Defective & Dangerous Products

• Children's Bracelet Recall

  John Inserra | April 05, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Children's "Groovy Grabber" Bracelets have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and A&A Global Industries, of Cockeysville, Md. The hazard is paint on the metallic band beneath the decorative cover contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. These bracelets are sold in vending machines located in malls,...

• Pet Food Recall

  John Inserra | April 02, 2007 1:44 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The number of pets affected by the pet food recall is growing. Aminopterin has been banned in the U.S. for a half century, once used in chemotherapy. Its side effects are so severe that it was outlawed. In China, though, it's used as a rat poison. The theory is that wheat gluten exported from china for use in soft pet food was exposed to the poison and wound up in cans of wet dog and cat...

• Prempro Verdict in Philadelphia

  John Inserra | February 20, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A verdict was entered against Wyeth in Philadelphia today concerning its Prempro, hormone replacement drug, and the plaitinff's claim that it caused her to get breast cancer. The Women's Health Initiative study, sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, concluded that women who received a combination of estrogen and progestin in Prempro had a 24 percent higher risk of getting invasive...

• Beef Recall

  John Inserra | October 10, 2006 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Jim's Market and Locker, Inc. a Harlan, Iowa, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 5,226 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Click on the USDA cite above for details.

• Tobacco Class Action Allowed

  John Inserra | September 13, 2006 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Massachusett's highest court allowed potentially hundreds of thousands of smokers to mount a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris Cos. Inc. contending that the cigarette maker duped them into believing that Marlboro Lights delivered lower tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes. The class will be composed of anyone in the state who since 1994 bought Marlboro Lights. This lawsuit is...

• Ford Recalls Vehicles

  John Inserra | August 04, 2006 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Ford Motor Company is recalling vehicles with cruise control systems that are prone to catching fire. The total number of vehicles recalled is 6.7 million, making it one of the largest auto recalls in American history. Vehicles included in the expanded recall are 1994 to 2002 models of the Ford F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks; 2000 to 2002 models of the Excursion;...

• Old Tires

  John Inserra | July 10, 2006 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  An interesting read in LawyersUSA concerning tires wearing out due to age. The article deals with a number of lawsuits that are being filed for what appears to be a failure of tire manufacturers and auto companies to warn people that the age of a tire alone, and not necessarily its wear and tear, may cause tread separation. It makes sense that if rubber does deteriorate with age, that we...

• FDA bans certain beverages

  John Inserra | May 26, 2006 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  As reported in the ATLA news digest be careful what you drink."The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that five beverages among more than 100 tested by the agency had benzene levels that exceeded the government's safety level for drinking water.The FDA ordered the test in November after private-laboratory results showed some soft drinks contained benzene, a cancer-causing chemical that can...

• Product Safety

  John Inserra | May 02, 2006 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Have you ever wondered where to look to find out if a particular product has been recalled? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has a website that lists all recalled products. There are literally thousands of products listed and the cite breaks down the list by product and tells us why the product has been recalled.