Posts tagged Defective Products

• Doll Strollers Recalled After Child's Finger Severed

  David Rowell | October 01, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of children's doll strollers by Lan Enterprises, of Beverton, Oregon. The strollers, sold by Pottery Barn Kids, pose a risk of finger amputation for children. Pottery Barn Kids has received reports of three serious injuries, including one partial finger amputation on a 2 year old boy. CPSC cautions consumers to...

• CSPC Recalls Defective Product

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On Thursday, the Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of the "IT400 Iced Tea Maker." The defective product, sold at Bon-Ton Department Stores, the JCPenney catalog, and hardware stores nationwide, is a danger to consumers because of a risk of fire. The machine was manufactured in China and was sold between April and July of this year. Consumers should immediately...

• Food Safety Inspections No Better After E. coli Deaths

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Last year, a deadly contamination of spinach by E. coli bacteria led to the death of 3 people and more than 200 sick. Following the outbreak there were widespread calls for better testing of companies handling leafy greens. That hasn't happened, though; State inspectors in California have not been given authority to conduct better inspections, and federal inspections are at the same pre-outbreak...

• More Defective Products from China

  David Rowell | August 28, 2007 7:10 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The problems with lead paint on children's toys continue to mount. Today the Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of a child's "Robie Ducky Watering Can," made in China and containing lead paint. The defective product is sold exclusively by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. The CPSC advised partents to immediately take the watering can away from children and return it to any...

• China Says "It Wasn't Me"

  David Rowell | August 27, 2007 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  When I was in law school, one of my study partners was a guy who'd been a cop for a long time, and he talked about the "some other dude" defense, which goes like this: when he'd snatch up some bad guy, often the bad guy would say "it wasn't me, it was 'some other dude.'" Although my friend didn't think much of the defense, apparently the Chinese government likes it.As reported by the Associated...

• Who's Watching for Defective Products?

  David Rowell | August 27, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Most people are familiar with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and know that it is the government agency charged with protecting consumers from dangerous products. But in an editorial in the Washington Post on Sunday, Ann Brown, former chair of the CSPC, and Pamela Gilbert, former executive director, charge that the Commission has been "neutered almost to the point of uselessness." If the...

• Benzene Lawsuit Filed

  David Rowell | August 24, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Robert Oakley, a former employee of Houston Chemical, filed suit on August 16, 2007, in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Oakley, who worked as a laboratory technician, operator, pipe fitter and mechanic, claims that he was exposed for 51 years to toxic chemicals and carcinogens, including naptha, toluene, benzene and products containing benzene. Oakley was diagnosed with cancer...

• Dangerous Lead Levels in Children's Candy

  David Rowell | August 23, 2007 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It's not just the lead paint on the toys; now it's dangerous levels of lead in candy! State health officials announced on Wednesday that Mexican candy sold under the names Barrilito and Miguelito contain dangerous levels of lead. According to officials at the Dpartment of Public Health, the candies could be harmful to infants, young children and pregnant women. These dangerous products are...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Mattel Defective Toys

  David Rowell | August 21, 2007 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Most people have by now heard about the defective products sold by Mattel, Inc., i.e., millions of toys made in China which are covered with lead paint, a potent neurotoxin. Those toys could lead to severe brain damage in millions of American children. On Monday, a Philadelphia law firm filed suit against Mattel in Los Angeles County, in part seeking to set up a medical monitoring fund which...

• Avandia Heart Risk Warning

  David Rowell | August 19, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  For some time now the FDA has been investigating problems with the popular diabetes drug Avandia, including heart attacks, fluid build up and heart failure. Despite these concerns the FDA decided not to remove Avandia from the market, However, on Friday the FDA announced that GlaxoSmithKline Plc, maker of Avandia, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., which makes the drug Actos, have agreed to...