure after a Sprint Fidelis Lead fractured. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP is seeking class action status for this lawsuit to represent all persons in the United States who were implanted with defective leads manufactured by Medtronic, Inc.

If you or a loved one received a Sprint Fidelis Lead with a Medtronic implantable defibrillator, please contact our claims center by visiting www.yourlawyer.com. Free case evaluations are also available by calling 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

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Class Action Status Requested To Benefit All Persons Who Reside in the United States and Were Implanted with Leads Manufactured by Medtronic, Inc.

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, along with Smith & Nevares, Salas & Co. and Becnel Law Firm, LLC, announce that they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who had to undergo a dangerous and life-threatening surgical procedure after a component of his Medtronic implantable defibrillator called a Sprint Fidelis lead fractured. The victim is bringing this action on his own behalf and as a representative of a class consisting of all persons who reside in the United States and were implanted with a lead manufactured by Medtronic, Inc., except those individuals whose Medtronic lead have malfunctioned. The suit was filed on behalf of the victim in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (Docket number: 07-1971).

If you or a loved one believes that you were injured as a result of a Sprint Fidelis lead used with a Medtronic implantable defibrillator, please contact our office by visiting www.yourlawyer.com. Free case evaluations are also available by calling 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

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