Defective & Dangerous Products

• Food Borne Illnesses: Is there any safe or adequate protection from tainted products and food borne illnesses?

  Council Wooten | July 20, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Good Morning America today devoted several minutes to the topic of unsafe food. Apparently Congressional hearings are examining the issue. Imported food from China, and as well, the rest of the world, make up a large portion of America's food supply. Processing and inspection abroad and in this country have not guaranteed consumer safety. What can the mother and housewife do to protect her...

• Acanthamoeba Keratitis Latest Culprit in Eye Infections

  Staff Writer | May 28, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Advanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana California, the manufacturer of AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, has withdrawn its contact lens solution from the market after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the solution to 138 cases of eye infection involving Acanthamoeba keratitis. The acanthamoeba infection presents symptoms such as red eyes, eye pain, excessive...

• FDA: Peanut Butter Problem Worse than Previously Believed

  Staff Writer | April 10, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Since the first outbreak of the Peter Pan peanut butter recall, the news has only become worse. Now, the FDA is saying the peanut butter contamination poses more of a health risk than previously thought. The group has also said it would increase monitoring and investigation of plants that process peanut butter. The FDA has not decided whether it will sanction ConAgra, the processor of the...

• Taser and Excited Delirium-A Controversy that Continues

  Staff Writer | March 14, 2007 6:00 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  The relationship between excited delirium and taser stun gun use is a controversial topic. Excited delirium is a medical condition that is hotly debated in the medical and law enforcement communities. Taser International has used the condition to argue that its stun gun did not cause people's death but rather death was brought on by this state of excited delirium. The company has been...

• Carvel and Sonic Hit by Peanut Butter Recall

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The same peanut butter that was recalled a few weeks ago due to salmonella contamination is now being linked to peanut butter used in Carvel Ice Cream stores and Sonic restaurants. This peanut butter had been shipped from the ConAgra plant in Sylvester Georgia to its sister plant in Humboldt Tennessee where the peanut butter is sold to Carvel and Sonic. According to the FDA, the topping was...

• Peanut Butter Contamination Recall Broader than First Thought

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2007 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The FDA has expanded its warning concerning Peter Pan peanut butter recall. Initially, the warning advised consumers to discard peanut butter jars with the product code of 2111, but now it has advised consumers to throw out all Peter Pan peanut butter jars that were purchased after May 2006. However, we're advising our clients and those consumers who contact us to hold onto the jars if they've...

• Children Especially at Risk from Peanut Butter

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  We all know peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are a staple for our kids. The recent recall of Peter Pan & Great Value peanut butter is especially worrisome for parents and children. Children are at an increased risk of serious illness due to this foodborne illness. Recent experience with e coli and hamburgers and spinach have demonstrated how deadly foodborne illness are to children. Beware...

• Florida Gets Peanut Butter Contamination Cases

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  I received two calls this afternoon, one from a local Florida person who has been stricken with food poisoning from contaminated peanut butter. The principal cause of the foodborne illness with the peanut butter is salmonella which started showing up in August 2006. The peanut butter in question has been processed at the ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester, GA and the brand names to be wary of...

• Save the Peanut Butter Jar

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Attorney Richard Schleuter, our Injury Board colleague in Atlanta, has brought up an important point about the peanut butter recall. If you've been sick or been poisoned by salmonella as a result of eating Peter Pan peanut butter, save the jar of peanut butter, it's evidence and will prove that you indeed consumed that brand of peanut butter. Thanks, Richard for the great post!

• Taser Lawsuit Settled in Colorado

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2007 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The town of Carbondale Colorado has settled a taser lawsuit for an undisclosed amount. The lawsuit was filed as a result of a police officer using his taser during a routine traffic stop. According to the lawsuit, the police officer violated the man's civil rights as well as the use of cruel and unusual punishment. The officer allegedly fired the taser weapon at the victim several times.