Posts tagged Defective Products

• Pet Food Company Pays $3.1 Million In Settlement to Pet Owners For Contaminated Food Manufactured in South Carolina

  Amy Rothschild | January 07, 2008 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Diamond Pet Foods with is based in Meta Missouri, will pay $3.1 million in a settlement with pet owners as a result of contaminated pet food that was manufactured in its South Carolina plant. The contaminated pet food resulted resulted in the illness and death of dozens of dogs nationwide including twenty three states, and the recall of twenty brands of cat and dog food. The pet food contained a...

• Missouri Plant That Manufactures Chicken Pot Pies Voluntarily Stops Production After Possible Link to Salmonella

  Amy Rothschild | October 10, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On 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....

• Mitsubishi Ordered To Pay $11 Million For Death Resulting From Defective Seatbelt

  Amy Rothschild | March 04, 2008 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On February 26, 2008, a jury in Palm Beach County in Florida, ordered Mitsubishi to pay $11 million in damages to the parents whose 25 year old son died after being partially ejected from a sports utility vehicle. Of this amount, $10 million dollars was awarded for their son's pain and suffering and the rest was awarded for funeral expenses and other losses. Scott Laliberte, the deceased, was...

• Bausch & Lomb Continues To Be Served With Lawsuits As A Result of Eye Infections Caused by Renu MoisturLoc Contact Lense Solution, Some Of Which Was Manufactured In Greenville, SC Plant

  Amy Rothschild | October 30, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  573 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...

• Mattel Recalls Almost One Million Toys, Including Some Dora the Explorer, Elmo and Big Bird Toys Due to High Lead Levels

  Amy Rothschild | August 07, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Toy-maker Mattel which is the parent company of Fisher Price, is recalling almost one million toys because they contain high levels of lead. Some of the products being recalled are among children's favorites including Dora the Explorer, Elmo, Big Bird and others. The toys were all manufactured for Mattel by a Chinese Vendor. Mattel announced that it will work with authorities in China to...

• Salton Electric Toasters Under Voluntary Recall Due to Fire Hazard

  Amy Rothschild | March 20, 2008 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On March 19, 2008, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that along with Salton, Inc., a voluntary recall has been issued for certain toaster oven models sold between 2000 and 2007. While no injuries have been reported, the toaster can turn on without bread in the slots and ignite items placed on top of it, posing a fire hazard. As an aside, QVC, a home shopping...

• Grassplot Brand Dried Pachyrhizus Recalled Due to Undeclared Sulfites

  Jenny Albano | February 23, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Lion Pavilion LTD., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 8 ounce packages of Grassplot brand Dried Pachyrhizus due to undeclared sulfites. Consumers who are sensitive to sulfites can run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions and side effects if they consume this product. The product comes in an uncoded 8 ounce, clear plastic package. The recalled packages of Grassplot...

• Aqua Dot Toys Recalled Because They Contain "Date Rape" Drug

  Amy Rothschild | November 09, 2007 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 4.2 million Aqua Dots toys for possibly containing a "date rape" drug. The Aqua Dots craft toys are being recalled because they include a chemical on their beads which, if swallowed, can turn toxic and cause unconsciousness, respiratory depression, or seizures. To date, two children in the United States swallowed the Aqua Dots and...

• 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 CommentsCharleston, SC 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...

• Curious George Plush Dolls Recalled Due to Dangerous Levels of Lead

  Amy Rothschild | November 09, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On Thursday, November 8, 2007, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled about 175,000 Curious George plush dolls due to contamination by dangerous levels of lead. These dolls as well as many other children's toys that have been recalled because of dangerous levels of lead were likewise, manufactured in China. Manufactured by Marvel Toys, of New York, N.Y., the Curious...