February, 2010Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Fingertip Amputations and Lacerations
The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.
Continue →Pull Toys Recalled by Manhattan Group LLC Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards
The toy has wooden components that can break or come loose, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to young children.
Continue →2010 Toyota Prius Hybrids& Other Vehicles Recalled
Toyota Motor Co. already is a battle to save its image and to win back consumers after millions of the company’s eight most popular vehicles were recalled due to sticky gas pedals and floor mat interference faces another vehicle recall. During the week of February 1, 2010 the U.S. NHTSA announced they received more than one hundred complaints from 2010 Prius owners regarding brake problems. As a result, the Transportation Department launched an investigation into brake problems on 2010 Toyota …
Continue →Innovage LLC Recalls Discovery Kids Lamps Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
A defect in the lamp’s printed circuit board can cause an electrical short, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for February 9, 2010
The New Jersey Supreme Court upholds a school administrator’s search of a student’s car, and, an Accutane suicide case is remanded for consideration of a general causation expert. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for February 8, 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America agree to a $150 million settlement of executive compensation lawsuits, and, the D.C. Circuit reinstates a ban on e-cigarette imports pending appeal. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Continue →Schylling Associates to Pay a $200,000 Civil Penalty for Violation of Lead Paint Ban and for Failure to Report
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Schylling Associates Inc., of Rowley, Mass. has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty.
Continue →Dollar General Recalls Toy Guns Due to Choking Hazard
The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns’ barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for February 3, 2010
A Pennsylvania judge slashes a $75 million punitive damages award in a Prempro case, and, the 1st Circuit finds an artist has a viable copyright claim against a Massachusetts museum. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Continue →FDA Warns: Antipsychotic Zyprexa Causes Adolescent Weight Gain
The Food and Drug Administration is again warning doctors and patients about the risks of weight gain and diabetes in children and teens prescribed the powerful antipsychotic drug Zyprexa.
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