Defective & Dangerous Products

• ADHD Drugs May Lead to Psychotic Behavior, Stroke, Heart Attack and Sudden Death

  Jack Landskroner | August 24, 2006 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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,...

• Florida Supreme Court Opens Door For Smokers' Individual Claims

  Jack Landskroner | August 18, 2006 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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....

• Liability Laws make Products Safer

  Paul Grieco | August 15, 2006 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• Lead can be found in toys

  Paul Grieco | August 13, 2006 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• Bed Rails Can Be Dangerous

  Paul Grieco | August 06, 2006 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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.

• Sushi Popular But Not Risk Free

  Jack Landskroner | July 05, 2006 7:58 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...

• More Guidant Pacemaker and Defibrillator Recalls

  Staff Writer | June 27, 2006 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  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...