Defective & Dangerous Products

• Mis-filled prescriptions can have deadly consequences

  Danny Feldman | September 30, 2009 6:09 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Every year there literally are hundreds of millions of prescriptions filled. Given the staggerring number of prescriptions that are written and filled, even a miniscule number of errors in filling...

• Don't Die in a Chrysler

  Jon Lewis | July 31, 2009 6:27 PM | 3 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Today, it was reported on CNN.com that Honda is issuing a recall on 440,000 vehicles. According to the article, there is a potential defect in driver-side airbags in 2001-02 Honda Accords, 2001...

• What have we Learned from GM and Chrysler?

  Jon Lewis | June 19, 2009 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  TEN things we have learned from GM and Chrysler: 1. There is no corporate accountability. 2. They enjoy taking the public's money. 3. Their CEO's and executives have gotten rich while they have...

• Contaminant Found in Blood Thinner Herapin

  Jenny Albano | March 19, 2008 9:01 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A contaminant has been found in the blood thinner herapin that has been associated with 19 deaths. U.S. health officials are trying to figure out how the chemical made its way into the drug. The contaminant is called oversulfated condroitin sulfate, which does not naturally occur. The herapin in question was recalled on February 28 and the FDA says there have not been any new deaths since that...

• John Deere Tractor Recall- Pedal Sticks

  Gregory Zarzaur | January 17, 2008 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that John Deere has voluntarily recalled over 5,000 tractors because the forward drive pedal can get stuck which may lead to serious injury. The tractor model involved is John Deere 3203. For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

• President Global Corp. Recalls Uni-President Red Bean Flavor Ice Bars and Red Bean Tapioca Flavor Ice Bars

  Jenny Albano | November 28, 2007 8:23 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  President Global Corp., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Uni-President Red Bean Flavor Ice Bars and Red Bean Tapioca Flavor Ice Bars because they may contain skim milk that was not on the label of ingredients. If a consumer who is allergic to milk consumes this product he/she may have serious allergic reactions that could result in death.Each product comes in a box containing 6...

• President Global Corp. Recalls Uni-President Red Bean Flavor Ice Bars and Red Bean Tapioca Flavor Ice Bars(2)

  Jenny Albano | November 28, 2007 8:23 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  President Global Corp., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Uni-President Red Bean Flavor Ice Bars and Red Bean Tapioca Flavor Ice Bars because they may contain skim milk that was not on the label of ingredients. If a consumer who is allergic to milk consumes this product he/she may have serious allergic reactions that could result in death.Each product comes in a box containing 6...

• Foam Baby Seats Recalled

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 25, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  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 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  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...

• Ford Documents reveal defect on millions of cars

  Tedford Taylor | September 18, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Many fire investigators hired by insurance companies and many other automobile engineers agree that a $20.57 switch, installed in millions of Ford vehicles from 1992 to 2003, is causing some Ford vehicles to ignite. An Iowa family has filed a lawsuit over the defect alleging that the defective switch caused their F-150 pickup to ignite, destroying their house and killing a 74-year-old-woman. ...