Defective & Dangerous Products

• First Peanut Butter Lawsuit Filed In Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | March 03, 2007 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Our law firm of Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, along with our co-counsel firm the Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, of New Brunswick, NJ, has filed what is believed to the be the first peanut butter contamination lawsuit in the State of Georgia on February 22, 2007. The Georgia peanut butter lawsuit was filed in the State Court of Gwinnett County. This individual peant...

• 370 Confirmed Salmonella Cases Linked To Contaminated Peanut Butter

  M. Brandon Smith | February 28, 2007 9:42 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to federal health officials more than 370 cases of salmonella have been confirmed across more than 42 states as of last week. This news is just the latest update in what has become a nationwide problem for many people and families alike. This new number of 370 is only expected to grow as the investigation and research continues into the peanut butter salmonella outbreak that occurred...

• Peanut Butter Recall-State By State Statistics

  M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has now been in full investigation mode for the last few days concerning the peanut butter recall that has dominated the local and national news. They have identified the outbreak of Salmonella Tennessee infections that have occurred on a large multistate level and isolated the contamination site to those jars of peanut butter manufactured and distributed...

• 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...

• Urgent Recall of Pediatric Arterial Cannulae from Terumo Cardiovascular Systems

  Jessica Smagacz | December 09, 2008 7:43 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  On December 1, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems issued an urgent worldwide and nationwide recall of the company’s Tenderlow Pediatric Arterial Cannulaw. This recall included 21 lot codes....

• Club Car is Recalling Golf Cars and Other Vehicle Due to Mechanical Failure

  Jenny Albano | August 03, 2007 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The CPSC and Club Car Inc. are recalling about 1,900 golf cars, rough terrain vehicles, and hospitality, utility and transport vehicles. The steering gear assembly can fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of steering control, posing a risk of injury to the driver and passenger.The recalled products include numerous 2007 model gasoline and electric-powered vehicles that are used to transport...

• Update from Castleberry's on Canned Food Recall

  Jenny Albano | August 02, 2007 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Castleberry's Food Company announced that it is urgent that retailers, food service operations, food banks, consumers, and anyone else that would be distributing Castleberry's canned foods should immediately discard any recalled items. According to surveys and inspections from health agencies, some of the recalled products remain in retail outlets. Most of the stores that still contain the...

• Hot Dog Chili Sauce Canned in Georgia Linked to Botulism(2)

  Andy Childers | July 19, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Hot dog chili sauce canned in Augusta, Georgia has been linked to four cases of botulism in the U.S. The victims, the first to be infected with botulism related to a commercially canned food since the 1970s, are in Texas and Indiana. The tainted products are 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22,...

• Veggie Booty Snack Food Linked To Salmonella Contamination

  M. Brandon Smith | June 29, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to the FDA and Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc., a popular snack food called Veggie Booty may be linked to incidents of salmonella contamination. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control have been made aware of more than 52 cases of salmonella contamination in consumers who ingested the popular Veggie Booty snack food. The specific strain of salmonella in this outbreak is being...

• Daylight Savings Time May Cause Adverse Events In Medical Equipment

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2007 6:30 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Do you use or rely on a medical devices or equipment for your medication, oxygen or for some other necessary reason? If so, you ought to read this warning published by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration over concerns that specific devices might cause adverse events due to the upcoming Daylight Savings Time change. Although the FDA is not certain which devices or equipment may be affected, it...