Backpack blowers recall 45
March 21st, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 18,000 gasoline-powered backpack blowers and mister dusters imported by Maruyama U.S. Inc. The agency said the gas tank can split and leak, posing a fire risk to users. Maruyama has received 25 reports of leaking tanks, but no injuries associated with the product. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 03/17/2011
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Guatemalans infected with syphilis for research 44
March 21st, 2011 admin | Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A group of Guatemalan nationals have filed a lawsuit against top U.S. public health officials of alleged 1940s experiments in which hundreds of Guatemalans were infected with syphilis to be studied. The suit claims many of the people were infected without their consent in “an unlawful, unethical and tragic regimen of human experimentation.” It is believed that around 700 people were used during the experiments. San Diego personal injury attorney Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times 03/14/2011 |
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Airplane crash cause three deaths 43
March 21st, 2011 admin Airplane crashes are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A South Carolina homeowner has filed a lawsuit after a small plane crashed into his home last July, destroying it and killing the three passengers. The suit alleges the pilot was not qualified or approved to fly the plane and accuses the plane leasing company of “failing to ensure the pilot was properly certified and for not grounding the plane when they knew [the pilot] would operate it past the time stipulated to when he leased the plane.” The suit is seeking $43,985 in damages to the home and loss of rental income, punitive damages to be determined by the court, and reimbursement for attorney and court fees. San Diego Personal injury attorney Tonya Root, The Myrtle Beach Sun News 03/17/2011
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Elderly couple murdered by escaped convicts 42
March 21st, 2011 admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Persona Injury Law
An Oklahoma family filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona and a prison-operating company over the August 2010 murder of an elderly couple by a group of escaped convicts from an Arizona prison. The $40 million lawsuit accuses the state and the company of gross negligence for “security flaws that piled up over a period of years and directly contributed to the escape.” The suit claims the prison was being run “like a daycare” and lacked proper equipment and training for officers. San Diego Personal injury attorney J.J. Hensley, Arizona Republic 03/18/2011
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Hyundai air-bag inflation problem 41
March 21st, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
Hyundai has announced a recall of 285,000 Elantras due to sudden air-bag inflation problems. The recall is coming in two waves. The first wave covers 96,000 2007-2008 vehicles in which the driver-side air-bag could inflate with full force, regardless of how close the driver seat is to the steering wheel. The second wave covers 189,000 Elantras from 2007-2009 in which an electrical problem in the center console could cause the passenger-side air-bag to suddenly deploy. San Diego personal injury attorney Christopher Jensen, The New York Times 03/18/2011
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Giant food product recall 40
March 21st, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
Giant Food has announced a recall of its Kashi Southwest Style Chicken due to an undeclared allergen. The company announced the product was incorrectly packaged and contains eggs not listed on the label. There have been no illnesses associated with the product, however. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 03/18/2011
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FDA stops recommending ban on menthol cigarettes 39
March 21st, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has stopped short of recommending a ban on menthol cigarettes despite evidence that the cigarettes are a factor in the rise of smoking among youth. The panel instead recommended further study of the issue, and many experts believe the FDA will eventually take more modest action against the products. Even anti-smoking groups aren’t clamoring for a ban. The president of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kid said “the FDA should impose changes in marketing or formulation to curb youth smoking.” San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune 03/20/2011
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Men’s amateur golf tournament denies woman entrance 38
March 21st, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A Massachusetts woman has been awarded $15,000 in a lawsuit she filed against a local golf course after she was denied entrance into a men’s amateur golf tournament. The woman claimed in her suit that she was trying to play in the same group as her father, but suffered “humiliation and embarrassment due to being ostracized from the links.” The lawsuit originally sought $500,000 in damages. San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Staff Report, United Press International 03/19/2011
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Company discriminates older workers 37
March 21st, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
| 3M Co. has agreed to a $12 million settlement in a discrimination lawsuit filed by company employees. The suit claims the company discriminated against older workers and believed they were “less able or willing to accept and apply new business methodologies adopted by the company.” The class-action suit covers roughly 7,000 employees. San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Beth Hawkins, Bloomberg 03/18/2011 |
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Company bribes doctors to increase sale 36
March 21st, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
The California Department of Insurance has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against Bristol Myers Squibb Co. that accuses the company of bribing doctors to try and raise sales in the state. The suit claims the company made “millions of dollars” as a direct result of illegal kickbacks paid to doctors state-wide. The department said it will seek hefty penalties as well as treble damages. San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Edwin Chan, Reuters 03/18/2011
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