Defective & Dangerous Products

• US Supreme Court To Hear Arguments on Punitive Damages

  Jack Landskroner | October 30, 2006 5:46 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  On Tuesday, 10/31 the US Supreme Court will hear argument on the state of use and effect of punitive damages in our court system. Over the past 6 years or so, the court has steadily eroded the effectiveness of such damages, created to deter reckless and indifferent conduct, by limiting the recovery available when big business has manipulated or knowingly harmed 3rd parties. Court watchers...

• Health Risk Results in Recall of Ballard Farm Egg Salad

  Jack Landskroner | October 22, 2006 11:29 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  On October 18th the Food and Drug Administration posted a recall for prepared egg salad sold by Ballard's Farm Sausage, Inc. of Wayne, WV because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled egg salads were distributed in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama,...

• Consumers Rights Consumed by Big Business and the Insurance Industry

  Jack Landskroner | October 19, 2006 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• Ford Recalls Vehicles

  Paul Grieco | October 11, 2006 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• Lettuce Now Contaminated

  Paul Grieco | October 09, 2006 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• California Spinach Leads to E. Coli Outbreak

  Jack Landskroner | September 17, 2006 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• Scooters Recalled

  Paul Grieco | September 14, 2006 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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.

• Problems With Painkillers Continue

  Paul Grieco | September 14, 2006 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• Lemon Law Covers New, Demo or Used Cars

  Justin Madden | August 31, 2006 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• ReNu Contact Solution Problem Larger Than Bausch & Lomb Admits

  Jack Landskroner | August 25, 2006 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...