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Appliance can Cause Fire And Shocks About 210,000 General Electric toasters are being recalled because an electrical short circuit can occur between the heating element and the bread cage, posing a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers. To-date, there have been 140 reports of fires or sparks coming from the toasters or the toasters trippin... - ATV Recall
Polaris Industries has issued a voluntary safety recall for it's All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) due to the risk of overheating and fire which could injure riders. This recall involves the Polaris ATVs with model year 2004 and model numbers listed below that have been serviced for electrical problems and received a defective EMC during service work. The ATV... - Faulty Airbag Sensor Prompts BMW Recall
150,00 Vehicles Recalled Approximately 150,000 BMW vehicles will be recalled in North America by the luxury car manufacturer, because of a possible defect in an airbag sensor. This defect could prevent the front passenger airbag from inflating. Models affected include certain 2006 3-Series, 2004-06 5-Series and 2004-06 X3 vehicles. BMW is adv... - Monaco Coach Corporation Recalls Motor Homes
Norcold Refrigerators Pose Potential Fire Hazard Monaco Coach Corporation is recalling motor homes equipped with Norcold refrigerators. The manufacturer has noted a fatigue failure in the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant, which could allow the liquid to slowly leak. They note that extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lea... - Carriage Issues Recall of Recreational Vehicles
Four Models Recalled Due to Fire Hazard Carriage is recalling 187 recreational vehicles, manufactured between 1999 and 2002, that are equipped with Norcold refrigerators. The manufacturer has noted a fatigue failure in the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant, which could allow the liquid to slowly leak. They note that extended operatio... - Off-Road Motorcycle Clamp Kits Recalled by Tucker Rocky
Handlebars Can Separate if the Bolts Break Under Pressure About 12,000 Pro Taper clamp kits used with off-road motorcycles are being recalled by the distributor, Tucker Rocky Distributing, of Fort Worth, TX. There have been seven reports of bolts that hold the handlebars in place breaking. Some of the bolts included in the clamp kits (or sold sepa... - Liquimax Multivitamin Recalled
Food and Supplement Recalls Leiner Health Products Inc. announced that it is recalling its 32 ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labeled with UPC Code 7497052290, 7497023607, or 7497023696 because the product may contain undeclared fish (not shellfish), tree nuts (almonds, pecans and/or walnuts), and wheat. The re... - MTD Recalls Utility Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
Approximately 700 Cub Cadet 4 x 4 EFI Volunteer Utility Vehicles are being recalled by the manufacturer, MTD of Brownsville, TN, due to excessive heat that causes the wiring harness to melt. MTD has received five reports of heat damage to the vehicle. There have been no reports of personal injury. The recalled utility vehicle is a four-wheel drive... - Camouflage Pajama Sets Recalled
About 28,00 children's camouflage pajama sets are being recalled due to excessive lead. The manufacturer, The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., of Secaucus, N.J., issued a voluntary recall of its long and short sleeved pajama sets with a blue shirt that has a red screenprint that reads 'Athletics 90' .pajama sets were sold in boys' sizes XXS (2/3) t... - 143 million pounds of beef recalled.
In the largest beef recall in US history, 143 million pounds of ground beef have been recalled by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company. The recall is considered a Class II, with lower risk of illness than the Class I Topps recall last year. The recall was instigated after allegations of mistreatment of animals by workers at the Westland/Hallmark plan... - Unsuitable Blood, FDA fines Red Cross $4.6 million for distributing tainted blood products
Washington, DC: (Feb-6-08) The US Food and Drug Administration brought charges against the Red Cross, alleging that it distributed unsuitable blood products. The FDA made a formal announcement stating that it reviewed 113 recalls of blood products by the Red Cross from April 2003 to April 2006. The recalls involved the release of an estimated 4,094 unsuita... - Columbus Paper Company Inc. Wrongful Death Settlement
Attorneys for Michael Willis of Eufaula, husband of the late Karla Willis, recently settled a wrongful death claim against Columbus Paper Company Inc. for $5.98 million. Willis, who was 45 years old, was on her way to Auburn when she was killed in a tragic accident on Aug. 19, 2001, on Hwy.169 in Lee County. She died in a Columbus, Ga., hospital a... - Craft to pay $1.85 million settlement in car crash lawsuit.
Anderson, SC: (Mar-20-08) The families of three Anderson residents brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Robert Blair of McCormick, alleging that his driving under the influence of alcohol, killed the three in an accident on 2007 New Year's Eve. According to court records, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division officials said on Feb. 22 that 61-year-... - Riverside, CA to pay $800,000 settlement in wrongful death shooting.
Riverside, CA: (Mar-06-08) The family of Douglas Steven Cloud brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Riverside, CA after Cloud, 28, was shot and killed by Riverside Police Department officers Nicholas Vazquez and David Johansen. The suit stated that the two officers shot at Cloud after he had sheared off a small palm tree at a high speed and... - Game Vendor, Intoxicated Giants fan crashes pickup truck into family and leaves 2-year-old paralyzed
Bergen County, NJ: (Nov-06-07) The family of Antonia Verni of Cliffside Park, brought a lawsuit against Aramark, a beer vendor at the stadium where the Giants football team was playing, after Daniel Lorenzo, an intoxicated Giants fan, lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into the Verni family's Toyota. Records show that the crash left the then 2-... - House Raid, Kauai pays couple $325,000 settlement after raiding their house by mistake
Kauai, HI: (Oct-24-07) A couple brought a lawsuit against the city and its police department after their home was mistaken for a drug dealer's residence, and wrongfully searched. Police records state that police had been tracking a package that allegedly contained 11 pounds of marijuana that had been picked up at the Koloa post office by a man who was driv... - FDA Pulls Zantac off Shelves
Jul-6-20 Washington, DC On April 1, the federal Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to withdraw Zantac and all other prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. It has also advised those who use OTC ranitidine medications to stop taking them immediately and patients with ranitidine prescriptions to speak with their... - Washington State Department of Transportation and Juliann Odom Car Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Seattle, WA: On December 15, 2004, Juliann Odom's southbound Ford Explorer went onto the shoulder, veered across three lanes of traffic, broke through a cable barrier in the median and slammed into a Chevrolet Suburban and a Toyota Tundra pickup truck in the northbound lanes. Eighteen year old Marijke Holschen died in the fiery pileup; her mother, young... - SUV rollover lawsuit.
Rollovers of SUVs and other similar vehicles kill over 10,000 people and injure another 27,000 yearly. Rollovers and Loss of Control Rollovers occur in sports utility vehicles when a driver attempts to avoid an emergency with a quick steering movement or when a tire fails. All vehicles should stay on their wheels in a reasonable response to an emerge... - City of Los Angeles Teenager Wrongful Death Police Shooting Settlement
At 4 o'clock in the morning on February 6, 2005, in South Los Angeles, police officer Steven Garcia began chasing a stolen Toyota Camry. He believed the driver was intoxicated as the car was driving erratically. After a brief chase, the suspect backed the stolen car toward the police officer, who fired 10 shots. Seven bullets hit Devin Brown, who was only...