2011

According to a news source, a bill proposed by the Michigan Senator that creates a “Silver Alert” for senior citizens is part of the package that has recently passed today. The “Silver Alert” follows the system already put to good use with the Amber Alert but addressing the safeguarding of Michigan’s elder residents. The bill… read more

News sources stated that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that PG&E Corp. exploited the lax regulatory oversight and implemented flawed materials in one of their natural-gas pipelines, resulting in the 2010 San Bruno explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. Chairman of the NTSB Deborah Hersman said that inadequate recordkeeping and… read more

In a press release, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning of life-threatening injury for the ShoulderFlex therapeutic massager, produced by King International LLC, after the device killed one person and almost strangled another. The report requests that healthcare providers cease their recommendations of the device and urges consumers that have purchased… read more

According to news reports, four of the five biggest U.S. tobacco companies have filed a lawsuit alleging that new federally mandated warning labels meant to appear on cigarette packaging violate the companies’ free speech rights. The nine new labels at the center of the lawsuit were recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…. read more

The Los Angeles Times has reported on the record $17 million Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP verdict. Here is the Los Angeles Times article concerning the recently decided wrongful death suit of Cuthbertson v. LACMTA. A Los Angeles jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a blind man who died after he… read more

News sources say that, according to the FDA, in 2010, doctors performed more than 100,000 prolapse repairs using surgical mesh, and about 75 percent of them were transvaginal. Between 2005 and 2007, the agency received more than 1,000 reports of adverse events related to the mesh in women diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse or stress… read more

Janet Holt told media sources that she believed she just had some sort of infection “down there.” But her doctor told her that she was in need of an operation, explaining that her bladder had slipped out of place and created an uncomfortable condition called pelvic organ prolapse, which is common among women as they… read more

In a press release, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in conjunction with Swix Sport USA, announced the voluntary recall of Uvex Funride Ski Helmets because they pose a potential head injury hazard. The company is recalling approximately 800 units of the helmets because it has been determined that they provide insufficient… read more

ITR USA Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain Negotiator Commercial H/T tires, sizes LT265/75R16 and LT235/85R16, produced from April 2009 through May 2011 by China-based Shandong Yongtai Chemical Group Co. Ltd. Potentially, 51,003 units will be affected. According to a recall notice issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation, “Some… read more

Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Flying Food Group is recalling about 204 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken prepared for Starbucks coffee shops in Georgia (GA) and Alabama (AL). The chicken used in some of Starbucks’s “bistro box” meals may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said on Tuesday. The… read more