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• Foam Baby Seats Recalled

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 25, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  MSNBC is reporting that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of over one million foam baby seats that were sold in stores such as Sears, Target, WalMart and Kmart. The recall comes in the wake of several reports received by the CPSC of children falling out of the foam seats when they are placed on top of tables. The child seat in question is called the Bumbo...

• Alabama Jury Finds Faulty Water Heater Causes Wrongful Death

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 22, 2007 9:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Last week, a Baldwin County jury found for the family of Baldwin County man who was killed when the water heater at his home exploded. The family presented evidence that a faulty valve was the cause of the explosion. The jury awarded a total of $50 million in damages including both compensatory and punitive damages. For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Defective...

• Jury Finds Broker Mishandled Investments

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 22, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A Florida jury recently found that a Merrill Lynch broker mishandled the investments of an elderly couple whose mental conditions were declining. The broker was changing the couples investments in order to gain higher commissions even though the broker tricked the couple by saying the investments did not pay any commissions. The jury is still considering whether to award punitive damages in...