Product Liability for Ford Motor 145
March 22nd, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Ford Motor Co. has announced a recall of 144,000 F-150 trucks after it was discovered that the front airbags may deploy unannounced. The recall is being made at the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and covers 2005 and 2006-year models. Ford officials said an improperly installed wire in the steering wheel may be the cause of the random deployments. San Diego personal injury attorney Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg 02/23/2011
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Product Liability for bicycle equipment 144
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 160 REI Equipment bicycles due to a defect in the bicycles’ frame. The company said he alloy steerer tube on REI’s Novara Fusion bicycles could separate from the fork, causing a rider to lose control. The bikes were sold at REI stores across the country between November 2009 and November 2010. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 02/22/2011
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Product Liability for stretch tubing 143
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of about 29,000 units of stretch tubing. Produced by EB Brands, the handles on the tubing can break or detach while in use, the company reported, posing a risk of injury to users. The company has received one report of a customer being injured while using the product. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/22/2011
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Panera Bread Co. Lawsuit 142
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Panera Bread Co. has reached a $5.75 million settlement in a lawsuit over allegedly misleading investors about the success of the company’s Crispani pizza. The lawsuit claimed that between 2005 and 2007, Panera Bread officials made false and misleading statements about Crispani, artificially inflating Panera’s stock. Officials also failed to report that the product was a drag on sales and gave misleading growth projections. The Crispani product was discontinued in 2008. San Diego personal injury attorney Lisa Brown, St. Louis Post Dispatch 02/23/2011
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Disneyland lawsuit 141
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A group of Disneyland employees have filed a lawsuit against their employer over ID cards that are embedded with their Social Security numbers that can be read by smart phones. The suit is seeking class-action status and accuses Disney of “invasion of privacy and violations of the California Constitution and business code.” San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report , San Francisco Chronicle 02/22/2011
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Bus driven at excessive speed on icy road 140
March 22nd, 2011 admin Auto Accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A group of Denton, Texas, church members have filed a lawsuit against a Fort Worth-based bus company over a crash that occurred in Colorado last December. According to the suit, witnesses said the bus was being driven at excessive speeds on icy roads, and the plaintiffs accuse the driver and bus company of negligence. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Domingo Ramirez Jr., Ft. Worth Star Telegram 02/22/201
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Medical malpractice causes man’s death 139
March 22nd, 2011 admin Medical Malpractice is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Montana woman and her four children have been awarded $1.7 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit over the death of her husband in 2005. The lawsuit alleged that a doctor at the Billings Clinic misdiagnosed Gerard Heidt’s heart valve condition and failed to refer him to a specialist. Heidt died one year after seeing the doctor, but the suit claims the death could have been avoided by a heart valve transplant. San Diego personal injury attorney Cindy Uken, Billings Gazette 02/23/2011
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Product Liability for Toyota 138
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Toyota has announced this week it will be recalling 2.1 million Lexus and Toyota vehicles to fix floor mats that can jam against the accelerator pads. The recall covers the Lexus GS, RX and LX and the Toyota Highlander, 4-Runner and Rav4. The recall comes more than a year after Toyota dealt with its “sudden acceleration” issues that resulted in millions of vehicles being recalled. San Diego personal injury attorney Chris Woodyard, USA Today 02/24/2011
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Product Liability for glass lids 137
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 1,800 glass lids imported by Le Creuset of America Inc. The company announced the lids can break during use, posing a laceration risk to users. The lids were sold after October 2010 and the company has received five reports of lids breaking but no injuries were reported. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/23/2011
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Strollers recall due to strangulation risk 136
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
B.O.B. Trailers Inc. has announced a recall of 357,000 single and double strollers due to a strangulation risk posed by the product. The company said one of the drawstrings on the stroller can become wrapped around the child’s neck while riding. The company has received one report of the cord entangling a child, but she was unharmed. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Boston Globe 02/23/2011
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