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Pet Treats Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk

Posted on February 01, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of certain types of pet food due to the risk of salmonella. The recall includes Jr. Texas Taffy Pet Treats, made by Merrick Pet Care, and the agency recommends humans and pets avoid contact with the product, as salmonella may be transmitted by contact.

Intel Recalls New Computer Chip

Posted on February 01, 2011
Technology company Intel has announced a recall of its newest Sandy Bridges chipsets. A flaw in the new Intel 6 series support chip can affect performance in DVD and hard drives. Reports say the recall will cost the company $700 million in revenue

Ice Cream Recalled over Unnamed Allergen

Posted on February 01, 2011
Publix has announced a recall of a batch of ice cream due to an unnamed almond allergen present in the ingredients. The product has the carton of Light Tiramisu Ice Cream and has the lid of Almond Fudge Light Ice Cream. The recall affects products in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee.

Glaxo Settles Lawsuit over Avandia

Posted on February 01, 2011
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who allegedly suffered a heart attack after taking the diabetes drug Avandia. The company has also agreed to pay almost half a billion dollars to resolve claims it hid the drug?s health risks...

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Fatal Airplane Crash Prompts Lawsuit

Posted on January 28, 2011
A lawsuit has been filed over a plane crash that occurred in February 2009 in northern California, resulting in the death of three people. The suit, filed by the family of one of the passengers, claims the crash could have been avoided had the plane’s owner and pilot took proper safety precautions...

iPhone 4 Glass Casing Breaks Too Easily, Suit Says

Posted on January 28, 2011
iPhone 4 users have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple that claims the glass casing on the phones crack much easier than advertised. The glass is supposed to be “super-durable and scratch-resistant,” Apple claims, but in reality the casing is very fragile, the lawsuit states...

Jury Awards $1.2 Million over Coffee Machine Burns

Posted on January 28, 2011
A Georgia jury has awarded a local woman $1.2 million in a lawsuit filed against QuikTrip convenience stores after she burned her hand on one of the convenience store’s cappuccino machines in 2007. The woman claimed she was using the machine when 190-degree water shot out of it, scalding her hand...

Man Paralyzed in Pool Accident Awarded $6.2 Million

Posted on January 28, 2011
A Central Texas jury awarded $6.2 million to a man who was paralyzed after diving into an under-filled pool at an apartment complex after a 2005 party. The jury determined the owner of Longhorn Landing Apartments was 51 percent liable for the accident for failing to warn swimmers about the water level or closing the [...

Keebler Recalls Packs of Fudge Sticks

Posted on January 28, 2011
Keebler has announced a recall of 17,000 eight-count cartons of their Fudge Shoppe jumbo fudge sticks due to mislabeled packaging. The boxes do not mention the products contain peanut butter, which could cause serious illness for people with peanut allergies...

1,400 Paintball Gun/Markers Recalled

Posted on January 27, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 1,400 paintball gun/markers due to a safety risk. KEE Action Sports LLC announced that the BT SA-17 Paintball Gun/Marker has a CO2 cartridge that can fly off the gun, posing an injury risk to the user...

Man Files Suit Against Facebook over Lost Account

Posted on January 27, 2011
A Staten Island man has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against social media giant Facebook for shutting down his account for no reason. The man said he has contacted Facebook multiple times about the problem without receiving a response. The plaintiff, who is Muslim, is also accusing the company of religious discrimination

Suit Filed over Fatal Gas Line Explosion

Posted on January 27, 2011
The family of a California girl has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) over a gas pipeline explosion that resulted in the 20-year-old’s death. The lawsuit claims the company was aware of defects in the pipeline before the explosion but ignored the safety issue...

Toy Butterflies Recalled over Choking Risk

Posted on January 26, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 1,440 butterfly push toys that pose a choking risk to young children. The toy’s distributor, the Kang Sheng Group, said small pieces on the butterfly wings can break off and pose a choking risk...

Toy Tanks Recalled from Family Dollar

Posted on January 26, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 67,000 remote-controlled tanks that can overheat. The tanks, sold at Family Dollar stores across the country, have a controller than can overheat and melt, posing burn risks to users. Family Dollar has received five reports of the controllers overheating and melting, but none resulted in [...

Former Minnesota Governor Files Suit Against the Transportation Security Administration

Posted on January 26, 2011
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration over a recent pat-down he received at an airport. The lawsuit claims Ventura was subjected to “warrantless, non-suspicion-based offensive touching, gripping and rubbing of the genital and other sensitive areas of his body” at a Minnesota airport last November...

Suit: Taco Bell Falsely Advertises Ground Beef

Posted on January 26, 2011
A lawsuit has been filed against Taco Bell that accuses the company of false advertising with its claims to use “ground beef” or “seasoned ground beef” in its products. According to the suit, the “meat” filling Taco Bell uses is only about 35 percent actual meat and the rest binders, extenders, preservatives and additives...

Japanese Company to Recall Injection Drugs

Posted on January 26, 2011
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. has announced a recall of 2 million shots of injection drugs after it was discovered they were not tested for quality control before leaving a Japanese factory. The drugs being recalled are Liple, Limethason and Pazucross, used to treat various illnesses...

Hawaiian Officials Issue Food Recall

Posted on January 26, 2011
Hawaiian state health officials have issued a recall of more than 100 specialty food products processed by First Commercial Kitchen LLC due to the company’s inadequate control measures. Officials said First Commercial of Waipahu lacked proper testing measures and documentation at one of their plants...

Additional Drop-Side Cribs Recalled

Posted on January 26, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 300 Rosebud drop-side cribs due to safety issues associated with the product. Manufactured by Status Furniture, the drop-side rail hardware on the cribs can break or fail, creating a gap that infants can become trapped in...

165,000 Swivel Chairs Recalled

Posted on January 26, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 165,000 Cachet swivel chairs due to safety risks. Steelcase, the product’s manufacturer, said the front seat support part of the chair can crack and fail, causing the user to fall...

Malpractice Suit Against Boston Hospital Settled

Posted on January 26, 2011
A $2.5 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. The suit was filed against Dr. Kayoko Kifuji and claimed she was responsible for prescribing psychiatric drugs to a 4-year-old girl that resulted in her death...

Contaminated Salad Bags Recalled in Rhode Island

Posted on January 25, 2011
The Rhode Island Health Department has issued a recall of all Northeast Spring Mix salad mix bags after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been associated with the recall. Listeria is an organism that can cause serious infections in children, the elderly and anyone with a weakened immune syste

Saab Issues Recall to Fix Fuel Pump

Posted on January 25, 2011
Auto maker Saab has announced a recall of 4,400 cars to repair a faulty fuel pump that can lead to engine stall. The recall covers “certain 2010 and 2011 model year 9-3 sedans built from June through October 2010,” the Kansas City Star reports.

38,000 Step Ladders Recalled

Posted on January 25, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall last week of 38,000 step ladders that pose a possible fall hazard. The ladders, made by Cinmar LLC and sold at Frontage stores, can break unexpectedly while in use, the agency said. There have been 28 reports of minor injuries associated with the defect.

Suit Filed Against New York in Woman?s Death

Posted on January 25, 2011
A Brooklyn man has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the city after his wife died of a heart attack last month when paramedics took 90 minutes to reach his home. A New York fire department report states that medics were assigned to the man’s 911 call more than 90 minutes after he placed it, [...

Suit: Doctor Put in Wrong-Sized Breast Implants

Posted on January 25, 2011
A Virginia woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a plastic surgeon who allegedly gave her the wrong-sized breast implants. The lawsuit claims a doctor at a Nevada hospital “shorted her by 50 cubic centimeters” during her 2009 breast augmentation...

Night-Lights Recalled over Fire Risk

Posted on January 21, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of Forever-Glo Cylinder Nite Lights due to an electrical problem. The agency said that the night-lights can suffer electrical shorts that may pose a fire risk. The products were sold at hardware stores, lighting showrooms and home centers nationwide from May 2009 through September 2010.

Potato Chips Recalled Due to Undeclared Allergen

Posted on January 21, 2011
Packs of potato chips have been recalled by Barrel O’ Fun Snack Foods Co. due to an undeclared milk ingredient. The chips, sold under “Valu Time Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips,” may affect people with milk allergies, posing a serious illness threat...

U.S. High Court to Rule on California Medi-Cal Cuts

Posted on January 21, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if the state of California can be targeted in a lawsuit for cutting fees to doctors and hospitals that treat poor people. Previous and current state governor’s offices have tried to lower Medi-Cal payments and in-home care workers’ wages by hundreds of millions of dollars but have been blocked [...

Class-Action Suit over Prius Settled

Posted on January 21, 2011
A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Toyota Motors over headlight failures in the Toyota Prius. The suit, which covered more than 2,500 complaints, targeted a defect in the Prius which caused the car’s headlights to shut off without warning...

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