Defective & Dangerous Products

• Kugel Mesh Class Action Update

  Joe Saunders | August 19, 2007 8:43 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Judicial Panel has granted the plaintiff's request to pretrial coordination of 13 cases concerning the Kugel Mesh hernia patch. Thirteen (13) lawsuits were filed in 13 different courts located in 11 different states against various defendants, including C.R. Bard and its wholly-owned subsidiary Davol (common defendants in all class actions) and Surgical Sense and WCO Medical Products...

• Mattel Recalls Toys Due to Lead Paint Concerns

  Joe Saunders | August 15, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Mattel has recalled millions of toys that may pose dangers to children due to the high content of lead paint. The products were manufactured in China and the announcement comes on the eve of the Christmas shipping frenzy for the toy company. For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

• Acanthamoeba Keratitis Causing More Eye Infections for Contact Lens Users

  Joe Saunders | May 28, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The CDC has linked AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Contact Lens Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics to a rare but potentially serious eye infection caused by Acanthamoeba keratitis. This infection outbreak involves amoeba as opposed to the fungal keratitis of last year. Eye infections linked to contact lens solution may also be bacterial. We suspect that the CDC will...

• Peanut Butter Recall Extended to 2004

  Joe Saunders | March 12, 2007 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Peter Pan peanut butter recall has been extended to peanut butter manufactured as far back as October 2004. The outbreak of salmonella related to peanut butter has so far sickened 290 people from 39 states. No deaths have been reported.

• Peanut Butter Recall Spreads to Candy, Ice Cream

  Joe Saunders | March 02, 2007 4:57 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In a new warning by the FDA, the peanut butter recall has spread to ice cream manufacturers and the makers of other dessert toppings. The salmonella tainted peanut butter originally found in the ConAgra plant was also shipped to a plant in Humboldt Tennessee where bulk peanut butter is sold to such stores as Carvel and Sonic restaurants.

• Peanut Butter Recall Expands. . .Again

  Joe Saunders | February 28, 2007 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The FDA has expanded its peanut butter recall again in order to include single serving packets of Peter Pan peanut butter. These packets are the 3/4 ounce and 1.1 ounce variety and were sold to institutions. The FDA is trying to determine who was sold these packets.

• Salmonella Tennessee the Culprit in Peanut Butter Contamination

  Joe Saunders | February 21, 2007 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The widening contamination recall of Peanut Butter recall has been linked to a particular form of salmonella poisoning called Salmonella Tennessee. If you or a loved one have eaten the peanut butter and have experienced diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, or fever, you should seek medical attention immediately. Also, don't throw away the jar, it is important evidence for your healthcare professional...

• Peanut Butter Contamination Linked to Salmonella

  Joe Saunders | February 16, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  300 people have been linked to a peanut butter salmonella contamination that has led to the product recall of peanut butter brands Peter Pan and Great Value. The peanut butter was processed in the ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester Georgia. The salmonella outbreak has been linked to peanut butter with the product codes beginning with "2111". Presently, the outbreak has been detected in 39...

• Taser Use Should Be Monitored and Used Judiciously

  Joe Saunders | January 23, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  An excellent editorial on the dangers of the Taser stun gun can be found in today's Sarasota Herald Tribune. The piece mentions that the Taser gun is safer than a handgun, its dangers can not be overlooked. The jolt of electricity and wire barbs that hook into the victim can be lethal. The editorial correctly points out that the stun gun should only be used as a last resort by law...

• FDA Warns Bausch & Lomb

  Joe Saunders | November 07, 2006 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In a sharply worded letter to the makers of ReNu contact lens solution, the FDA has rebuked Bausch & Lomb for failure to report some 35 cases of fungal infection in Singapore. The infections were reported to the Rochester NY based executives and an FDA inspection of the company's Greenville, S.C. plant followed the fungal outbreak last May.