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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Calls for Grand Cherokee Recall Due to Rear Collision Fires
Jun-16-11 Washington, DC Owners of various models of Jeep vehicles, known for ruggedness and their go-anywhere stance, may not be overjoyed at the news that some vehicles in the Jeep line are defective and prone to explosions and fire, if struck from behind. Of concern, according to the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), are Jeep Grand Cherokees from the 1993 thro... - Companies in North Dakota Facing Fines over Drilling Mud Chemicals
Jun-16-11 Bismarck, ND Nearly 20 companies conducting work in North Dakota's oil patch are facing significant fines after they allegedly did not prevent waste pits from flooding during the spring, potentially releasing drilling mud chemicals . The Associated Press reports that the 19 companies are being fined millions of dollars in total. The director of t... - Children's Scooters Recalled by Kiddieland
Washington, DC: Kiddieland Toys Limited is recalling about 16,000 Lights and Sounds Children's Scooters in the US and a further 700 in Canada because a child' finger can get caught in the hinge mechanism between the steering column and the platform, posing a laceration hazard. The CPSC and Kiddieland have received two reports of children whose f... - Complex Litigator Wins Record Amount in Sexual Harassment Case
Jun-15-11 Swansea, IL As the firm's Web site says, Cates Law was built on the reputation of attorney Judy Cates—and no wonder. Cates and co-attorney Benedict Morelli, brought in from New York by Cates to help during the trial, recently won a landmark $95 million in a sexual harassment suit. Their client was a 20-year-old woman who endured a year of lewd be... - Topamax Side Effects: Children May Require Extensive Medical Interventions
Jun-15-11 Seattle, WA Compared with some other birth defects, reported Topamax birth defects might not seem like a serious problem. After all, Topamax side effects in infants reportedly include an increased risk of oral cleft, a problem that can be dealt with through surgery. But for the children who suffer Topamax side effects, the problem is not as simple as s... - Zimmer Advised Zimmer Hip Recipient to Test for Metal Allergies
Jun-14-11 Central Valley, NY "It isn't my surgeon's fault that he gave me a Zimmer hip replacement," says Rose, "even though a Zimmer doctor who I saw six months ago implied that my hip problems are because my doctor didn't know how to implant it properly." Rose says she turned to a Zimmer doctor because her GP wasn't able to order an MRI to determine whether... - Chemical Plant Explosion Rocks Neighborhood, Sends 4 to Hospital
Jun-14-11 New Orleans, LA: An industrial accident has sent four people to hospital and forced evacuations as much as a mile from the factory, MSNBC.com is reporting today. The explosion occured at a chemical factory in an industrial park near the outskirts of New Orleans. The four injured workers were flown to burn units. Sheriffs from Iberia Parish have cl... - California Man Suffers from DePuy Orthopaedics Hip Implant
Jun-14-11 Sonora, CA Sonora, California resident Michael Stieler underwent surgery in 2007 to replace his hip, where the cartilage had been worn down, but the DePuy Orthopaedics hip implant he received soon began to cause serious problems. The Sacramento Bee reports that while the surgery provided much relief for Stieler for approximately one year, the devi... - Zocor and Simvastatin Hit with New FDA Restrictions
Jun-9-11 Washington, DC Thirteen years after high-dose Zocor was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a drug whose benefits outweighed its risks, the health regulator has slapped new restrictions on the drug over concern for the onset of myopathy . Originally approved in 1991, Zocor was given the nod for an 80-milligram version in 1998... - One Man's DePuy Hip Replacement Nightmare
Jun-13-11 Tasmania When Robin Kemp sought an opinion on a potential hip replacement, the DePuy Hip Replacement system was recommended to the teacher as one that was often used for patients younger than Kemp, according to the June 9 issue of Lead Counsel Corner . Assuming that the artificial hip would last him for years, the Australian went ahead and underwent s... - New Evidence Uncovered Signaling Actos Side Effects
Jun-13-11 Bologna, Italy A recent review of adverse event reports related to drug reactions appears to illustrate even more signs that Actos side effects can include the development of bladder cancer, Reuters reports. According to the news source, more than 500,000 adverse reactions to anti-diabetic drugs were put into a US Food and Drug Administration data... - Toyota Recalls 2.17 Million Vehicles
Torrance, CA: Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 20,000 2006 and early 2007 Model Year GS 300 and GS 350 All-Wheel Drive vehicles to modify the shape of the plastic pad embedded in the driver's side floor carpet. In the event that the floor carpet around the accelerator ped... - Shishamo Roe Capelin 4L Recalled Due To Potential Of C. Botulinum
Washington, DC: Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling SHI306 Shishamo 4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3, Master Carton information. Based on FDA Import Alert, this type of processing and size of product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause fo... - Wrongful Termination Suit Sees Firefighter Awarded $680K
Alameda County, CA: A veteran firefighter who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit stemming from his termination in 2006, was recently awarded $680,182 as settlement of his suit. Ronald Vanderheiden, who had worked for the Alameda Fire Department for 14 years, was fired after the city determined he was psychologically unable to do his job. Howeve... - Cilantro Recalled due to Possible Health Risk
Washington, DC: Satur Farms of Cutchogue, NY is recalling 138 pounds of Satur Farms Cilantro, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmone... - Reports of Injury Prompt Recall of Disney Princess Plastic Trikes
Washington, DC: Kiddieland Toys Limited is recalling about 9,000 Disney Princess Plastic Racing Trikes in the US and a further 700 in Canada because the plastic castle display and the princess figures protruding from the top of the handle bar pose a laceration hazard if a child falls on it. CPSC and Kiddieland have received three reports children... - Aquarium Heaters Recalled by United Pet Group
Washington, DC: United Pet Group is recalling about 1.2 million Marineland Stealth and Stealth Pro Aquarium Heaters because a wiring problem can cause the aquarium heaters to overheat or break during normal use, damaging the aquarium and posing fire and laceration hazards to consumers. Overheating can cause the heater to shatter or the aquarium glass... - Humira Medication Not for Everyone
Jun-12-11 San Francisco, CA It was just a couple of months ago that Humira was the subject of a warning by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regard to the potential for Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma, a rare cancer involving white blood cells. However, it was 18 months prior to the release of the warning in April of this year that the FDA first revealed... - Stock Broker Arbitration: Brokers Accused of Misconduct
Jun-12-11 Boise, ID For investors who lose money, there might be nothing worse than finding out they have been the victims of stock broker fraud . After all, they recognize they could lose some money to the ups and downs of the market, but losing to stock fraud—when a stock broker or financial advisor has used the money for personal gain—is unimaginab... - Depakote Birth Defects May Depend on Dose
Jun-12-11 Stockholm, Sweden A recent study found that Depakote birth defects and such risks associated with other epilepsy medications may depend on the dose with which they are administered. According to HealthDay , the study, which was conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, reportedly found that four of the five most typ...