Cleveland Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Shims Bargain Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 45,000 "BabyTown" Pacifiers due to a choking hazard.These pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards for pacifiers. The pacifier shield is too small and could easily enter the mouth of an infant. Also, ventilation holes are too small and not placed to allow for the insertion of a tool to remove the pacifier when lodged in...

After several months off the shelves, Con Agra Foods announced today it would introduce Peter Pan, its flagship brand of peanut butter, back into the market place. Consumers will recall that a salmonella outbreak in February 2007 caused millions of jars to be pulled from shelves. In all, over 600 consumers got food poisoning from salmonella-tainted jars of Peter Pan peanut butter. The...

The CPSC and The Sherwin-Williams Co. are recalling about 3,000 Hi-Heat Aerosol Coating Cans because the cans can over-pressurize and explode, which poses a risk of serious facial or other injuries to consumers.So far Sherwin-Williams has received one report of a consumer who has suffered injuries. The consumer suffered serious facial injuries which included a broken jaw, broken teeth, a broken...

On June 11, the Federal Court of Claims will hear a case on which looks to establish a clear link between childhood vaccinations, specifically vaccinations which contain thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, and autism. If the court makes the connection, it will prove what many parents of autistic children have already believed to be true: that their child's autism is from the injection...

A recent newspaper article has notified the public of a recall of baby bibs. The discovery of lead in the fabric of a brand of baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart Stores has resulted in a recall of the items, the company said.The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago...

Every day consumers purchase all types of products for their homes, yards, vehicles, children and for their own personal use. Every day it seems as though we read in the paper or see on TV that a product is being recalled due to safety concerns. Before you spend your hard earned money on a particular product, investigate the product to make sure there are no active recalls or other safety...

The Food and Drug Administration just issued a request that all manufacturers of sleep disorder drugs strengthen the labeling on the drugs in order to better advise users as to potential risks. The drugs and manufacturers that are included in the advisory are the following: Ambien/Ambien CR (Sanofi Aventis)Butisol Sodium (Medpointe Pharm HLC)Carbrital (Parke-Davis)Dalmane (Valeant Pharm)Doral...

Over 425 people have now reported illness as indicated by the Center for Disease Control resulting from the outbreak of salmonella linked to the ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester, Georgia. ConAgra Foods Inc. has extended its recall of all peanut butter produced at a plant in Georgia by more than a year, back to October 2004, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The recall covers all...

External Defibrillators used in hotels, schools, and fire stations have been recalled after 3 reported incidents of failure. Customers were notified by letter of the recall. The recall affects all Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED automatic external defibrillators that have software versions 2.002 and earlie.A software problem with two models of automatic external defibrillators has led their...

InjuryBoard Attorney Gary McCallister has recently blogged on the first reports of deaths possibly linked to the salmonella contamination of Peter Pan Peanut Butter. No deaths have been reported as of yet in Ohio. State health officials say seven Ohio cases so far are part of the national salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter. There has been one case each reported from Cuyahoga, Franklin,...

Over the years our office has handled a variety of contaminated food cases for our clients who have suffered severe injury as a result of exposure to various food borne bacteria. Listeria, Samonella, E-Coli and bacteria that can cause botcholism are all common culprits of bacteria found in food; Salmonella being the most commonly acquired bacteria. It is important for anyone who believes they...

ConAgra has issued a recall of it Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter made at its plant in Sylvester, Ga. because of concerns related to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 300 people nationwide since August. The company says it is recalling recalled Peter Pan peanut butter jars and Great Value jars with the number 2111 printed on the lid in response to the epidemic. Consumers...

On the heels of a recall of peanut butter paste by a North Carolina manufacturer, "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes foodborne illness)." The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a...

A North Carolina Company, Peanut Processors, Inc. has recalled peanut paste used which may contain small particles of metal.These products were sold to manufacturers of consumer food products in Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina on Monday, January 29, Tuesday, January 30, Wednesday, January 31, Thursday, February 1, and Friday February 2, a total of seven shipments delivered to three...

Zicam, a spray medication available over the counter, has been linked to loss of smell and taste in hundreds of consumers who have used the product. The popular product, advertised as a homeopathic alternative to traditional cold and cough medicines, is sprayed into nostrils. As a homeopathic product, Zicam does not undergo the same strenuous testing that drugs undergo. After large numbers of...