Chrissie Cole

Recall - Children's Fork And Spoon Sets

Chrissie Cole | March 02, 2010 12:13 PM
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Fork and Spoon Sets are being recalled by Peachtree Playthings because prongs on the plastic fork can detach, posing a choking hazard. The company has received one report of a middle prong...

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David Mittleman

Man Whose Face Was Chewed Off Looks Towards Future With Optimism

David Mittleman | May 22, 2013 9:58 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

I was truly humbled and impressed by the victim of the macabre face-chewing attack, Ronald Poppo. You may recall that about a year ago, a man who was high on so-called bath salts attacked another...

Jackie Fedeli

The da Vinci Defect—Manufacturer of Surgical Robot Issues Urgent Notification

Jackie Fedeli | May 22, 2013 12:30 PM | 1 CommentCentral Pennsylvania, PA
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

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Steve Thomas

Mirena IUD lawsuits centralized

Steve Thomas | May 22, 2013 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX
Category: Medical Devices & Implants

Based on common “factual allegations” among plaintiffs in dozens of Mirena IUD lawsuits, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in April consolidated claims against...

Michael Phelan

Strenghten the FDA

Michael Phelan | May 22, 2013 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA
Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

Back in the early 1990's, Newt Gingrich trumpeted his plan to eliminate the FDA and allow the food and drug industries to self-regulate. Time has revealed this to be a dangerously naive...

Jim Lewis

Sandoz Enacts Voluntary Recall of Injectable Products

Jim Lewis | May 21, 2013 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA
Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

The drug company Sandoz, a subsidiary of Novartis International AG, is conducting a voluntary recall of two of its injectable products, according to the FDA. The two lots, CL0996 and...

Michael A. Stratton

Texting and Driving Injuries Rise

Michael A. Stratton | May 22, 2013 6:53 AM | 1 CommentConnecticut, CT
Category: Automobile Accidents

As states take measures to keep drivers from texting and talking while driving, a new report from researchers at the West Virginia University School of Public Health concludes that the laws...

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