Defective & Dangerous Products

• Infantino Rattles Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | March 06, 2008 11:58 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Infantino LLC., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 20,000 Infantino Lamb Grabby Rattles due to a choking hazard.Part of the rattle can detach, which can pose a choking hazard to infants and young children. So far the company has not received any reports of injury, but there have been eight reports of the tall piece of the rattle detaching.The recalled Infantino Lamb Grabby...

• First Peanut Butter Lawsuit Filed

  M. Brandon Smith | February 17, 2007 2:36 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  The first of what is expected to be many peanut butter lawsuits was filed on Friday concerning the recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak by a Missouri couple. The suit names ConAgra Foods Inc. as the defendant for the gastrointestinal illnesses injuries the plaintiffs sustained after eating the manufacturer's Great Value Peanut Butter back in October. The peanut butter lawsuit on behalf of...

• 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...

• Big Tobacco Wins This Battle But Will They Win The War?

  M. Brandon Smith | August 13, 2006 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Florida Supreme Court recently over turned a $145 billion verdict rendered against big tobacco in a class action suit. The court in its 79 page decision held that the case should not have been certified as a class action suit on behalf of hundreds of thousands sick Florida smokers. The ruling however does not mark the end for all those sick plaintiffs seeking redress. Quite to the contrary,...

• Asbestos Liability And Duites Extended To Cover Third Parties

  M. Brandon Smith | August 08, 2006 11:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The New Jersey Supreme Court recently extended the duty landowners owe to workers for the foreseeable risk of asbestos exposure to their spouses based on the foreseeable risk of exposure from asbestos dust carried home on contaminated work clothing. This ruling, in direct contradiction with ruling in other states such as New York and Georgia is believed to the first of its kind anywhere in the...

• Lawn Mowers More Dangerous Than Thought

  M. Brandon Smith | August 08, 2006 10:52 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In a recent study, lawn mowers were found to injure more than 9,000 children and teenagers a year in the United States alone. The study further shows the current standards for lawn mowers are inadequate and suggests that most of these injuries could be prevented by employing a few simple guidelines changes.According to Cbsnews.com:In the study, published in Pediatrics, researchers David Vollman,...

• Lead Based Paint Plaintiffs Seeing Recent Success In Courts

  M. Brandon Smith | August 08, 2006 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  For years now paint manufactures have been winning almost every case filed against them wherein Plaintiffs allege lead based paint injuries. However after a recent Plaintiff's verdict in Rhode Island which held a major paint manufacture accountable for lead paint related injuries based on the theory of a public nuisance, the tide may be shifting. Further evidence of this trend is shown in...

• $10 Million Awarded To Asbestos Widow

  M. Brandon Smith | August 04, 2006 7:45 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A Jury in the Newport News Circuit Court awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a shipyard worker who died from lung cancer after four years of exposure to asbestos containing products. The wrongful death lawsuit was brought against three companies that manufactured the materials: John Crane Inc., Denver's Johns Manville Corp., and Garlock Sealing Technologies. According to the...

• Guidant Issues New Warning On Defibrillators

  M. Brandon Smith | May 16, 2006 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Boston Scientific Corporation recently issued another warning to physicians about another 996 defibrillators that may malfunction and leave its patients without sufficient protection from sudden cardiac death. The defect stems from a faulty low voltage capacitor which has been confirmed in over 30 defibrillators removed from patients since May 8, 2006. The Guidant division of Boston Scientific...

• Bausch & Lomb Global Recall of ReNU With MoistureLoc

  M. Brandon Smith | May 15, 2006 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Bausch & Lomb has decided to permanently remove ReNu with MoistureLoc off the worldwide market after an internal investigation showed this product increased the risk of Fusarium infection. The FDA has stated it supports this decision given the data they have analyzed and studied.According to the FDA:ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, manufactured in the Greenville , SC plant, was...