Defective & Dangerous Products

• Stokke is Recalling Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses Because of Entrapment Hazard

  Jenny Albano | August 23, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Stokke, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 1,000 Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses because the mattress does not fit cribs properly and this poses a risk of a young child becoming trapped in the gap between the crib and the mattress.Only oval shaped Sleepi cribs with foam mattresses sold under the following model numbers are the subject of this recall: 660321, 660320, 660301,660305,...

• Opening Arguments Given In Midwest Vioxx Trial

  M. Brandon Smith | March 01, 2007 1:36 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a Vioxx trial that is expected to last four to six weeks in Madison County, opening arguments were given yesterday by both sides in the first Midwest trial over the controversial drug. The plaintiff's attorney who represents the surviving husband of Pattie Schwaller told the jurors that Merck & Co. as the manufacturer of Vioxx chose to put profits over people and as a result contributed to...

• ReNu With Moisture Loc Recall Helps With Epidemic

  M. Brandon Smith | August 26, 2006 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Centers for Disease control recently suggested the global recall by Bausch and Lomb in May of 2006 concerning its defective contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc may have prevented a much larger out break in relation the eye fungal infection fusarium keratitis.According to CNN.com"We feel pretty confident that the outbreak is over," said CDC researcher Benjamin Park, who has studied...

• Are All Other Contact Lens Solutions Safe Other Than ReNu?

  M. Brandon Smith | August 17, 2006 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Until recently, most, including the Food and Drug Administration, have not really discussed any safety concerns associated with any contact lens solutions aside from the recently recalled ReNu with MoistureLoc, manufactured by Bausch & Lomb, which has been linked to serious eye infections that can ultimately lead to blindness. That however may be about to change.Accodring to The Wall Street...

• FDA Rejects New Drug Sparlon After Link To SJS

  M. Brandon Smith | August 10, 2006 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Food and Drug Administration recently rejected approval of Cephalon Inc.'s newest drug Sparlon, an attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug, after it was found to trigger Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a serve allergic reaction that often times is fatal. The debilitating drug induced reaction kills thousands of consumers each year and was determined to be too great a risk for the...

• Many Deaths Result From Painkiller Patch Abuse

  M. Brandon Smith | August 05, 2006 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Fentanyl patches, first made Johnson and Johnson under the brand name Duragesic, have increasingly become an area for concern in recent years. Primarily designed for cancer patients and others with chronic pains, these prescription only patches are causing an alarming number of deaths in the United States alone. Many are said to be abusing the painkiller patches by squeezing the drug off the...

• $111 Million Suit Filed Against Home Depot

  M. Brandon Smith | June 14, 2006 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Jay and Laura Flynn recently filed a $111 Million suit against Home Depot and the manufacture of a defective grout-sealing product the mega home retailer sold them in July of 2005. According to the complaint, the product's fumes permanently damaged his lungs and dramatically affected every facet of his daily life.According to the AJC.comFlynn's breathing difficulties have caused him to quit his...

• First California Vioxx Trial to Start June 21, 2006

  M. Brandon Smith | June 08, 2006 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  With the first of two Vioxx trials to start on June 21, 2006, Merck & Co. has filed a motion for summary judgment on the case of a 73 year-old man who had a heart attack after taking Vioxx. The basis of the motion is that the lawsuit was filed after the statute of limitations had ran in California. A hearing on that motion is set for June 15, 2006. Although the motion is most likely to be...

• Defective Product Lawsuit Trial Begins Today

  Staff Writer | December 13, 2005 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Eight boys from across the country who suffered injuries when the front wheels came off their bikes are expected to testify in a trial that begins today. The lawsuit claims the bicycles, sold at Wal-Mart and imported by a Marin County, CA company, had faulty front-wheel-release devices which malfunctioned, causing the front wheels to come off and resulting in the boys smashing their faces on...

• 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...