Giant foods product liability 305
March 25th, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Supermarket operator Giant Foods announced a recall of all of its CareOne Alcohol Swabs and CareOne Alcohol Swabs with Pain Relief. The company reported the products may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus bacteria. Currently, Giant Foods has not received any reports of consumers becoming infected after using the products. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/07/2011
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Toy mobile phones product liability 304
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 2,900 toy mobile phones that can present a choking hazard to young children. The product’s manufacturer, Discovery Toys LLC., reported that the toy’s antenna could break off and pose a choking risk for toddlers. There have been no injuries reported in relation to the defect. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/12/2011
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Vehicle sunroof product liability 303
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Webasto Product North America, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of two of its aftermarket installed sunroofs due to the risk that the glass pane may come off its frame. The recall covers 283,996 vehicles in the U.S., but does not include sunroofs that were installed by auto manufacturers during factory assembly. The two models recalled are the Hollandia 700 and 600 model and the Hollandia TVS 900 models. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/14/2011
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Medical malpractice over a child born with disorders 302
March 25th, 2011 admin Medical Malpractice is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A $2.3 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against the federal government over a child born with neurological disorders at a military hospital. The suit claimed staff at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center left a pregnant woman with fetal abnormalities unattended for over an hour. When doctors finally performed an emergency cesarean section, the child had already suffered permanent damage, according to the lawsuit. San Diego personal injury attorney Tim McGlone, Virginian Pilot 01/12/2011
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Priests of sexual abuse lawsuit 301
March 25th, 2011 admin Sexual Harassment is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
An Illinois appeals court has approved a $5 million verdict against the Diocese of Belleville in a lawsuit accusing one of the priests of sexual abuse. The suit, filed in 2002, alleged Rev. Raymond Kownacki sexually abused a young boy in the 1970s and that his actions were covered up by the Diocese. The 5th District Appellate Court ruled 2-1 in favor of the plaintiff. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, St. Louis Post Dispatch 01/14/2011
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Helicopter accident 300
March 25th, 2011 admin Helicopter Accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The state of Maryland has filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming it is responsible for a fatal medical helicopter crash in 2008. The lawsuit claims air traffic controllers “committed a number of errors after the pilot said the weather prevented him from reaching his intended destination.” Four people were killed in the crash. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 01/14/2011
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Fatal shooting of an unarmed man 299
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Fairfax County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a five-year-old lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of an unarmed man outside his townhouse by a local police officer. The man was being arrested by a SWAT team on charges of betting on football games when one of the officers claimed his gun “accidentally discharged,” killing the man. In 2006, Fairfax prosecutors deemed the shooting “was not a criminal act.” San Diego personal injury attorney Tom Jackman, The Washington Post 01/14/2011
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Candy bar make product liability 298
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Candy bar maker Toxic Waste has recalled its Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars after high amounts of lead were found in its cherry-flavored products. The recall will cover all flavors of the bars that were distributed between 2007 and 2010. Eating the candy can pose serious health risks, especially to infants, small children and pregnant women. San Diego personal injury attorney Douglas Stanglin, USA Today 01/14/2011
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Johnson & Johnson product recall 297
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced another recall of various medications due to “past manufacturing practices like insufficient equipment cleaning systems,” the New York Times reports. The 43 million packages recalled were of Tylenol, Benadryl, Sudafed and Sinutab, and J&J said the recall was initiated primarily as a precaution. There have been no health problems reported involving the products, the company said. San Diego personal injury attorney Natasha Singer, The New York Times 01/14/2011
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Solar inverters recall 296
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 25,000 solar inverters due to risk of injury. The product’s manufacturer, Schneider Electric, said gases can build up in the inverter and blow the compartment cover off with a large amount of force, potentially causing injury. The company has received five reports of covers being blown off, but no injuries occurred. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/18/2011
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