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Sort by date 826 pages found matching toyota recalls- Ford Hit With Largest Single Recall Yet in US History
Oct-15-09 Detroit, MI The automaker that beat the odds and charged through the US economic morass on its own steam has been hit with the largest recall in US history . It will be interesting to see what affect this has on an automaker that said "no thanks" to a federal financial bailout earlier this year and whether this recall was a total surprise, or they knew... - Foodborne Illness Puts Kids at Risk
Sep-28-09 Washington, DC According to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, there appears to be a severe disconnect in communicating foodborne illness recalls to US schools. Last year, almost 250 students contracted salmonellosis from schools that continued to serve contaminated food product days past the recall dates. If regulatory and investi... - Romanian Housekeeper Sued for Estate Fraud in Texas
Feb-7-11 Houston, TX Attorney Donald Worley calls it the worst case of estate fraud he has ever encountered, and warns people to be careful about who you name as the executor of your estate. "Well, this woman stole $800,000 right out of the estate," says Worley who successfully sued the executive of the estate for $2.5 million and recovered the money for the... - Contaminated Heparin Deadly to Some
Aug-23-09 Elizabethtown, KY When it comes to the heparin recalls, it appears that what you don't know really can hurt you. After all, patients thought they were getting their normal dose of heparin only to find out that they may have been exposed to contaminated heparin, either through the replacement of a heparin ingredient or through the manufacture of heparin... - Salmonella Beef Foodborne Illness Outbreak Spreads to 11 States
Aug-10-09 Fresno, CA Health officials have now reported that at least 27 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella Newport foodborne illness outbreak that prompted the recall of more than 412 tons of ground beef. The beef was manufactured by Beef Packers Inc. in Fresno, California, a unit of Minneapolis-based agribusiness giant Cargill, Inc. So far 21 cases... - New Auto Defect Report Spells Gloom for Owners of GM and Chrysler Vehicles
Jul-9-09 Rehoboth, MA The new era emerging in the automotive industry will have an impact on issues surrounding auto defects and those encumbered with a defective car. Thanks to a loophole built into the US auto industry rescue package, liability for the defective auto no longer appears to be a worry for the newly-reborn General Motors and Chrysler. Meanwh... - Peanut Corporation of America Files for Bankruptcy
Feb-15-09 Washington, DC Just weeks after it was linked to peanut butter salmonella and one of the largest food recalls in US history—and days after a second plant in Texas was also shut down--Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 in Virginia, where PCA has its head office. Meanwhile, the fallout continues to rise. The... - Second Peanut Butter Salmonella Plant Closes, Recall Widens
Feb-11-09 Blakely, GA The peanut butter salmonella story just gets bigger, with news this morning that a second manufacturing facility operated by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has been temporarily closed after testing positive for salmonella. And the number of recalled products is closing in on 2000. Federal regulators have not ruled out a second recall. ... - Attorney Greg Porter Speaks about BP ERISA
Jun-19-10 Washington, DC The repercussions of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill on those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and those who live on the Gulf of Mexico have been well-documented. One group that has gone largely unnoticed, however, are BP employees who participate in BP's savings and 401(k) plans . Their plans' assets have lost approx... - Bike Accidents Spike Higher in Warm Weather, Children at Risk
May-9-10 El Reno, OK It's always a tragedy when bicycle accidents befall children, as Patrick and Kim Pearson of Warrensburg know all too well. Their seven-year-old son, Tucker, was out riding his bicycle on April 28 when he was struck by a 2006 Toyota traveling east along Southeast 180 Road, about two miles east of Missouri Route 13. The 5/3/10 edition of t... - The SPSC Gets Tough With Defective Cribs
Oct-22-08 Washington, DC Perhaps the latest crib recall is a sign that the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is prepared to bare a little more teeth in its mandate to protect consumers from shoddy products. Nonetheless, parents concerned with the baby crib recall issue and the ultimate health and safety of their children will applaud the CPSC's stance,... - Law and the Environment: It's All Around You
Oct-19-08 Washington, DC In his book, 'The Making of Environmental Law,' author Richard J. Lazarus recalls fondly his evenings working as a bartender while pursuing his degree and putting the wheels in motion to become, what was a bit of a novelty in 1975, an environmental lawyer. He recalls a conversation with a customer in the bar one autumn evening that year... - Ronald Goldman: The Flying Attorney's View on Helicopter Crashes
Aug-21-08 Los Angeles, CA Without a doubt, Ronald Goldman is one of America's definitive experts on aviation law. A lawyer, a pilot, a professor and a pioneer in the field of aviation law, Goldman is the lead attorney in the aviation law department of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei and Goldman based in Los Angeles. Lawyers and Settlements asked Goldman to comment on the... - Two People Killed in California Motorcycle Crash
Feb-21-10 Palm Springs, CA A California motorcycle accident killed two and injured two others on Valentine's Day when a car collided with a motorcycle on a twisting section of Highway 74. According to a 2/15/10 report in the Desert Sun of Palm Springs, the motorcycle crash occurred at about 1:30 pm on February 14. William Kaplan, 62, of Rancho Mirage, was dri... - Los Angeles Car Crash Involves Commuter Train
Dec-30-09 Los Angeles, CA It could have been worse. A Los Angeles car crash that occurred two days before Christmas injured a young child and several others—but no deaths were reported. According to the Christmas Eve edition of the Los Angeles Times, the driver of a white Toyota Camry had pulled over to make way for a police car with activated sirens, w... - FDA Looks to Stricter Rules for AMO Solution
Jun-11-08 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering stricter testing standards for contact lens solutions such as AMO Complete MoisturePlus. The organization's move is in response to recalls of two lens solutions after they were linked to hundreds of serious eye infections. Meanwhile, people whose eyes were severely affected by the in... - California Auto Accident Tragedy
Nov-27-09 Sacramento, CA Car accidents have been taking their toll on the California highways lately. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has reported three recent California auto accidents that ended in death. Heavy rains and a wet roadway factored into a three-vehicle accident on November 20 that took the life of a 19-year-old student from Humboldt State U... - Deaths Linked to Contaminated Heparin Soar to 62
Apr-10-08 Washington, DC Deaths linked to contaminated heparin have soared in recent months, with the death toll now standing at 62, up from 19. While no deaths have been reported since Baxter International, the giant pharmaceutical company and one of the world's leading suppliers of heparin recalled virtually all of its heparin product, the concern over heparin... - Faulty Railing Results in Crib Recall
Mar-1-08 Washington, DC: A massive crib recall was issued on Thursday by safety officials and they warned parents that they should not put their babies in their beds with soft bedding such as pillows due to the risk of suffocation. A total of 24,000 cribs made in Indonesia were recalled due to a high risk of children falling out . Imported by Munire Furniture... - Duragesic: This Painkiller Patch Can Kill
Feb-19-08 Washington, DC If you're on 'the patch,' then you're either trying to quit smoking, or you have a chronic condition which leaves you in a great deal of pain, the kind of pain that only a Duragesic , or similar pain patch containing the powerful opioid fentanyl , can stem. The trouble is, they could also leave you dead, due to a defect that has promp...