Defective & Dangerous Products

• Portable Generator Deaths During Hurricanes

  Will Sciba | October 18, 2009 7:10 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Hurricanes can be deadly for many reasons. Some deaths will be caused by portable generators. Most people are not aware that a portable generator can produce several hundred times the carbon...

• CPSC - Target Corp. To Pay $600,000 Civil Penalty

  Chrissie Cole | October 01, 2009 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Target Corp. denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to resolve claims that it knowingly violated the federal lead paint ban on toys. The tenative penalty would...

• Good Neigh Bears Recalled By State Farm Due to Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | March 17, 2009 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  State Farm, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of State Farm Good Neigh Bears because the plastic eyes on the bear can detach,...

• 1.6 Million Cribs Recalled by Delta Enterprises

  Robert W Soliz | October 21, 2008 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Two infant deaths causes a massive recall on cribs by Delta Enterprises. The deaths were caused by either missing safety pegs in the cribs. The cribs were sold over the last 10 years through the...

• Another Toy Recall

  Mike Parker | September 25, 2008 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Today, about 3,000 Toy Police Cars have been voluntarily recalled by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission and TCB Imports of Vernon, California. The reason for the recall is the red paint on...

• Tainted milk blamed for deaths of at least four babies

  Wanda Logan | September 24, 2008 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Tainted milk has been blamed for sickening thousands of babies and killing at least four Chinese babies. There may also be contaminated of other foods due to the compromised ingredients in food...

• Use Extra Precaution With Candles

  Wanda Logan | September 23, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Reminder to persons without electricity due to Hurricane Ike, please use extra care when using candles or open flames. At least two house fires in the Houston area are being blamed on candles being...

• Simplicity Bassinets Recalled Due To Strangulation Hazard

  Mike Parker | August 29, 2008 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Some babies have died recently by strangulation after becoming entrapped in the metal bars of Simplicity Bassinets. This news has gotten the attention of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...

• Prodisc and its Risk of Injury

  Mike Parker | March 07, 2008 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  In August 2006, Synthes gained F.D.A. approval for its product, Prodisc. Prodisc is an artifical disc used in spine surgeries. Since that time, severe injuries have been caused by the Prodisc failing after surgery.In fact, because of concerning surrounding the test trials of the Prodisc, Medicare decided last August not to cover the disk for most Medicare patientsBefore considering any surgery...

• Prodisc

  Wanda Logan | March 06, 2008 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  If you or someone you know has an artificial spinal disc, or more specifically a Prodisc implant manufactured by Spinal Solutions, you may be at risk for complications or injuries because of a defective product. At least one patient had the disc come apart and had to have it surgically removed and is now suffering severe pain from his ordeal.