January, 2009Jardine Expands Recall of Cribs Sold by Babies”R”Us; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards
The wooden crib slats can break, creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.
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A toy maker agrees to a $12 million multistate settlement in a lead action, and, an $873 million judgment is entered against an accused Facebook spammer. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Personal Injury, CyberTech and Intellectual Property Litigation Reports. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, go to www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Popular Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax May Cause Throat Cancer, Researchers Say
The osteoporosis drug Fosamax, taken by tens of millions of Americans to prevent painful bone fractures caused by the disease, may cause esophageal cancer, according to a prestigious medical journal. In a study published January 2, 2009 in the New England Journal of Medicine, an official from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the agency has received 23 reports of the cancer, which targets the esophagus, between October 2005 when Fosamax was released and May 2008. Of those 23 …
Continue →Lasko Products to Pay $500,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Report Defective Fans
Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa., has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty. The penalty, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, settles allegations that the company failed to immediately report incidents about its defective portable fans.
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