Defective & Dangerous Products

• It's Spring Clean-Up Time: Be Careful with Nailguns -185,000 Injured in United States

  Mike Ferrara | April 13, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Did you know that 37,000 United States residents a year are injured by nailguns seriously enough to require a trip to the emergency room of their local hospital? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, reported those findings in a study done from 2001 to 2005. That's 185,000 over a five year period. The number of consumers make up 40% of the total and it is...

• 4 Million Chinese Made Kid's Bracelets Recalled: Contain High Amounts of Lead

  Mike Ferrara | April 03, 2007 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  On of the purposes of a blog is to allow the author to vent. And vent I will. We continue to import cheap and dangerious goods from China at a record pace. Our trade deficit with China is staggering. And yet the current administration in Washington continues to do whatever it can to cozy up to these Chinese Communists. Give me a break. The latest horror story vested upon our...

• New Jersey Jury Holds Merck Responsible for Vioxx Heart Attack

  Mike Ferrara | March 13, 2007 11:19 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A jury of 5 men and 3 woman in Atlantic City, New Jersey, found that Merck and Co., Inc. was responsible for causing the heart attack of an Idaho man. Merck knew that Vioxx was a dangerous drug and ordered it withdrawn from the worldwide marketplace on September 30, 2004. The jury found that Merck knew that Vioxx was a dangerous drug and hid that fact from doctors and the general public. ...

• AOL has a feature on "Crazy Lawsuits"

  Michelle Zeigler | March 07, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  It is really unfortunate that AOL posts articles like this one about "Crazy Lawsuits". If anything is frivolous, it is the allegation that lawsuits engage in "frivolity". No systems are perfect but putting down the civil justice system is simply wrong. All of the personal injury cases that our firm takes are carefully screened. We make certain that only meritorious medical malpractice cases...

• Atlantic City Jury Returns Vioxx Verdict Against Merck

  Michelle Zeigler | March 02, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Atlantic City jury today returns a verdict against Merck in the Vioxx litigation. The jury was asked specific questions dealing with Merck's conduct. Hopefully, this will convince Merck to begin to do the right thing and compensate those who have had heart attacks and strokes from the use of the now withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx. The jury answered special questions as follows: In the...

• Vioxx and Bextra cause increased risks of Heart Attacks and Strokes

  Michelle Zeigler | March 02, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  There are presently 15,000 Vioxx cases pending in New Jersey. Many others are pending in the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in the Federal Court in New Orleans. There is no question that Vioxx and Bextra cause increased risks of heart attacks and strokes. Both of these drugs have been withdrawn from the market. Celebrex, on the other hand, remains on the market, even though the...

• Peter Pan & Great Value Peanut Butter Salmonella Recall

  Megan Costello | February 22, 2007 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Earlier this week, Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter recalled all peanut butter with the product code 2111 due to a widespread outbreak of salmonella. According to the FDA over 288 cases of peanut butter salmonella have been reported in more than 39 states. If you fear you have consumed the contaminated peanut butter and are showing signs of illness, contact your health care provider...

• Patients Need to Know ADHD Drug Risks

  Michelle Zeigler | February 22, 2007 2:12 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  After several reports of increased blood pressure, heart rate and sudden death in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder or ADHD patients, the FDA advised drug makers to amend the labels of the drugs like Ritalin to reflect concerns about cardiovascular and psychiatric problems."In our ongoing commitment to strengthen drug safety, FDA is working closely with manufacturers of all ADHD medicines...

• Next Step Sippy Cups Recalled

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 12:02 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Next Step sippy/tumbler cups are being recalled. The impact of being dropped or smacked can cause the cup to break into pieces which can result in sharp or jagged edges that can pose a hazard to small children.Artcraft and Foremost Inc. has received 90 reports of the cups breaking into pieces and/or the handles breaking off, resulting in six reports of minor injuries including cuts to the...

• Sportsstuff Air Pumps Recalled

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Approximately 11,000 air pumps are being recalled by Sportsstuff Inc. The pumps can overheat and explode when in use, posing a risk to the user and nearby consumers.Sportstuff has received 52 reports of the pumps exploding, 13 of them resulted in lacerations. Six of the incidents involved facial lacerations and one consumer has reported an eye injury.The recall is for products 2.5 PSI pumps with...