November, 2009Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.
Continue →Please Pass the Salmonella: Health Experts Warn of Thanksgiving Food Poisoning Risks
On Thanksgiving, millions of families gather around the table for a huge feast of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and all the trimmings to celebrate and give thanks for all they have. Unfortunately, the favorite holiday meal is more likely to leave Thanksgiving guests with a potentially serious case of food poisoning, Canadian health experts warn.
Continue →Attention Parents: Massive Recall of Drop-side Cribs Expected Tuesday
A sweeping recall of cribs, which have been blamed for causing dozens of infant deaths and serious injuries in recent years, will be announced tomorrow, product safety officials said.
Continue →U.S. Report Finds Defective Chinese Drywall Emitting Gasses in Homes
A new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission says there is a “strong association” between Chinese drywall and elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide and metals, officials said Monday.
Continue →Cantaloupes Recalled, Salmonella Contamination Suspected
Cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label are being recalled today because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, a form of foodborne bacteria that is a leading cause of food poisoning.
Continue →Morticians at Higher Cancer Risks, Study Says
As if working around dead bodies isn’t creepy enough, a new study finds that millions of morticians and other funeral industry workers who use formaldehyde during embalming procedures are at increased risks of developing several forms of leukemia.
Continue →CPSC Releases Reports on Corrosion in Homes and Connections to Chinese Drywall
Results from a major indoor air study of 51 homes are being released today along with initial reports from two studies of corrosion in homes with Chinese drywall. The Interagency Drywall Task Force now can
show a strong association between homes with the problem drywall and the levels of
hydrogen sulfide in those homes and corrosion of metals in those homes.
LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for November 23, 2009
The California Attorney General reaches a $1.4 billion settlement with Wells Fargo affiliates over auction-rate securities losses, and, an Indiana appeals panel says a road not used by the public for two decades is not a public road. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Continue →Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Linked to Reports of Heart Complications, FDA Warns
The Food and Drug Administration said early results from a new study suggest patients taking the weight-management drug Meridia are at increased risk of suffering deadly heart attack, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
Continue →Seroquel Cases May be Headed Back to State Courts for Trials
Thousands of lawsuits which had been filed by people who developed diabetes after taking the antipsychotic drug Seroquel and consolidated for pre-trial hearings before the same federal judge may be heading back to courts in their home states for trials.
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