A California construction worker who developed a highly aggressive form of cancer after exposure to asbestos has received $7.5 million in settlement of legal claims against six companies that manufactured or distributed asbestos-cement pipe, the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, today announced (docket number 153777, Butte County Superior Court, Chico, Calif.). The man, 57, [...]
Jan 27 2012 | Posted in
Settlements |
Read More »
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 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: Bicycle Handlebars Units: About 2,000 [...]
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: Super Luchamania Action Figures Units: About 7,000 packs [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), of Palo Alto, Calif., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $425,000. The settlement agreement (pdf) has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (3-1). The settlement resolves staff allegations that HP knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC, as required by federal law, that certain [...]
Approximately 500,000 semi truck or commercial truck accidents occur each year in the United States. Tragically, about 5,000 of these accidents result in fatalities. In fact, one out of every eight traffic fatalities in the United States involves a semi truck, a big rig, or a commercial truck. The state of Florida ranks number three [...]
Jan 23 2012 | Posted in
Truck Accidents |
Read More »
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: 2012 Model Year Giant Defy Advanced and [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firm listed below. Recalls can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov. Company Name Product Name Quantity Hazard Steelcase Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich. Amia desk chairs About 11,000 The pivot pins installed in the control mechanism under [...]
According to a January 17, 2012 article published in the New York Times, under the new health care law, if a company has just one product covered by Medicare or Medicaid, it will have to report all payments made to doctors other than its own employees. The payment information will be posted by the federal [...]
Jan 18 2012 | Posted in
Legislation |
Read More »
![](http://www.injurylawnews.com/wp-content/themes/Advanced-Newspaper142/timthumb.php?src=wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DC15031LOGO.jpg&h=&q=90&w=90&h=65&zc=1")
Recent public attention to distracted driving will likely spur additional legislative activity as states convene their 2012 sessions, according to AAA. Laws that ban texting while driving and that improve teen driver safety again top AAA’s nationwide legislative agenda to improve highway safety. “Last month’s NTSB recommendation will lead state legislatures to consider a range [...]
The US Drug Watchdog says, “Because many individuals who received a ASR DePuy hip implant do not want to go through a painful hip replacement surgery, also called revision surgery, they do not complain. Because of this, we are strongly encouraging family members or loved ones of anyone receiving a hip implant between 2005 and [...]
