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Medical MalpracticeThe news spread like wildfire of the voluntary recall by Iovate of Hydroxycut due to reported cases of serious illness, death, or liver failure . The confusing part for consumers is that Iovate voluntarily recalled a number of their products and that the FDA did not institute a ban as […]
Category: Product Defect
For a consumer, a press release of a recall or ban of a product is thought to be in real time, when in fact some perceived “recalls” or “bans” have been years in the making. Another not well known fact is that a perceived recall or ban may be neither. […]
A cosmetic surgeon once told me that anorexia nervosa was not a disease in this country until the fashion industry made “thin” good. The look of a Renoir is that for which women used to dream. Now we see news labelling certain States as the 1st most obese, the second, […]
On April 30, 2009, Jardine Enterprises, a major manufacturer of cribs for infants, in conjunction with federal product-safety regulators, expanded a recall of their products. The recall of infant cribs manufactured by Jardine was originally issued last June. This most recent action is the second expansion of the additional recall. […]
It is all about Senate Bill 2198, sponsored by Senator Haridopolos, a Florida State Senator. It is all about justice fairly given out. It is about Big Tobacco being treated just like the rest of Florida citizens. It is about justice. See the full article by clicking here.
We are receiving reports from Fort Lauderdale that Big Tobacco has once again been found guilty of manufacturing defective products. The jury awarded $1.3 million to the plaintiff. Justice is finally catching up to Big Tobacco and they are having to be reminded of the days they encouraged consumers to […]
Yamaha drastically changed the design of the Rhino and called it a “utility terrain vehicle”, rather than an “all-terrain vehicle”. Why would Yamaha feel the need to do this? Wikipedia tells us that an all-terrain vehicle is “a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that […]
The first tobacco trial of what is termed the “Engle” plaintiffs has resulted in a total verdict for Mrs. Hess and her son in th eamount of $8 million. Big Tobacco’s lawyers, once again, attempted to shift all the blame away from themselves and against Mr. Hess. The jury apparently […]
Today a jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida found that a long time smoker, Stuart Hess, really was addicted to cigarettes. If you can imagine, Big Tobacco’s lawyers marched into the courtroom and argued that cigarettes were not addictive or, in the alternative, cigarettes were not addictive to Mr. Hess. Mr. […]
When I was younger, I owned a motorcycle. I loved it. The freedom of the road and the wind blowing past you. Leaning the bike through a curve and the thrill of an open, back country road were the pay backs for getting rained on. Back then, I had more […]
