Defective & Dangerous Products

• Chinese Drywall Contamination Prompts Meeting Between US and China

  Joe Saunders | October 23, 2009 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Officials from the Consumer Products Safety Commission plan to meet with their Chinese counterparts and seek their assistance and cooperation in dealing with the Chinese drywall contamination...

• Chinese Drywall Goes Political

  Joe Saunders | February 07, 2009 11:36 AM | 2 CommentsSarasota, FL

  We learned this week that Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp's residence in North Ft. Myers is affected with the Chinese drywall. Ironically, the house was built by Aubuchon Homes, owned by none other than...

• Chattem Icy Hot Heat Therapy Recalled

  Joe Saunders | March 11, 2008 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Icy Hot heat therapy products manufactured by Chattem, Inc. have been recalled due to consumer reports of first, second, and third degree skin burns, irritation and skin removal. The affected products were manufactured from October 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007 and distributed from December 4, 2006 through February 4, 2008. All lots and all sizes of the following Icy Hot Heat Therapy 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...

• Another Ford Truck Recall

  Joe Saunders | August 23, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Ford has recalled 3.6 million cars, vans, trucks, sports utility vehicles, and vans due to a faulty cruise control system. A similar recall occurred in January 2005 when Ford had to recall 6 million vehicles to a fire hazard linked to faulty cruise control switches. The recall involves the following vehicles: 1998-2002 Ford Ranger, 1992-1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria,...

• Death by Taser in Canada

  Joe Saunders | November 17, 2007 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Robert Dziekanski had just landed in Vancouver on his first-ever flight. He was forty years old and about to start a new life in British Columbia with his mother. According to one witness who videotaped the event, Dziekanski was acting erratically but not violently. No drugs or alcohol were involved. Yet, the police confronted him and 46 seconds later tasered him to death. He was hit with...

• Bradenton Bayshore High School Blamed For Rare Cancers

  Courtney Mills | September 14, 2007 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  State lawmakers are checking into claims asserted by graduates of former Bayshore High School, Bradenton, Florida, who say they contracted a variety of rare cancers because of exposure to toxic chemicals while at the school. The high school itself was pulled down in the late 1990's. Numerous alumni have come forth to contend that their loved ones have died from rare cancers after attending the...

• Dangerous Toys with Banned Plastics Still on the Market

  Joe Saunders | October 23, 2008 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Toys that contain the banned substance phthalates are still on the market and will remain there until sometime in 2009. Phthalates is a chemical found in some plastics has been linked to issues with...

• US Marshals Seize Cosmetic Eye Product

  Joe Saunders | November 18, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  US Marshals have seized 12,682 applicator tubes of Age Intervention Eyelash because it is an unapproved and misbranded drug that claims to increase the length of eyelashes but may decrease vision. The product, sold and distributed by Jan Marini Skin Research, may increase the risk of optic nerve damage. Damage to this nerve can lead to decreased vision and blindness. The drug has been...

• Bush Administration Leaning Toward Giving More Regulatory Power to Food and Consumer Agencies

  Joe Saunders | November 05, 2007 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Bush Administration has signaled that it may give the go-ahead for more regulatory powers to such agencies as the FDA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the wake of numerous food and toy recalls recently. The move would be a reversal of sorts for the Administration but comes at a time when consumer confidence is faltering as news continues about defective toys and contaminated...