DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson issued a recall on its ASR XL Acetabular System (a hip socket used in traditional hip replacement surgery) and ASR Hip Resurfacing System (a partial hip replacement that involves placing a metal cap on the ball of the femur) — both of which have been used [...]
Cub Cadet Recalls Utility Vehicles Due to Risk of Loss of Control 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Cub [...]
Over 95% of the eligible plaintiffs have accepted a settlement worth at least $625 million in compensation, which will result in the dismissal of their claims against the City of New York and its contractors for injuries they say they suffered from their work during the rescue, recovery and/or clean-up efforts after the terrorist attack [...]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, is pleased to announce that Dr. Linda C. Degutis, Dr.P.H, M.S.N., is now serving as director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Injury Center). As director of CDC’s Injury Center, Dr. Degutis will work to fulfill the agency’s mission of [...]
In this internet age, I have found that many of my clients are using online social networking (OSN) sites to communicate with family and friends. FaceBook seems to be the most popular site, but MySpace, Twitter and Linkedin essentially provide the same features. I have a FaceBook account of my own, and enjoy using it [...]
The following letter was sent today to Chairs and Members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform from Alliance for Justice, Center for Justice & Democracy, Center for Medical Consumers, Consumer Watchdog, CT Center for Patient Safety, National Consumers League, Public Citizen, Texas Watch and USAction: The undersigned consumer and patient safety organizations [...]
Happy Days Children’s Wear, Inc., a company that operates three children’s clothing retail stores in Brooklyn and Queens, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC, the agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Happy Days Children’s Wear fired a [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Britax today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product Name of Product: Chaperone Infant car seats Units: About 23,000 Importer: Britax [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is encouraging CEOs of 14 major retail companies to take precautions to prevent worker injuries during Black Friday and the holiday season’s other major sales events. Toward that end, OSHA has sent a letter and fact sheet on “Crowd Management Safety Tips for Retailers” to [...]
For the fourth straight time in less than three months, a jury has returned a complete defense verdict in a trial involving the Yamaha Rhino off-road vehicle. On Friday October 22, 2010, a Montgomery County, Alabama jury returned a 12 – 0 verdict for Yamaha in Jacklyn McMahon and Donald McMahon v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, [...]