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By Edward ("Ted") Bills

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Last Entry: January 08, 2020 at 18:47:54

$1.5 Million Awared In Gas Explosion That Burned Boy

Posted on October 05, 2010
A West Virginia family has been awarded $1.5 million in a lawsuit filed against a gas company over an accident that left their young son badly burned. The boy suffered severe burns over 80 percent of his body during a natural gas explosion in the family’s home in 2006...

Black & Decker Recalls Mowers Over Injury Risk

Posted on September 30, 2010
Black & Decker has recalled 160,000 cordless electric lawn mowers due to the potential that the mower blades may turn on unexpectedly. The company reported that the mower may start suddenly even after the safety key has been removed, causing potential injury...

HeatWraps Recalled Due To Potential Leaking

Posted on September 30, 2010
The F.D.A. has announced a recall of one lot of Pfizer’s ThermaCare HeatWraps menstrual product. The recall is being issued after a potential for leaking was found in one of the wrap’s components, which can cause skin irritation and burns.

FDA Warms Companies about Mouthwash Claims

Posted on September 30, 2010
The FDA is cracking down on companies that make mouth-rinse products for allegedly false marketing claims about the products. The agency sent letters to three companies that sell the mouthwash, demanding they stop making “unsupported claims that [the products] remove plaque and promote healthy gums...

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J&J To Begin Shipping Out Recalled Meds

Posted on September 30, 2010
Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon announced that McNeil will begin shipping a million bottles next week of one of its formerly recalled products, but failed to say which product. “Johnson & Johnson disappointed consumers in recalling millions of bottles of popular children’s medicines,” Weldon said in a release this week...

Three Suits Filed After Egg Recall Over Salmonella

Posted on September 29, 2010
Lawsuits have been filed against Wright County Egg over various illnesses caused by salmonella-infested eggs. Wright County has been linked to the salmonella outbreak that affected more than 1,600 people and lead to a 500-million egg recall last month...

1.2 Mil. Chuck E. Cheese Toys Recalled

Posted on September 29, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced earlier this month a recall of more than 1.2 million toys from popular pizza restaurant Chuck E. Cheese due to a safety hazard for small children. The toys subjected to the recall are light-up rings and star glasses, and the CPSC said the toys can be easily crushed [...

Class-Action Suit Comes Against Hip Implant

Posted on September 29, 2010
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. over a hip replacement implant that was recalled earlier this year due to a high failure rate. According to a study published in Britain, 13 percent of patients that received the ASR XL Acetabular System hip replacement had to have revision surgery within five years...

Class-Action Suit Filed Against Dial Soap Claims

Posted on September 29, 2010
A class-action suit has been filed in St. Louis against the Dial Corporation, accusing them of charging a premium for their foaming hand soap that uses false claims about its benefits. The lawsuit claims the statements made by Dial that their soap “kills more germs than any other liquid hand soap” have no factual basis...

Suit Filed Over Bedbug Infestation

Posted on September 29, 2010
A Maryland family has filed a lawsuit against the owners of their apartment complex over a bedbug infestation. The family claims in the suit that bedbugs have “infiltrated their apartment,” covering them and their daughter with bites. The family has had to throw out most of their furniture and all of their young daughter’s toys, [...

Auto accident in Colorado Springs kills one teenager

Posted on September 29, 2010
A multiple vehicle crash at Union Boulevard and Dublin Road on the morning of 9/29/2010 resulted in the death from injuries suffered by a 19-year old victim in his Acura Intergra.� The driver of one car was cited for careless driving resulting in death.

Metra Settles With Woman Injured In Train Wreck

Posted on September 28, 2010
An Illinois woman who suffered a broken leg during a train crash in 2005 will receive a $1.45 million settlement from Metra, the Illinois commuter rail system. The train derailed near downtown Chicago after speeding through a 10 mph crossing at 69 mph...

Suit Filed Over Wrongful Death At Florida Waffle House

Posted on September 28, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed over the fatal beating of a man at a Jacksonville, Fla., Waffle House in 2009 during a robbery. The suit claims one of the waitresses on staff called her boyfriend to come rob the man because “he was carrying a large amount of cash,” but the waitress was not charged [...

FDA Cracks Down On E-Cigarette Claims

Posted on September 28, 2010
The FDA is cracking down on claims made by electric cigarette companies that their products can help people quit smoking. The agency sent out warning letters earlier this month to five e-cigarette companies, saying many of their claims were in violation with various parts of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...

Glass Vases Recalled Due To Injury Risk

Posted on September 27, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Safety Product Commission has announced a recall of more than 200,000 glass vases over reports that the vases shatter and have cut consumers’ hands. The vases were sold at Michael’s stores across the country. There have been nine reported cases of injuries among customers.

2.2 Mil. Circuit Breakers Recalled For Fire Risk

Posted on September 27, 2010
A recall has been issued for 2.2 million Siemens and Murray circuit breakers that may temporarily overheat and pose a fire hazard. The circuit breakers “include a spring clip that can break during normal use, which can result in an insufficient electrical connection in the panel board...

$10.2 Mil. Verdict Reached In Child?s Wrongful Death

Posted on September 27, 2010
A U.S. District judge has awarded a Florida couple $10.2 million in a wrongful death suit they filed against a U.S. Naval Hospital in Jacksonville over brain damage their son suffered at birth, attributing to his death. The suit claimed doctors at the hospital were negligent and failed to realize the boy’s umbilical cord was [...

Landlord Pushed Man Down Stairs, Suit Claims

Posted on September 27, 2010
A widowed Connecticut woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a local landlord for allegedly throwing her husband down a flight of stairs, causing his death. The suit claims the landlord forced the man from the apartment complex by pushing him down the second-story stairs instead of using “proper legal procedure...

Beetles Found in Powder Formula, Recall Issued

Posted on September 25, 2010
A recall of 5 million cans of certain Similac-brand powder infant formulas has been issued over beetles and beetle larvae found in some of the cans. The FDA has announced that ingesting the beetles poses no serious health risks, but that infants could experience gastrointestinal discomfort...

F.D.A. Severely Limits Popular Drug Avandia

Posted on September 25, 2010
The F.D.A. has announced a severe restriction of the diabetes drug Avandia, which can be linked to an estimated 47,000 people who suffered heart attacks while taking the drug between 1999 and 2009. The drug is banned in Europe, and patients in the U.S...

Suit: Child Killed When Stove Tipped Over

Posted on September 25, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed over the death of a 2-year-old in St. Louis when a stove tipped over in the family kitchen and crushed him. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported that “at least 34 people have been killed in similar accidents across the country since 1980...

Settlement Reached In Fatal Bridge Crash

Posted on September 25, 2010
A woman who allegedly caused a fatal accident on the Bay Bridge in 2008 has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit against her. The woman was driving in the wrong lane on the bridge and another vehicle swerved out of the way, crashing through a barrier and plummeting to the water 30 feet [...

Family Receives $11 Mil. From Fed over Birth Errors

Posted on September 25, 2010
The federal government has paid $11 million to a former Navy family to settle a lawsuit over alleged medical errors in the birth of a girl in November 2005 at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. Due to what the suit called “a series of egregious medical errors,” the girl suffered severe brain damage shortly [...

T-Mobile Illegally Blocked Text Messages, Suit Claims

Posted on September 22, 2010
T-Mobile illegally prevented a marketing company from sending text messages to customers who had signed up for its services, a lawsuit claims. Ez Texting claims that T-Mobile blocked texts from a client that compiles data about legal marijuana dispensaries across the country...

DOJ Joins Suit Over Pfizer Illegal Drug Marketing

Posted on September 22, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a lawsuit against Pfizer and its subsidiary Wyeth Pharmaceuticals over the alleged illegal marketing of the drug Rapamune. The suit claimed the company tried to market Rapamune, which is taken by kidney transplant patients, as beneficial to “heart, lung, liver and pancreas transplants” without FDA approval...

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Chicago PD

Posted on September 22, 2010
The city of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department have been targeted in a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old on a train last Saturday. The lawsuit claims police boarded the train, grabbed the man, handcuffed him and then shot him multiple times ?with utter indifference and conscious disregard...

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Bus Accident In Mississippi

Posted on September 17, 2010
Lawsuits have been filed against multiple parties over a fatal 2009 bus accident in Mississippi. Two teenagers died in the accident when two of the tires blew out, causing the bus to roll over. The suit claims Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the bus drivers and the company that manufactured and inspected the bus, were [...

City Of Austin, TX Backed Out Of Settlement, Suit Claims

Posted on September 17, 2010
The family of a man killed by an Austin, Texas, police officer last year has filed a second suit against the city, claiming they backed out of a settlement the parties had reached related to the shooting. The suit claims the city agreed to pay the family $750,000 to settle their lawsuit but backed out [...

Suit Filed Against Egg Farms For Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on September 17, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed against two of the Iowa egg farms that were part of the recall of eggs earlier this month due to a salmonella outbreak. More than 75,000 people may have become sick from the eggs, Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit, filed by individuals from six states, states Wright County Egg and Hillandale [...

Shareholders Bring Suit Against Acurox Maker

Posted on September 15, 2010
Shareholders have filed a lawsuit against Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. after the company’s painkiller Acurox was rejected by the FDA. The suit claims that Acura lead investors to believe Acurox was going to be approved by the agency. The drug was rejected in April with claims by the FDA that it would not deter drug abuse...

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