Keurig Heats Up More Than Your Coffee
Coffee is a great way to get a jump on your morning routine, but that jump should come from the jolt of caffeine - not your coffee maker catching fire or exploding with hot liquid. Unfortunately, many of Keurig’s single-cup coffeemakers have been doing just that. Our firm recently filed...
Continue ReadingHonda Agrees to Pay $70 Million in Fines Related to Airbag Deaths and Injuries
Honda Motor Company has agreed to pay $70 million in fines to resolve allegations that it failed to report over 1,700 deaths linked to potential car defects from 2003 – 2014. The civil penalties stem from underreporting deaths related to defective Takata air bags. As previously reported by Cory Watson on...
Continue ReadingTakata Airbag Disaster: Timeline of Events
More than 7 million defective airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation have been recalled because they can emit shrapnel when they violently deploy in an automobile crash. The airbags were installed in cars manufactured by Acura, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota. Take note of the...
Continue ReadingFDA Says Power Morcellators May Spread Cancer, Requires Black Box Label
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave power morcellators the strictest safety warning possible on Monday, stating that the device can spread cancer in the majority of women who have cancerous uterine fibroids. The “black box” warning means that the FDA is strongly recommending power morcellators not be used in laparoscopic...
Continue ReadingGraco Recalls 5 Million Strollers After Reports of Infant Finger Amputations
Infant fingertip amputation is something that no parent wants to even think about. Approximately 5 million Graco baby strollers have been recalled due to this very danger. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and Graco have received reports of injuries including six reports of fingertip amputations, four reports of...
Continue ReadingContinental Tire Recalls 170,000 Motorcycle Tires Worldwide
Continental Tire announced a product recall September 17, 2014. The tires were sold as original equipment on BMW, KTM, Brammo and Bimota. The defective tires were also sold as aftermarket parts. The recall covers approximately 9,000 motorcycle tires sold in the United States and 170,000 worldwide between 2007 and 2014. According to...
Continue ReadingGM Continues To Recall Defective Vehicles As Expected Death Toll Rises
The newest round of General Motors recalls announced on Friday, June 6 includes several newer GM vehicles with newly-disclosed safety defects, including 2014 and 2015 large Sports Utility Vehicles and trucks, and an airbag defect present in more than 30,000 2012 Buick Verano cars. The voluntary recalls continue to rise...
Continue ReadingVaginal Mesh Products Litigation Reaches $830 Million Settlement
Endo International, PLC reports that it has agreed to settle “a substantial majority” of lawsuits brought against its subsidiary, American Medical Systems Inc. (“AMS”), for producing allegedly harmful vaginal mesh products used to treat feminine stress urinary incontinence (“SUI”) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (“POP”). Endo’s settlements will resolve approximately 20,000 claims...
Continue ReadingFDA Addresses Cancer Concerns Related to Minimally Invasive Surgery for Fibroid Tumors
UPDATE 4/30/14: Johnson & Johnson has pulled its morcellators off of the market, and several hospitals have announced they will not use the devices pending further investigation. The FDA has issued a Safety Communication regarding cancer risk and the use of a medical device used during some laparoscopic surgeries for fibroid...
Continue ReadingGM Recalls More than 750 Thousand Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 Vehicles
If you drive a 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt or a 2007 Pontiac G5, you may want to consider alternate transportation until you can visit the dealership that sold you the car. Feb. 13, 2014, General Motors announced a recall on 778,562 Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles in North America, model...
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