Rail cars recall 285
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 700 rail cars worth of propane from Aux Sable Liquid Products. The agency reported that some of the propane “does not have sufficient levels of the odorant that is added…to help alert consumers to a gas leak.” The recall affects propane sold in cylinders or delivered for storage tanks between February 25, 2010 and September 30, 2010. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/20/2011
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IKEA product liability 284
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Home furniture giant IKEA has announced a recall of 13,000 RUND clear glass mugs due to a risk of laceration. The company announced that the double-walled glasses can break during use, posing a risk to the user. IKEA said they have received one report of a user suffering an injury while using the product that required medical attention. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/20/2011
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Drug overdose prescribed by medical clinic 283
March 25th, 2011 admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Houston jury awarded $10.1 million the family of a man who died of an overdose in 2007 of drugs prescribed to him at a family medical clinic in The Woodlands, Texas. The owners of the clinic and its lead director were found negligent by the jury, who hopes the verdict will “strike fear into other ‘pill mills’ that have turned Houston into a national hub for prescription drug abuse.” The clinic’s director, Dr. Maurice Conte, was forced to surrender his medical license just three days after the man’s death. San Diego personal injury attorney Cindy Horswell, Houston Chronicle 01/18/2011
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Handicap parking lawsuit 282
March 25th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) recently denied a severely handicapped girl a handicapped parking space in front of her home, and she and her family have filed suit against the agency as a result. The PPA denied the request because the girl “didn’t have the consent of one of her next-door neighbors,” but the lawsuit claims no such consent is necessary on a public street. The agency acted “irrationally, discriminatorily and without cause,” the plaintiff’s attorney told the Philadelphia Inquirer. San Diego personal injury attorney Michael Hinkelman, Philadelphia Inquirer 01/21/2011
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Raped at the Texas Christian University campus 281
March 25th, 2011 admin Sexual Harassment is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Texas judge approved a lawsuit for trial this week filed by a woman who claims she was gang-raped on the Texas Christian University campus in Fort Worth. In the suit, the student claims she was drugged and raped in 2006 by three student-athletes in one of the school’s dormitories. TCU officials, the suit suggests, “should have known that two of the athletes had criminal histories and posed a threat,” to other students. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Mitch Mitchell, Ft. Worth Star Telegram 01/20/2011
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Salad mix bags product liability 280
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Rhode Island Health Department has issued a recall of all Northeast Spring Mix salad mix bags after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been associated with the recall. Listeria is an organism that can cause serious infections in children, the elderly and anyone with a weakened immune system. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, The Providence Journal 01/23/2011
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Saab auto recall 279
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Auto maker Saab has announced a recall of 4,400 cars to repair a faulty fuel pump that can lead to engine stall. The recall covers “certain 2010 and 2011 model year 9-3 sedans built from June through October 2010,” the Kansas City Star reports. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Kansas City Star 01/21/2011
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Step ladder product liability 278
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
| The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall last week of 38,000 step ladders that pose a possible fall hazard. The ladders, made by Cinmar LLC and sold at Frontage stores, can break unexpectedly while in use, the agency said. There have been 28 reports of minor injuries associated with the defect. San Diego personal injury attorney Wendell Marsh, Reuters 01/21/2011 |
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Tainted spinach product liability 277
March 25th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A settlement has been reaching in a lawsuit filed by a Utah woman against a group of food companies over tainted spinach that allegedly made her sick. The woman claimed she ate spinach tainted with E. Coli in 2006 and subsequently suffered severe irritable bowel syndrome. The terms of the settlement were undisclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Bloomberg 01/21/2011
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Paramedics takes 90 minutes to reach destination 276
March 25th, 2011 admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Brooklyn man has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the city after his wife died of a heart attack last month when paramedics took 90 minutes to reach his home. A New York fire department report states that medics were assigned to the man’s 911 call more than 90 minutes after he placed it, the suit claims. It took the paramedics only three minutes to arrive after being dispatched, but the woman had already passed away, the lawsuit states. San Diego personal injury attorney John Marzulli , New York Daily News 01/24/2011
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