Defective & Dangerous Products

• Peanut Butter Contamination Is A Real Danger For Children

  M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Our InjuryBoard partner from Orlando, Joseph Saunders, recently made a great point about the dangers associated with the recent salmonella peanut butter outbreak in reference to our youth. It is undisputed that hundreds of thousands of children eat peanut butter sandwiches everyday for lunch and/or dinner. It is staple food for many youngsters around the U.S. and the world. For these reasons it...

• What Is Salmonella And What Are Its Effects?

  M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 8:56 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  With the recent salmonella outbreak concerning Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter many people are asking the question, what is salmonella and what are its adverse effects? The short answer is that salmonella is a infectious bacteria that attacks the intestines and blood stream in most humans. The most commons effects of salmonella are diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps which typical occur...

• Save That Peanut Butter Jar-It Is Evidence

  M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 11:22 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  When pursuing a peanut butter salmonella outbreak claim it is very important to NOT throw away the jar of peanut butter and its lid despite what others are saying at this time. It will be a very important piece of evidence in the future. Keep it in a very safe place where no one will use it again and mark it with a danger sign or note. Do not however write on the jar itself. Put it in a...

• Peanut Butter Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

  M. Brandon Smith | February 15, 2007 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  If you eat peanut butter and have a jar or two in your home, Be Careful-Be Very Careful as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently warned that thousands of jars of peanut butter have been linked to a salmonella Outbreak. According to the FDA, the salmonella outbreak has been found in jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter for ConAgra. According to early information, the...

• Lawsuit Filed In Connection To Arby's Salmonella Outbreak

  M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Our law firm, Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP, along with Eric H. Weinberg of The Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, recently filed the first of what we expect to be a number of lawsuits on behalf of those adversely affected by the salmonella outbreak at an Arby's in Lowndes County Georgia this past August. As this article in the Valdosta Daily Times notes, many of those who contracted...

• Arby's Linked To Salmonella Outbreak In Valdosta, Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | January 23, 2007 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A few short months ago in Valdosta, Georgia, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) received eight new Salmonella Montevideo claims from the South Georgia Medical Center between August 28, 2006 and September 5, 2006. While ordinarily these 8 cases might not seem like a reason for great concern, it raised the suspicions of the GPHL and Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health...

• Eye Infections Not Reported By Bausch & Lomb

  M. Brandon Smith | November 08, 2006 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to a federal letter, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. failed to formally report 35 new cases of fungal eye infections after its contact lens solutions were linked to the problem. The report details that Singapore health officials notified the Rochester, New York Company as well as the FDA about the problems associated with the company's products. Bausch & Lomb then failed to release this...

• Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoning former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asbestos fibers were scattered about the town and as a result hundreds of residents have suffered...

• Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial(2)

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoned former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asbestos fibers were scattered about the town and as a result hundreds of residents have suffered lung...

• Alaris SE "Key Bounce" Infusion Pumps Recalled

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The United States Food and Drug Administration has alerted the medical community and its patients of a potentially serious over infusion problem associated with the "Key Bounce" infusion pump. The defective pump is said to infuse as much as ten times the intended amount in patients who use the product manufactured by Alaris Products. For more information on the Alaris SE Infusion Pump Recall...