A North Carolina firefighter recently filed a new firefighting foam lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed firefighting lawsuits in that court in December 2018 and appointed Judge…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that the Enerco Group is recalling about 4,500 DeWALT Cordless Kerosene Heaters due to fire and carbon monoxide poisoning hazards. Consumers with these products should stop using them and contact Enerco immediately. Cordless Heater May Restart…
When children and teens suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), the injuries are most often associated with everyday consumer products, according to a study published in the journal Brain Injury. The researchers recommended strategies to help prevent these injuries in and around the home. Traumatic…
A Texas couple recently filed a new Elmiron lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. They claim that the wife used Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium or PPS) to treat her interstitial cystitis (IC) and bladder pain, and then suffered from…
In May 2020, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that it would stop selling its Johnson’s Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, citing a decrease in demand. The company had been under pressure from government organizations and the public because its talc-based products, including its…
About 182,000 Hampton Bay Mara ceiling fans, sold exclusively at Home Depot, have recently been recalled because of a safety hazard. Consumers are advised to check their fans for possible malfunction and to report problems to the company. Fan Blades May Fly Off During Use…
Following the February 4, 2021 Report from the U.S. House of Representative’s Staff Committee, it’s been widely reported that virtually all of the baby foods tested contain dangerously high levels of at least four toxic metals (see Mick Grewal’s previous blog on the topic for…
Michigan law prevents patient from pursuing clear case of medical malpractice after he discovered the mass in his abdomen was actually a surgical towel inadvertently left behind from a surgery 17 years earlier. According to the Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished opinion Lloyd Gatz v…
Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA and distributed, the news has been dominated by how quickly it was developed and approved. There has also been quite a bit of coverage about how safe such a new, untested vaccine is and whether we…
