Category: Product Liability
BMW X5 Recall Involves 30,000 Vehicles
December 10, 2012 -- BMW has announced a recall involving approximately 29,800 BMW X5 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured from September 1, 2008 until November 15, 2012. The problem is that the idler pulley bolt can loosen, bend, and/or...
Problems Found at More Compounding Pharmacies
December 6, 2012 -- The Massachusetts Department of Health has issued warnings to three compounding pharmacies after finding problems with how they prepared or stored drugs. The department has begun “surprise” inspections after an outbreak of fungal meningitis was traced...
Nap Nanny Infant Recliner Lawsuit
The Nap Nanny infant recliner has been linked to 6 infant deaths and nearly 100 total incidents. Despite a recall of the Generation One model in 2010, infants have continued to be injured or killed. The problem is that infants...
CPCS Files Nap Nanny Infant Recliner Lawsuit
December 5, 2012 -- The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Baby Matters, LLC, the manufacturer of Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill infant recliners. The CPSC has received reports of 6 infant...
Texas Dialysis Injury Lawyer
GranuFlo or Naturalyte are dialysis treatment products that have been linked to hundreds of injuries and deaths. The products were marketed and sold until June 2012, when the FDA issued a Class 1 recall due to the serious risk of...
Despite Warnings, DMAA Still Available Online
December 3, 2012 -- The popular sports supplement DMAA (also known as “geranium oil,” or “dimethylamylamine”) has been associated with at least two deaths and dozens of adverse events, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA...
FDA Issues Class 1 Recall of Anesthesia Devices
November 30, 2012 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Mindray Medical International have initiated a voluntary Class 1 recall of the A3 and A5 Anesthesia Delivery System due to a potential system leak from improper sealing of...
Group Asks FDA to Re-Inspect Compounding Pharmacies
November 29, 2012 -- The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has published an open letter calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to re-inspect 16 compounding pharmacies that have been cited for safety violations since 2003. Public Citizen...
FDA Seeks Expert Advice on Energy Drink Regulations
The FDA is investigating whether energy drinks pose risks to young people, or people with pre-existing heart or other health problems.
Dialysis Cardiac Arrests Cause Hundreds of Deaths
November 29, 2012 -- Cardiac arrest is a devastating complication of hemodialysis. Hundreds of dialysis cardiac arrests and deaths have been linked to GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, which are products that are added to a dialysis patient’s blood. Unfortunately, improper doses...