Posts tagged Defective Products

• Injured Employees Should Look for Third Party Liability in Work-Related Accidents

  Jason Knowles | July 01, 2009 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A worker who is injured in an on-the-job accident can file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits but typically, at least in Alabama, the recovery in that sort of claim is woefully...

• Chrysler Bankruptcy Will Leave Product Defect Victims Empty-handed

  Jason Knowles | June 18, 2009 5:42 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There is an interesting article in the June 10, 2009, issue of BusinessWeek which discusses the effect of Chrysler’s bankruptcy protection on those injured or killed by a faulty Chrysler...

• Peeemption, Bad Drugs, Devices & Products

  Greg Cusimano | June 12, 2008 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

   “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...

• Fentanyl Pain Patch Recall

  Michael Roberts | March 24, 2008 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...

• Deep Fryers Recalled Over Fire Hazard

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2008 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...

• 5 million Pepperoni Pizzas Recalled Due to E. Coli Taint

  Courtney Mills | November 01, 2007 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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....

• Fisher Price Recalls 1M Toys for Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | August 15, 2007 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...