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• Family Sues EvenFlo, Co., Manufacturer of Allegedly Defective Car Seat Which Family Claims Caused Death of Their Infant

  Amy Rothschild | September 25, 2007 10:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Family members of Isaac Eslinger ares suing Evenflo, Co., the manufacturer of infant and car child seats, in federal court alleging that it's defective car seat resulted Isaac's death two years ago in September of 2005, when Isaac was only seven months old. Isaac was killed when the car in which he was riding overturned resulting in him being ejected from the vehicle.Authorities report that...

• Pre-Packaged Dole Salads Recalled After Outbreak of E. Coli

  Amy Rothschild | September 18, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. has issued a recall of certain pre-packaged salads bearing the label "Dole Hearts Delight," sold in both Canada and the United States. The recall was issued after a randomly tested bag tested positive for E. coli. The voluntary recall, issued Monday, September 17, 2007, affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United...

• Charleston, SC Jury Awards Charleston Lawyers $3.95 Million Dollars for Personal Injuries Arising Out of Defamation Lawsuit

  Amy Rothschild | September 17, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  On September 14, 2007, after an eight day trial, a Charleston County jury consisting of 9 women and 3 men, ordered WSCS-TV (Cahnnel 5) and Jefferson-Pilot Communications, it's former owner, to pay $3.95 million dollars to Charleston attorneys Elizabeth and Christopher Murphy to compensate them for a smear campaign initiated by Don Feldman, the station's former news director. $3.7 million was...

• Cases Against Manufacturer of Alleged Defective Hernia Patch Consolidated in Rhode Island

  Amy Rothschild | September 11, 2007 10:16 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, was recalled because hundreds of individuals were hurt as a result of using the device. The patch was supposed to help give hernia patients relief from their pain. By 2005, however, it was clear that there was something wrong with the patch. It appears that the recoil ring that opens the patch can break. When the ring breaks, users suffer from bowel perforations...

• A Wrongful Death Suit is Initiated Against General Motors Corporation

  Amy Rothschild | September 11, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  In Jackson, Mississippi, the family of Martha Burns initiated a wrongful death case against General Motors Corporation. Ms. Burns, an educator who was committed to children with disabilities and special needs, died in a one-car accident in Alabama about five years ago. Ms. Burns' family's lawyer claims that Ms. Burns died because and interior switch improperly opened the door when it was hit...

• Mother Files Wrongful Death Action Against Manufacturer of Exploding Gasoline Container

  Amy Rothschild | September 04, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Rene Green, the mother of twenty (20) year old Jonathon Green, filed wrongful death and survival actions on August 28, 2007, against Blitz, USA, in the Eastern District of Texas. In late winter in Texas, Ms. Green's son was burning brush in a barrel. He tried to pour additonal gasoline onto the brush but the gas container manufactured by Blitz, USA, exploded resulting in the boy becoming...