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- Wal-Mart recalls doll that poses threat of burning children
Mar 26, 2014
Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated has decided to recall nearly 175,000 defective products due to a malfunction in the toy doll that can cause it to overheat and burn children. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement on Tuesday that the "My Sweet Love" and "My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby Doll" has a defective circuit board in the chest area of the doll that can overheat when played with for long periods of time...Read More - GM recall of fatal defective products reaches 1.6 million vehicles
Feb 27, 2014
On Tuesday morning, General Motors doubled the amount of faulty ignition switch recalls that have potentially been the cause of several fatal automobile accidents. There are now as many as 1.6 million cars affected. Two weeks ago, General Motors put out a recall for around 780,000 of Chevy's Cobalt (2005-2007) and Pontiac's G5 (2005-2007). The company has since added approximately 842,000 recalls. The newly reported vehicles affected include the Saturn Sky (2006-2007), Saturn Ion (2003-2007),...Read More - Success likely for Stryker victims, individual suits to follow
Jan 23, 2014
The predicted success of current multi-party lawsuits against Stryker Corporation, the manufacturer of the hip replacement devices Rejuvenate and ABG II, is good news to many people who will be looking to file individual suits in the near future. This news comes after Stryker recalled the hip replacement devices from the market in 2012 when they had reached nearly 20,000 personal complaints from patients who had received either the Rejuvenate or ABG II hip systems...Read More - Harmful side effects, deaths linked to da Vinci Surgical System
Jan 22, 2014
Recent reports show that the da Vinci Surgical System has been cited in a growing number of claims against the machine’s manufacturer, Intuitive Surgical. Used throughout the world in millions of surgeries since it was introduced to the market in 2000, the da Vinci Surgical System has gained increasing criticism, especially here in the United States. Although Intuitive Surgical adamantly disagrees with claims that their product is defective, research and evidence are beginning to prove...Read More - Medtronic recalls Guidewires, patients suffer from blood vessel blockage
Nov 19, 2013
Health officials from the federal government have reported that defective surgical devices manufactured by Medtronic are causing severe problems in patients who are implanted with the devices. The problems can be so detrimental that patients with the implantations are at risk for serious health problems and even death. The Food and Drug Administration's warning encompasses nearly 15,000 recalled "Guidewire" products. A Guidewire is an instrument that is inserted into an artery that guides other medical...Read More - Boston Scientific called to pay $30 million for negligence over defective pacemakers
Nov 12, 2013
In mid-October, it was reported that Boston Scientific has agreed to pay the federal government in excess of $30 million in an attempt to resolve accusations that the medical manufacturing conglomerate sold defective surgical devices. The defective products were implanted in heart patients between 2002 and 2005 under the labels "Guidant Pacemakers" and "Cardiac Pacemakers. The United States Dept. of Justice (USDoJ) claims that due in part to Boston Scientific's fraudulent practices, thousands of people...Read More - Defective surgical alignment tool the cause of injury
Nov 12, 2013
Recent claims against Stryker Orthopaedics, for its ShapeMatch Cutting Guide, suggest that the medical manufacturing subsidiary may be guilty of negligence and providing the public with a defective surgical device. The ShapeMatch Cutting Guide was recalled in April of 2013 when reported injuries due to the product began to be discovered. The Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guides were most often used during knee surgeries to help surgeons determine the best place to make an incision. Stryker...Read More - Dangerous drugs and defective surgical devices are an interchangeable mess
Nov 12, 2013
Pharmaceutical companies used to settle dangerous drug claims against their illegal marketing and advertising practices by paying a fraction of their profits and releasing the news on a Friday or Saturday evening when hardly anyone noticed. Today, since almost all of "Big Pharmaceutical" has agreed to sell under off-brand labels for high percentage kickbacks, the public is not only ill-informed, but they are also tricked into not realizing the damage these major drug conglomerates can...Read More - Recent rash of home explosions call for greater safety implications
Oct 31, 2013
A home explosion happened just hours from Pennsylvania in Danville, Virginia on Tuesday evening and whether or not it was caused by a defective insecticide is still yet to be determined. As the tri-state region has already been affected by a number of these explosions recently, it's time homeowners begin to take a serious look at the safety of their surroundings. The explosion is said to have been caused by a chemical used to get...Read More - A look back at the McDonald’s coffee spill
Oct 23, 2013
Many probably remember the "McDonald's coffee spill" that literally shocked the world twenty years ago. Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants became one of the most talked about defective product cases in history. And Mrs. Liebeck became the brunt of jokes on talk-radio, sitcoms, late night television, and even country music. However, what has escaped most Americans over the past 20 years is that the facts of this case were so distorted that lies have become ingrained...Read More