Pharmaceutical company Merck is currently fighting lawsuits brought by patients of their drug Vioxx, who claim the drug caused them to suffer severe health complications such as heart attacks and strokes. However, new allegations suggest that Merck may have known about the propensity of the drug to cause these health complications and kept the [...]

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Honda Motor Corporation announced on Wednesday that they are recalling 353,000 Accord sedans over possible corrosion in the windshield wiper motor due to water seepage. The corrosion could cause the electrical circuit breaker inside the motor area to fail and cause the windshield wipers to stop working—leading to a crash and/or subsequent injuries, especially [...]

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Today the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) touted the dramatic success of a law that was passed over 35 years ago. In order to protect children from accidentally ingesting medicines and other dangerous products Congress passed the Poison Prevention Packaging Act in 1970.  It mandated that specific products be packaged in child-resistant packaging.  According to [...]

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By: LISA R. WILSON
With over 10 million units of toys recalled in the United States in 2007, one could assume that most children today will not reach adolescence without having been hurt, poisoned or maimed by a defective toy. Lead-containing parts, razor-sharp plastics, small, choke-inducing gadgets—these materials sound like weapons used in a Turkish [...]

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By SUSAN GALLAGHER Associated Press Writer
HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to reimburse the federal government $250 million for the investigation and cleanup of asbestos contamination blamed for sickening hundreds of people, some fatally, in the northwestern Montana town of Libby.
Approval of a federal bankruptcy judge is necessary to cement the [...]

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SAN DIEGO (AP) _ A California appeals court said a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over is entitled to $82.6 million in damages from the automaker.
The 4th District Court of Appeal was asked by the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case after Ford Motor Co. appealed the award, arguing that [...]

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ A divided Supreme Court is leaving intact a ruling favoring people who sued a pharmaceutical company, saying they had been harmed by a drug to combat diabetes.
The dispute stems from several suits against Warner-Lambert over its diabetes drug Rezulin. Warner-Lambert is now owned by Pfizer. The Supreme Court split 4-4 in the [...]

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By CHRISTINE SIMMONS Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Safety officials announced a recall of 24,000 cribs Thursday and also warned parents against putting their babies to bed with pillows and other soft bedding that could suffocate them.
The 24,000 Indonesian-made cribs were recalled for putting children at risk of falling out. The cribs, imported by Munire [...]

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By: Todd Knode 
 
In 2007 the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued more recalls for products with illegal levels of lead paint than it had for the three previous years combined.  During the height of the Christmas shopping season Congress took a substantial step to decrease the amount of lead allowed in children’s products and to [...]

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 By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. 
As many pet owners and pet friends know by now, a class action lawsuit against Diamond Pet Foods has recently been settled.  The pet owners involved in that lawsuit will receive up to $3.1 million in damages to reimburse them for injuries and deaths of their dogs and for costs of the recalled product.   Diamond Pet Foods denied [...]

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