Defective & Dangerous Products

• Texas Jury Awards Punitive Damages in Remicade Verdict

  David Lowe | December 18, 2006 6:50 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Blogger Beth Janicek of San Antonio Personal Injury Blog reports that a Texas jury has rendered a verdict against against drug manufacturer Centocor, Inc. for failing to warn doctors and consumers about the side effects of the drug Remicade. The jury awarded nearly $20 million to a woman who alleged that she developed lupus from using Remicade. Believed to be the first Remicade verdict, the...

• Mattel Recalls Magnetic Toys Due To Swallowing Hazard

  David Lowe | November 27, 2006 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Mattel has issued a recall notice for Polly Pocket magnetic toys in the wake of reports that three children have been hospitalized for intestinal perforations after swallowing small magnetic parts found in these doll play sets. Mattel is recalling 2.4 million sets, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recalled products include the following: Polly Pocket Polly...

• Source of E.Coli Spinach Identified?

  David Lowe | September 27, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Investigators may have identified the spinach processor that is the source of spinach tainted with e. Coli. They are looking at a batch of spinach produced on August 15 at Natural Selection Foods in Salinas Valley, California. Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled the spinach. According to a report posted by CBS California health officials are focusing on the Natural Selection Foods...

• Fatal Accident in Wood Chipper Raises Product Liability Questions

  David Lowe | August 17, 2006 7:32 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  The tragic death of a Kenosha tree service employee who was pulled through a wood chipper after using his foot to dislodge a log jammed in the machine raises questions about product liability, but underscores once again the importance of employee training about the dangers of working around machinery.Five co-workers frantically tried to depress a safety bar that was supposed to reverse the...

• Bausch & Lomb Permanently Pulls Contact Lens Solution From Market

  David Lowe | May 15, 2006 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Follow-up: Bausch & Lomb has reached the decision to remove its contact-lens solution ReNu from the market because of its association with a fungal infection that can cause blindness. Here is the AP story as reported in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel website: ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Bausch & Lomb Inc. said Monday it has permanently removed from markets worldwide a contact-lens solution linked...