Defective & Dangerous Products

• Commuter Rail: Terms Need A Closer Look.

  Ed Normand | May 11, 2008 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Recent news has suggested that the legislature failed to authorize the Central Florida commuter rail over ubiquitous "liability issues". Closer inspection reveals much more behind the scenes that...

• Florida Department of Health Advises FDA of Adverse Reactions to Dietary Supplement

  Sandy Grinnell | April 01, 2008 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Florida Department of Health has advised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of 23 cases of adverse reactions to a liquid supplement distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition based in...

• Lead Based Childrens Bracelets Recalled

  Sandy Grinnell | February 16, 2008 6:07 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued a recall of llittle girls "Life of Faith Charm Bracelets" that have excessive amounts of lead in them. The bracelets, manufactured in China of course, have the following religious symbols;Bible, angel, cross, heart, and praying hands, as well as white painted beads. The bracelets were sold in a set that included a child's bracelet as well as...

• Child Safety Seat Recall

  Sandy Grinnell | February 11, 2008 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Evenflo, the maker of the Discovery child safety seat, is voluntarily recalling over 1,000,000 car seats. The car seat is a carrier that locks into a base which then is strapped to the rear seat of the vehicle. The manufacturer reports that studies show side impact crashes may cause the carrier to separate from the base allowing the child to fly about the inside of the car. The current recall...

• Popular Aqua Dots Crafts for Children Recalled

  Sandy Grinnell | November 08, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced that Spin Master of Toronto, Canada is recalling approximately 4.2 miilion sets of Aqua Dots due to a toxic coating on the beads. If swallowed, the chemical reacts with the body similar to GHB also known as the date rape drug. There have been reports of two children who ended up in the hospital in a coma after swallowing the beads. Parents...

• Wal--Mart Sued For Selling Tainted Hamburger

  Patricia Doherty | October 05, 2007 5:39 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The parents of a 15 year old girl sued Wal-Mart alleging their daughter contracted an e-coli infection from frozen hamburger patties they bought at a WalMart. The young girl was hospitalized for about 3 weeks suffering from pain, fatigue, diarrhea and dehydration. She almost died from eating the tainted beef distributed by Topps Meat. The Miami Herald reports that the U.S. Dept. of...

• Investigate Before You Eat Out

  Ed Normand | September 20, 2007 1:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Every day there are cases of serious illness and death from diseases contracted while eating at a restaurant. Many of the dangers of eating out are hidden from the public, partly because of flaws in the restaurant inspection process in Florida. This topic is on my mind today, not just because our firm has successfully prosecuted death and serious illness cases from food borne illnesses and...

• Multiple Toy Recalls by Mattel for Lead Paint and Loose Magnets

  Sandy Grinnell | August 14, 2007 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  One of America's leading toy importers is recalling over 9 million toys due to either lead paint or magnets that may fall off. The recall includes the play sets Doggie Day Care, Barbie and Tanner, Batman and One Piece action figures, "Sarge" die cast toy cars, and Polly Pocket Play Sets.The Consumer Products Safety Commission today released the three new recalls of dangerous magnets in the ...

• More China-Made Toys Recalled

  Council Wooten | August 10, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  More toys made in China and sold for use by toddlers and young children are recalled. According to a report in the Orlando Sentinel on August 9, 2007, a voluntary recall was initiated Wednesday, August 8, 2007 for Chinese-made tops which included a painted wooden knob that contained excessive lead.For the complete story which includes numerous references to help one better understand defective...

• Drug Maker Fined Millions for Fraud

  Ed Normand | July 24, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The manufacturer of Oxycontin pain medicine was fined over 600 million dollars for fraudulently representing to physicians that OxyContin was less addictive and less subject to abuse than other pain medications. In fact just the opposite was true as the drug is so addictive it has been compared to heroin. The statements resulted in sales of billions of dollars for the manufacturer of the...