Defective & Dangerous Products

• Gorton's Recalls Frozen Fish Due to Pills Found in Woman's Dinner

  Jenny Albano | March 02, 2008 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Gorton's Inc. is recalling around 1,000 cases of Gorton's Crispy Battered Frozen Fish after a woman found pills in the fish she had cooked for dinner. After the company confirmed the Pennsylvania woman's claims the company decided to recall the products as a precaution until tests determine the nature of the pills.Tracy Rowan, of New Freedom, called police after she bit into one of the pills...

• Another hazardous product from China

  Wanda Logan | December 06, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Sales have been halted of another Chinese made product after causing injuries in the form of rashes or chemical burns on the skin of unsuspecting people. Flip-flops that were manufactured in China and sold at WalMart stores have been found to have caused rashes and chemical burns in the shape of the straps from the flip-flops. If you feel you have been injured by a defective or unsafe product it...

• ConAgra Halts Banquet Pot Pie Production

  Courtney Mills | October 10, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  ConAgra Foods of Omaha, Nebraska stopped production of their Banquet line of chicken pot pies after reports of at least 139 cases of salmonella bacteria poisoning in 30 states. The FDA has not yet asked that ConAgra take action; it is a preemptive step by the company to review safety standards to ascertain what steps need to be taken to correct the situation. Even so, the USDA released a...

• Ford Cruise Cotrol Switch Recall After Fires

  Mike Parker | October 03, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Ford Motor Company has issued a recall on an estimated 3.8 million vehicles. The recall involved the faulty speed control deactivation switch (cruise control switch).The brake fluid in the recalled vehicles may leak through the speed control deactivation switch into the speed control system electrical components, potentially corroding them and leading to fires, the company said.Numerous fires...

• Preserving Evidence is Vital

  Wanda Logan | September 20, 2007 4:57 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  When you are involved in an accident, preserving evidence can be extremely vital to your claim. Names and contact information for witnesses, photographs, keeping a defective product such as a tire, seatbelt, or smoke alarm, can prove important in pursuing a negligence case.Preserving evidence may clear a man of a 1982 Dallas rape. Had the evidence not been collected when the incident occurred...

• Escalator Accidents/Injuries Involving Crocs

  Mike Parker | September 19, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  With the Crocs craze in full swing, a potential danger has surfaced involving Crocs and escalators. It has been reported recently that accidents causing foot injuries are on the rise. Many of these accidents have involving Crocs and other soft rubber sole shoes becoming caught in escalators. Escalators have long been a cause of hand and foot injuries even before Crocs. "I don't know if...

• Defective Automobile Starts Victoria House Fire

  Will Sciba | September 10, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  A Victoria firefighter was injured last week when responding to a house fire on Walnut Ave. Authorities say the fire started when the engine of a car parked in the carport overheated.The home is owned by Ernest and Eva Studer. Attempts to reach them Thursday were unsuccessful.Ernestine Fletcher, the renter who was rescued by two teenage brothers from the backyard near her apartment, received...

• Hostess Issues Product Recall Over Walnuts

  Shannon Weidemann | May 14, 2007 3:12 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Interstate Brands Inc., the maker of Hostess treats, has issued a recall for Hostess Mini Pound Cakes. The recalled product was mislabeled and may contain carrot cakes instead. The carrot cakes contain walnuts which may pose an allergy hazard to those allergic to nuts. The recall is limited to a certain product code. The code date of May 28 53 122 is printed on the center of the package just...

• Number of Pets Affected by Pet Food Recall in Thousands

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  The recent pet food recall of canned and foil package pet food produced by Menu Foods has had a huge effect on dogs and cats around the nation. Thousands of pets are being treated for kidney failure and some are even dying. The official toll is only 15 cats and one dog that have died from eating the tainted food. Testing has revealed that the recalled food contains rat poison.As of Monday,...