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Manufacturers Being Sued Over Cow’s Milk Infant Formula

Phillips Law Group is investigating claims against companies like Abbot Laboratories and Mead Johnson & Company about cow's milk-based infant formulas. Thousands of infants who were given this type of formula have developed a condition called necrotizing enterocolitis. Despite the U.S. Surgeon General and American Academy of Pediatrics warning that...

Forensic Animations Show Defects in Sig Sauer Handgun

Despite many stories of Sig Sauer P320 handguns misfiring, these defective weapons have not been recalled by the company. One victim, a police officer, suffered permanent injuries after his gun misfired and hit him. Thousands of defective P320 guns were made for the military and law enforcement as part of...

Millions of Baby Loungers Recalled After Infant Deaths

A little less than one year after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sent a safety warning about pillow-like baby products, the Boppy Company has announced a recall of approximately 3.3 million baby loungers. These products have been linked to eight infant deaths from December 2015 to June 2020....

Generac Generators Recalled After Consumers Lose Fingers

Generac has recalled hundreds of thousands of portable generators amid reports of consumers losing fingers when trying to move generators using the handle. The recall was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on July 29. The CPSC said consumers need to immediately discontinue use of any of the...

FDA Warns of Significant Defect with STAR Ankle Implant

If you or a loved one had ankle replacement surgery and doctors used a Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) device, it could break or fail much sooner than expected. On March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified patients and health care providers about a plastic component that...

Victims of Paraquat Herbicide May Have Legal Options

Research has linked some of the chemicals in paraquat herbicide with severe side effects, including Parkinson's Disease. If you are a farmer or agricultural worker and have been diagnosed with Parkinson's or other serious side effects after exposure to paraquat, you should consider talking to an experienced attorney. The Phoenix-based...

Penumbra Issues Urgent Recall of JET 7 Catheters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted consumers and health care providers to an urgent recall of all Penumbra JET 7 Reperfusion Catheters with Xtra Flex Technology. This product is being recalled from the market because of an increased risk of death or serious injury when the product...

Johnson & Johnson to Stop Sale of Talc Baby Powder

Earlier this week, Johnson & Johnson decided to discontinue the sale of Baby Powder in North America. U.S. and Canadian retailers can sell their existing stock of Baby Powder, and there will be no more after that. This is a major victory for public health, according to U.S. Congressional Representative...

Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Affects 11 Million Vehicles

In September 2015, German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen admitted to installing emissions falsifying software on multiple clean diesel models. By installing technology to turn on emission controls only during inspections and turn it off when inspections were complete, Volkswagen allowed their vehicles to spew toxic and illegal levels of nitrogen oxides...

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Takata Air Bag Recall Expands

This week, Toyota and Nissan issued a recall for an additional 6.5 million vehicles containing potentially faulty air bags from the Takata Corporation, according to The New York Times. Toyota had conducted tests and had learned that the air bags were prone to leaks, the Times reported. When these air...