Defective & Dangerous Products

• Manufacturer of Failed Hernia Repair Patch being Sued

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Davol, Inc. a Rhode Island based manufacturer of the Composix Kugel Mesh Patch, a medical device that is used in hernia repair surgeries, is being sued by Motley Rice with co-counsel Wexler Toriseva Wallace LLP. The suit was filed in Rhode Island Superior Court on behalf of plaintiff Jimmy Warren of St. Charles County. Warren, who's inserted Kugel Mesh Patch failed to work following a product...

• Hydrox Labs Recalls Cardinal Health Alcohol-Free Mouthwash

  Jenny Albano | May 08, 2008 3:46 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Hydrox Labs, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Cardinal Health alcohol-free mouthwash because it has been tested positive for Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia). The CDC has confirmed one...

• Summit Import Corp. Recalled Sum Cheong Lung Brand Dried Fish

  Jenny Albano | February 27, 2008 10:17 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Summit Import Corp., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all its packages of Sum Cheong Lung brand Dried Fish because it was discovered that the fish was not eviscerated before processing. New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel confirming that the fish had not been...

• Computer AC Adapters Recalled By Sony

  Chrissie Cole | October 29, 2009 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Sony is recalling VAIO Computer AC Adapters because they mail fail over time, posing an electrical shock hazard to users. The recalled AC adapter model is Sony VGP-AC19V17, which was supplied...

• Another Chinese-Made Toy Threatens Children in the United States

  Rob Curtiss | November 20, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Safety officials have recently confirmed that another Chinese made toy, called Aqua Dots, presents a danger of harm to children. Aqua Dots is a bead toy whose coating contains GHB, the so-called date rape drug. Exposure to this drug has caused some children to vomit and/or become comatose.As personal injury lawyers we are committed to protecting people, especially children, from defective...

• FDA Reminds Consumers Not to Use AMO Complete MoisturePlus Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  The FDA announced that many consumers may not be aware of the May 2007 recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics. The agency has continued to receive reports of consumers acquiring the Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) infection from using this contact lens solution. The FDA warns consumers who wear soft contact lenses to stop using...

• Avandia and Product Liability

  Ed Van Dorn | July 30, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Yet another drug has recently been found to cause more serious health problems than it is designed to treat. The drug is Avandia and it is prescribed as a diabetes drug. Unfortunatley it also appears to cause serious heart problems. Two of the most commonly used drugs for diabetes, which were taken by hundreds of thousands of mostly overweight people in the UK last year, are causing widespread...

• Peanut Butter Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 1:01 AM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  If you have certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter in the cupboard, you should toss it in the garbage immediately. Peanut Butter is being linked to salmonella outbreak and has made nearly 300 people sick all around the world.Jar lids with a product code starting with "2222," manufactured by ConAgra Foods, can be returned to the company for a refund.The salmonella outbreak,...

• Clarion Recalls Navigation System Batteries

  Christina Cole | December 21, 2006 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Clarion is recalling batteries that were used in the N.I.C.E. P200 Navigation and Entertainment Systems. The lithium-ion batteries in the units can melt or overheat potentially causing burn and fire hazards.To date Clarion has received four reports of the unit melting or overheating. No injuries have been reported.The N.I.C.E. P200 is a black portable navigation and entertainment device that can...

• Listerine Agent Cool Blue Rinse Recalled

  Christina Cole | April 17, 2007 11:39 PM | 0 CommentsNew Hampshire, NH

  Johnson & Johnson has recalled Listerine Agent Cool Blue Plaque-Detecting Rinse after concluding the product's preservatives did not effectively control certain types of micro-organisms.Johnson & Johnson said their McNeil-PPC division recalled approximately 4 million bottles, which comes in Bubble Blast and Glacier Mint flavors.In a release, J&J said "the company had conducted a thorough...