Archive for December, 2009
Strangulation Risk Prompts Recall of Roman Shades Sold Exclusively by Restoration Hardware
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Roman Shades with Black-out Lining Units: About 4,600 units Importer: Airtex Design Group Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn. Retailer: Restoration Hardware Baby & Child, of Corte Madera, [...]
CT Scan class action lawsuit
Patients who may have received high doses of radiation during routine brain scans filed a class action lawsuit in Alabama today, accusing the manufacturer, G.E. Healthcare, of poor safety features in the design of the scanner. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently found that that CT perfusion scans, which are used to check for [...]
$1.2 million wrongful death verdict may boost horse safety
A Jackson lawyer who won a $1.2 million verdict for the family of a woman who died while horseback riding hopes the judgment prompts a review of safety standards in Wyoming’s equine industry. The suit was filed by Leslie Barkhurst, as a representative on the estate of Kristina Barkhurst, deceased, against Wyoming resident Patricia Skinner, [...]
Can judges and lawyers be friends on Facebook?
In the latest collision of cyberspace and justice, the state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has ruled that it is unseemly for judges to be Internet “friends” with lawyers who could have cases in their court. “The committee believes that listing lawyers who may appear before the judge as ‘friends’ on a judge’s social networking page [...]
MTD Recalls Log Splitters Due to Amputation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Log Splitters Units: About 26,000 in the United States and 2,100 in Canada Manufacturer: [...]
Purported Investments in Personal Injury Settlements – SEC Blocks Early-Stage Ponzi Scheme
Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2009 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today halted a Ponzi scheme involving a New York firm that solicited investments involving personal injury lawsuit settlements but instead shipped the money overseas. The SEC obtained a court order freezing the assets of the firm, its president, and several companies holding money from [...]
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Amby Baby Motion Beds Units: About 24,000 Manufacturer: Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn. Hazard: The side-to-side shifting or [...]
Employers’ use of Facebookand other online social networks could be limited under new law
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act bans employers from asking employees or job candidates to take genetic tests or disclose the results of genetic tests already completed. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will assume responsibility for enforcing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA, signed into law in May 2008, prohibits [...]
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Takes Effect
In the first legislative expansion of its jurisdiction since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Saturday will assume responsibility for enforcing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA, signed into law in May 2008, prohibits discrimination by health insurers and [...]
$2.25 Million Verdict Against Fairfax Surgeon
According to published reports, a Fairfax Circuit Court jury has awarded the estate of a former employee of Inova Fair Oaks Hospital nearly $2.25 million dollars following and operation to repair a failed Nissen fundoplication. The verdict, awarded against Barry Walter, M.D. and Virginia Surgery Associates, was later reduced to $1.85 million to comply with [...]
