VA Judge Recommends $12 mil Settlement in Salmonella Case | Virginia Defective Products Attorney

For those sickened or or killed in one of last year’s salmonella outbreaks, a federal judge is recommending a settlement of $12 million.
In January 2009, an open container of peanut butter in a Minnesota hospital was found to contain a strain of salmonella. The peanut butter was traced to plants owned by the Lynchburg-based [...]

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NHTSA Still Finds No Defect in Toyota Accelerators | Prince William Car Accident Attorney

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported earlier this year that most of the “black boxes” collected in the vehicles pointed to user error.

Today, the NHTSA submitted the report to Congress, including a breakdown of exactly what they found in the 58 electronic data recorders.
Of the 58 cases studied:
35 recorders show that no brake [...]

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Sticking Gas Pedal Prompts Toyota to Recall 2.3 Million Cars | Manassas Car Accident Lawyer

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January 21, 2010: Toyota issues recall of 2.3 million cars for gas pedal problem

On August 28, 2009, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Mark Saylor, his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law were killed in a fatal car accident near San Diego, California when an accelerator pedal [...]

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RECALLED: Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, Simply Sleep, and St. Josephs| Virginia Defective Drugs Attorney

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of Johnson & Johnson, the makers of several over the counter (OTC) medications to include Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, Simply Sleep, and St. Joseph products, has issued a voluntary recall due to a moldy smell that has been causing temporary nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain on consumers when the medicine [...]

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Dorel Infant Car Seat Carriers Recalled Due to Handle Failure and Fall Hazard

Official Recall NoticeFall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers
Safety 1st
Cosco
Eddie Bauer
Disney

Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. is recalling approximately 447,000 Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers due to injuries reported when the handle on the carrier broke or failed causing the seat to fall while carried. The infant car [...]

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Harley-Davidson Recalls 111,569 Motorcycles for Potential Fuel Leak During Collision

Harley-Davidson is voluntarily recalling 111,569 motorcycles for the risk of a potential fuel leak when the fuel tank may become distorted during a collision. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recall notice the following Harley-Davidson 2009–2010 Touring, CVO, and Trike motorcycles included in this recall are:

H-D / FLHP 2009-2010
H-D / FLHPE [...]

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Toyota & Lexus Floor Mat Recall Prompts Safety Warning

On August 28, 2009, CHP Officer Mark Saylor, his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law were killed in a fatal car accident near San Diego, California when an accelerator pedal was suspected to have been caught under a floor mat of a 2009 Lexus ES 350 causing the vehicle to speed out of control. Following [...]

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CPSC Recalls Several Children’s Products and Toys This Week

Please review the recalls for children’s toys and products issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) this week:
Little Tikes Workshop Sets & Trucks
Little Tikes recalled 1.6 million Little Tikes workshop sets and trucks following an incident when an 11-month-old choked on a plastic toy nail. It is important to [...]

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Safety Alert: Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Seats Recalled (July 24, 2009)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Friday, July 24, 2009 that Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling 28,350 bases of the Maxi-Cosi Mico infant child restraint system advising that the infant carrier may not properly attach to the base which could be dangerous in a crash.

Please review the official consumer safety notices to [...]

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CPSC Issues Kolcraft Play Yard/Playpen Recall

Alert! Child Safety Recall Notice… On July 8, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of Kolcraft Play Yards (a.k.a. playpens) for a fall hazard that were sold between January 2000 through January 2009 under the names of:

Kolcraft
Carter’s
Sesame Street
Jeep
Contours
Care Bear
Eric Carle

The specific model numbers of the effected play yards [...]

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