- Amy Rothschild | October 31, 2007 2:31 PM |
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Wrongful DeathA 33-year-old man complaining of chest pains and pains going down his left arm, died outside Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Sunday. After waiting for medical treatment for more than three hours, the man walked out of the emergency room, collapsed on the pavement and died minutes later. Health official have cited the hospital for medical problems five times this year.While the man's pulse,...
- Amy Rothschild | October 30, 2007 9:33 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products573 product liability law suits have been brought against Bausch & Lomb Inc, the maker of defective Renu with MoisturLoc Contact Lens Solution, as a result of eye infections caused by the recalled product. Those lawsuits include 550 individual lawsuits and a consolidated federal class action suit. The lawsuits have been filed in both state and federal courts in the United States as well as in...
- Amy Rothschild | October 29, 2007 10:22 AM |
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MiscellaneousA severely brain damaged boy and his mother received almost $8 million in damages on Thursday, October 26, 2007, in a lawsuit against a Maine hospital and one of its midwives. The verdict was rendered in Auburn, Maine. The verdict in favor of Sasha Emond of Lewiston and her son, Odysseus, was described as the largest malpractice award ever handed down in Androscoggin County Superior Court. It...
- Amy Rothschild | October 24, 2007 2:56 PM |
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MiscellaneousOn October 22, 2007, a Florida jury awarded $4 million to a boy from Tampa who suffered permanent damage to his arm during a pick-up football game at a private school. According to the lawsuit, school staff members were not supervising the game when another student jumped on the plaintiff's arm. The boy, who was 12 years old at the time of the accident, broke his left arm in a schoolyard...
- Amy Rothschild | October 24, 2007 10:27 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOn October 18, 2007, the Gymboree Corporation of San Francisco, California, in conjunction with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, issued a voluntary recall of Toy Pirate Swords, which were manufactured in China. The swords can break, creating a sharp point, which can result in a child cutting him/herself or others. Of the 6000 Toy Pirate Swords that were manufactured,...
- Amy Rothschild | October 23, 2007 2:05 PM |
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Wrongful DeathA jury in Arizona issued a verdict on Friday, October 19, 2007, which will require Pima County and a drunken driver to pay a combined total of $8.5 million to the family of a girl who was killed in August 2004, while crossing the street. Of this amount, the County will have to be $520,000. The balance of the verdict must be paid by the drunk driver who is serving almost 11 years in jail for...
- Amy Rothschild | October 23, 2007 9:38 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTyler Carron and Nikko Landeros, 18 year old high school students in Colorado who were both on the wrestling team, lost their legs when a classmate crashed into them as they were changing a flat tire on on the Isuzu in which they were riding. The students who lost their legs are suing Isuzu for negligence and product liability. They also want Isuzu to notify other Isuzu owners of the alleged...
- Amy Rothschild | October 18, 2007 11:31 AM |
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MiscellaneousA federal jury in Peoria, Illinois awarded a South Carolina woman $15 million after finding that a tire on the motorcycle she was riding had a defect which resulted in a fall and severe brain damage. The jury deliberated over two days before deciding that defendant Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Ltd. was liable for the May, 2002, incident on Interstate 55 in Livingston County, Illinois.In...
- Amy Rothschild | October 17, 2007 9:48 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsChrysler is recalling 125,000 cars, because a problem with a cooling fan could lead to engine fires. The recall includes the 2007-2008 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger. So far, Chrysler has received 17 reports of fires since July 2007. The company plans to notify car owners. For more information, call Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- Amy Rothschild | October 16, 2007 9:54 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMedtronic is the largest manufacturer of implantable heart debrillators. Medtronic producess 55% of the market share in the United States of these devices. Last year, its sales reached $12.3 biillion dollars, with the bulk of the sales being for the sale of the potentially defective device. On Monday, October 15, 2007, Medtronic announced that it was putting a stop to the sales of the Spring...
- Amy Rothschild | October 12, 2007 10:41 AM |
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MiscellaneousOn Thursday, October 11, 2007, drug companies announced that they will voluntarily recall over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children over the age of two years, even though physicians have warned that the medications could post health risks for children up to the age of six years. Both phyisicians and federal regulators warned of the potential health risks to children prior to the...
- Amy Rothschild | October 10, 2007 9:46 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOn October 8, 2007, ConAgra Foods Inc.'s Missouri plant voluntarily stopped production of ts Banquet pot pies after health officials said the pies may be related to 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states. ConAgra officials have stated that its pot pies are safe if they are cooked properly but has advised consumers not to eat them until government and company investigations have been completed....
- Pat Jennings | October 08, 2007 6:08 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA Washington man has recently been sentenced to jail time following illegal collection of funds after a work injury. Willard Leech, a resident of Bellingham, had suffered a lumbar injury that put him out of work, although at the same time in which he was collecting benefits, Leech was also working a carpentry job for more than 10 months. This included maneuvering on ladders and manipulating...
- Amy Rothschild | October 08, 2007 5:01 PM |
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Wrongful DeathSharon Miller, the speicial administrator of the estate of her mother, Elizabeth Massears, filed a wrongful death suit on October 2, 2007, against Central Illinois Taxi in Madison County Circuit for the death of her mother. The lawsuit alleges that on October 4, 2005, her mother was being transported by a taxi company from her residence at the Blue Fountain Nursing Home to a doctor's...
- Amy Rothschild | October 08, 2007 9:43 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsKraft Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall of its 6 oz. Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares (6 oz.), because of concerns that the the chocolate might be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. No other varieties of Baker's White Chocolate or any other Baker's products sold in the United States are impacted by this recall. The possibility of Samonella contamination was indicated after...
- Amy Rothschild | October 02, 2007 9:43 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn Friday, September 28, 2007, a driver and passenger were killed around 10:30 a.m. when the SUV they were in plunged off a bridge along I-526 into the mud below. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken by the United States Coast Guard helicopter to the Medical University of South Carolina but was determined to be dead upon arrival. Both individuals were belted. A witness...
- Amy Rothschild | October 01, 2007 11:26 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOn Saturday, September 29, 2007. Topps Meat Co. announced that it massively expanded its nationwide recall of ground beef products to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Health officials are investigation 25 illnesses in the following 8 states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. An...