Posted on May 13, 2015 in Product Liability
A Kentucky family is joining thousands of American families who are testing their homes for toxic fumes from Chinese-made laminate flooring sold by Lumber Liquidators, CBS News reports. John Mutters of Lexington installed laminate floors from Lumber Liquidators in his home two years ago and wants to find out whether the air inside contains too…
Posted on March 11, 2015 in Product Liability
A Philadelphia jury recently decided that the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson should pay $2.5 million to a man who developed enlarged breasts after being prescribed Risperdal as a boy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Thousands of lawsuits are pending against Johnson & Johnson for failing to warn the Food and Drug Administration, doctors and consumers about…
Posted on December 10, 2014 in Product Liability
It’s December, and that probably means your children have already mailed their letters to Santa or made their holiday wishes well-known around the house. But before you go shopping for the most coveted toys this year, it’s important to put safety first. A first-of-its-kind study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio reports that toy-related injuries…
Posted on November 12, 2014 in Car Accidents, Product Liability
Auto owners, it’s crucial to heed your recall notices. Nearly 8 million vehicles from a widening group of manufacturers have been recalled for faulty airbags that have killed at least four people, officials say. The defective airbags, made by the Takata Corp., explode too powerfully. That causes the metal devices inside the airbag to break,…
Posted on September 10, 2014 in Product Liability
The safety of some of the newer blood thinners remains a real concern with too many patients experiencing serious side effects. In 2011, federal regulators approved the drug Xarelto to treat conditions such as blood clots, deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms. At the time, the drug was considered a promising improvement over warfarin, the popular…