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Each day I get up at 5:45 a.m. and head off to the gym. As I mount up the stairmaster with my paper in front of me I read the local and national news perusing story after story about how the quality of medical care is getting worse, how overmedication and prescription errors are on the rise, how workplace safety has been relaxed, how defective products are causing death and catostrophic injury...

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Ford Motor Company is recalling over 130,000 vehicles because of a defect in the vehicles door latches. The defect may cause the car doors to open while the car is moving. The recalled vehicles include the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego and Ford's minivan the Freestar. Further information about this recall and other product defects and recalls can be obtained through the National Highway...

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Now that it appears it is safe to eat spinach after distribution ceased due to e coli contamination, concerns over contamination in lettuce has arisin. Possible contamination has occurred as a result of the water supply utilized to irrigate lettuce crops. While it is too early to determine the full extent of the problem some lettuce growers have voluntarily recalled their lettuce. The recent...

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Natural Selection Foods of San Juan Bautista, California issued a voluntary recall of all its packaged products containing fresh greens. The company, also operates under the name Earthbound Farms. Injuryboard member attorneys Paul Kiesel and Kerry Jardine both have informative blogs posted on the recall.The FDA reports that, to date, 102 cases of illness due to E. coli infection have been...

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According to a recent Recall Notice, Segway Incorporated just announced that it is recalling over 23,000 of their scooters. An electronic problem can cause the wheels to unexpectantly reverse direction, throwing the rider to the ground.

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Recent studies have raised concerns among doctors that some painkillers, not just Vioxx, pose significant health risks to users. The dangers of Vioxx to the heart and kidneys has become well known. However, new studies raise concerns over other painkillers, including diclofenac, a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug sold as Voltaren and Cataflam. The heart risks from diclofenac were...

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If you bought a car that is constantly breaking down, or requiring repairs, you may have a lemon on your hands. Cars that have mechanical problems may give rise to a lemon law claim.For an excellent article on the latest car models that you might want to avoid, unless you want a lemon law case, visit our friend and fellow blogger Attorney Ron Burge. No matter what car you purchase, new, demo or...

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A recent Blog post by attorney C. Calvin Warriner which I came across addressed the concern created by contact lens solution including ReNu with MoistureLoc brand. I've now had the opportunity to speak of this concern with one of the worlds top notch opthamologists who specialized in corneal infections and he confirms the concern. His practice is following a number of patients who have...

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The FDA has approved a new, stronger warning for Dexedrine and some of the other ADHD drugs based on studies by two different FDA advisory committees which considered the safety of ADHD drugs in February and March 2006. The primary distinctions between the recommendations made by these two advisory committees were, to start, the extent of cardiovascular risks associated with Adderall, Concerta,...

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Despite the national class action settlement entered into with the states some years ago for the reimbursement of costs paid out for smoking related health care, the Tobacco Companies remain liable to the smokers for deceptive practices which mislead smokers and the general public in the failure to disclose material facts concerning the health affects or addictive nature of smoking cigarettes....

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Next time you hear someone say there are too many lawsuits which cause manufacturers to go out of business, remember that enforcing liability laws actually helps consumers by making products safer. When a dangerous product injures a consumer, the consumer has every right to be properly compensated, and the manufacturer must be held accountable. Often times, a manufacturer knows their product is...

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While lead poisoning of young children as a result of paint chips from painted walls and windows, is a well known hazard, lead poisoning can result form other defective products as well. Recently, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published a story concerning bendable toys given away by Ohio libraries as well as other states libraries, as prizes for reading, containing four times the legal limit of...

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As if family members of patients in nursing homes and hospitals didn't have enough to worry about, a study by the FDA has now exposed another danger - Bed Rails. Read more about the potential dangers of bed rails at NPR.org.

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In the past 20 years the popularity of Sushi has skyrocketed in the US. Not only has this staple of Japanese cuisine become commonplace on American menus but it has become a trendy and healthy alternative to greasy fast food. In fact, in central Ohio Sushi has grown into one of the most favored ethnic foods. More than two dozen central Ohio Japanese and Pan-Asian restaurants feature sushi...

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JDP at the Products Liability Profs Blog talks about another round of Guidant recalls. Nearly 50,000 pacemakers and defibrillators have been recalled. About half have been implanted, while the others remain in stock on hospital shelves or with sales reps.According to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune:Although five devices in the latest recall were found to have malfunctioned and two patients...

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