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 “Giving a free get out of jail card to negligent corporations” has been used to describe Preemption.  That would give irresponsible corporations complete immunity from all lawsuits from Americans...

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Additional recall developments have occurred involving fentanyl pain patches. On February 18, Actavis, Inc. announced a recall of 14 lots of its patches, due to a fold-over defect that may cause leaks that expose patients directly to the fentanyl gel. Previously, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary recalled certain lots of its fentanyl patches, marketed under the name of Duragesic.The FDA stated...

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A recall has been issued for over 27,000 deep fryers. The recalled deep fryers were sold by J.C. Penney through mail order and online sales. They may cause a fire or burn the person using it. The Chinese-made Cooks deep fryer were sold for about $50 each and has a brushed stainless steel exterior, a wire mesh basket with a handle, a lid with a window and black handles. The deep fryer has a...

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General Mills recalled about five million frozen pepperoni pizzas Thursday sold under the name Totino's and Jeno's because the pepperoni toppings on these pizzas may be tainted with E. coli bacteria. Eight different types of pizza were recalled by the food supplier.Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas, trademarks of the giant food supplier, both appear to have been involved in some 21 E....

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Fisher -Price, a division of Mattel Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a toy recall of approximately 967,000 toys due to the surface paints containing excessive levels of lead. Lead can be toxic if ingested by small children.The recalled toys were manufactured by a Chinese vendor and sold within the U.S. using non-approved paint pigments that...

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