Power balance bracelets product liability 335
March 25th, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Power Balance, LLC recently admitted to an Australian court that their Power Balance bracelets don’t have “credible scientific evidence” supporting their claims. Over 2.5 million bracelets have been sold worldwide and are worn by many popular professional athletes to improve mental and physical performance. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ordered the company to pull its product from the market and provide refunds to consumers. San Diego personal injury attorney Adam Caparell , New York Daily News 01/05/2011
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Sump and effluent pumps recall 334
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 21,000 sump and effluent pumps due to electrocution risk. The pumps, sold by ITT Water Technology Inc., could have been installed without a ground fault circuit interrupter, which could result in shock or electrocution to consumers. The pumps were sold between December 2009 and July 2010. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 01/06/2011
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Oven racks product liability 333
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of more than 400 oven rack guards due to their inability to withstand high heat. The importer, Christmas Tree Shops Inc., said the oven guards cannot withstand the heat advertised on their packaging, posing a burn and fire risk. The company has received nine reports of the guards overheating. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/06/2011
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Power plant pollution violation 332
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit against EME Homer City Generation over pollution violations at their power plant. The suit calls the plant “one of the largest air pollution sources in the nation.” According to the lawsuit, plant owners made modifications to the plant starting in 1994 but failed to use acceptable control technology. San Diego personal injury attorney Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 01/06/2011
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Sangar Fresh Cut Produce LLC celery causes death 331
March 25th, 2011 admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The family of a San Antonio man has filed a lawsuit against Sangar Fresh Cut Produce LLC after he died of a food-borne illness from celery sold by the company. The suit claims the company was negligent in failing to keep the celery off the market. The produce company has since been ordered to stop production of the celery. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 01/06/2011
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Match.com use fake members 330
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A lawsuit has been filed against Web site Match.com claiming the company uses “romantic or bogus come-ons” by fake members to convince people to renew their subscriptions. The suit claims this is breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation. The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status as well as unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 01/06/2011
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Teriyaki beef jerky recall 329
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Bach Cúc Beef Jerky of South El Monte, Calif., has recalled nearly 4,000 pounds of teriyaki beef jerky due to an undeclared allergen, wheat. The products were distributed nationwide but there have been no reports of illness as a result of consumption. San Diego personal injury attorney Charleston Post Courier, Charleston Post Courier 01/10/2011
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Doctor awarded $5 million 328
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Supreme Court has stood by a decision that awarded a California doctor $5 million in punitive damages. The doctor had sued Lawnwood Medical Center after a hospital executive said “he would not send his dog to the doctor for surgery.” The medical center argued the award was excessive, but the decision was upheld. San Diego personal injury attorney Jesse J. Holland, San Francisco Chronicle 01/10/2011
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Taxpeyers repay $10 million 327
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A North Carolina appeals court will hear a suit dismissed last year by a Wake County Superior Court judge attempting to repay taxpayers about $10 million spent to move a culinary and hospitality school to Charlotte. While it was originally ruled that the money “served a legitimate public purpose of education and economic development,” the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law claims the “state constitution prohibits awarding special benefits to people or companies lawmakers pick out.” San Diego personal injury attorney News & Observer, News & Observer 01/10/2011
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Treatment facility videotaped 36 females for promotional materials 326
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A company that formerly managed a drug treatment facility in Dallas has been sued for allegedly videotaping 36 females without their written consent. Residents were told that the DVDs would only be shown to the judges who sent them to the center, but the suit claims they were instead used as promotional materials to grow the business. San Diego personal injury attorney Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle 01/10/2011
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