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Sort by date 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Medtronic Cardiac Defibrillator Lawsuit - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis
On February 10, 2005, Medtronic Inc. issued an alert to doctors about its family of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) and CRT-D devices with batteries manufactured prior to December 2003. These pacemaker-like devices may experience rapid battery depletion due to a specific internal battery short mechanism. Once a short occurs, battery depletion... - RU-486 Mifeprex Abortion Pill Death - Abortion Pill Lawsuit & Case
Mifeprex (mifepristone) is a pill administered for a medical abortion up to 7 weeks after pregnancy, and is an alternative to surgical abortion. The drug blocks a hormone required to sustain a pregnancy, and when followed by Cytotec (misoprostol) to assist with contractions, the pregnancy is terminated. Since the U.S. FDA approved the drug in September... - Propane Gas Recalled due to Fire and Burn Hazard
About 919,000 barrels of Propane (LP) gas manufactured by Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, TX, are being recalled because the odorant that is normally added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak may not be present in the recommended amounts. Failure to detect leaking gas can present a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to... - Proposed Partial Settlement in Hurricane Flooding Class Action
A notification program about a proposed partial settlement began today to alert those affected by flooding due to any failures or overtopping of levees that occurred within the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard, Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Katrina and/or Hurricane Rita. Under the settlement, a settlement fund worth appr... - Possible Melamine Contamination in Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
Canadian Agency Issues Warning The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a warning for certain types of Mr. Brown 3-in-1 instant coffee, because they may contain melamine. Mr. Brown 3-in-1 coffee products were initially recalled in Taiwan. Consequently, the company that imports the products into Canada is not taking any chances following the... - Phosphocol P 32 Linked to Risk Of Leukemia In Children
Off-Label Use of the Drug for Intra-articular Injections the Cause The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Safety Alert regarding the unapproved use of Phosphocol P 32 (Chromic Phosphate P 32 Suspension) in children. Two children with hemophilia, aged 9 and 14, who were treated with the drug developed acute lymphocytic leukemia with within o... - Canadian Class Action Accuses Sorin Heater-Cooler System Makers of Failure to Warn
Jan-31-22 Toronto, ON A class action lawsuit certified by an Ontario Superior Court judge accuses LivaNova (formerly Sorin), the manufacturer of Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System , a medical device used to regulate the temperature of fluids during open heart surgeries, of failure to adequately warn hospitals of severe infection risk to open-heart surgery patients. I... - Tomato Growers Want Compensation for Losses
Growers Want Warnings Lifted It is estimated that tomato growers have lost over $100 million as a result of the multi-state warnings of salmonella- tainted tomatoes. However, a link has yet to be established between the food source and the bacterial outbreak. Tomato growers are angry and want federal compensation for their losses, as well as the FDA to... - Switlik Marine Life Rafts Recalled
Reports that Raft Fails to Inflate Switlik Parachute Company has issued a national alert for and recall of its marine life raft. The company has recently had reports from two life raft service stations of Switlik life raft inflation valves failing to operate properly and discharge the gas from the CO2 cylinder into the raft. Legal Help I... - CPSC Suppressed Risks for Death and Injury from Nail Guns
Injury Rate Rises as Private Warnings Ignored. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appears to have failed to properly alert consumers about risk of injuries and death associated with nail guns. In 2005, three years after CPSC engineers issued private warnings to nail gun manufacturers concerning safety standards, the number of product-related... - Newark, NY, Seton Hall University and Argenbright Security to pay $5.5 million settlement in murder/suicide lawsuit.
Newark, NY: (May-29-08) The family of Sohayla Massachi brought charges against the city of Newark, after the Seton Hall student was killed by her ex-boyfriend because 9-1-1 personnel botched a call reporting the woman's abduction. The suit stated that the city was negligent when an operator gave the wrong make and model of the car Sohayla was pulled into... - Industry giants to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-19-08) The Department of Justice brought charges against GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Motorola Inc., and Siemens Corp., alleging that system failures at the companies' facilities led to the release of trichloroethylene, or TCE, into the public drinking water system in Scottsdale, AZ. The federal complaint stated that the three companies f... - Murphy Oil USA Inc. to pay $179,100 settlement in occupational safety violations lawsuit
Superior, WI: (Feb-25-08) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration brought charges against Murphy Oil USA Inc., alleging that a six month inspection of its Superior, WI refinery revealed various safety violations. The suit stated that the inspection, which started in August 2007 as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program for petroleum refin... - High Levels of Lead found in Vinyl Baby Bibs
Baby bibs imported from China for Toys "R" Us by Hamco Baby Products have been found to contain high levels of lead. Tests from the Center for Environmental Health discovered the inexpensive vinyl baby bibs contain lead levels three times as high as the level allowed in paint. The bibs have Disney Winnie the Pooh characters, sports gear, or flowers printed... - Natrecor Kidney Failure and Death
FDA demands label changes to warn patients of side effects and risk of death from taking Natrecor (Nesiritide) In May 2005, the FDA ordered Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Scios, the manufacturer of Natrecor, to include additional warning details for their popular heart failure treatment. Since its approval in 2001, reports have indicated se... - Avandia Canada Heart Attack and Liver Damage.
A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine published May 21, 2007 links the widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia to an alleged increased risk of heart attack and even death. The Journal reported that dozens of studies together resulted in alleged evidence of a 43 percent higher risk of heart attack. Since Avandia was approved by the FDA i... - Upper Peninsula Power Co. Dam Flooding Settlement
Marquette, WI: (May-23-07) Marquette County filed lawsuits against Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), MWH Engineering of Broomfield, CO. and Moyle Construction Co. of Houghton in 2005 for $79,230.86 of the $100,000 losses the county sustained during the May 2003 flood on the Dead River. The Dead River flooded when the Silver Lake Basin dike was breached du... - Abogado especializado en Seroquel en el juicio por efectos colaterales y diabetes
Seroquel se ha vinculado supuestamente con el aumento de los casos de diabetes y trastornos del nivel de azúcar en sangre, la hiperglucemia. Seroquel se utiliza como tratamiento para episodios maníacos agudos asociados con el trastorno bipolar I y el tratamiento de la esquizofrenia. Es un medicamento antipsicótico fabricado por As... - MGM Mirage Inc. Disability Act Violations Penalty
Biloxi, MS: (May-02-07) The Justice Department filed charges against MGM Mirage Inc., the world's second-largest casino company, following a complaint filed by a patron, alleging that fell in a shower because he couldn't reach shower controls. The suit claimed that the hotel had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act in making in designing their hote... - E. Coli Outbreak From Fresh Bagged Spinach Total Passes 200.
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert to consumers of fresh bagged spinach about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in multiple states that may be associated with the consumption of produce. Preliminary epidemiological evidence suggests that bagged fresh spinach may be a possible source of this outbreak. Based on the current information,...