In an attempt to prevent infant and child injuries and deaths, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a Johnson & Johnson division, is recalling 43 over-the-counter child and infant medications after regulators discovered deficiencies at a manufacturing facility. Hundreds of thousands of medicine bottles will have to be pulled from store shelves in…
The US Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether a federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from certain kinds of products liability lawsuits in the event of vaccine injuries. The case involves 17-year-old Hannah Bruesewitz who, during the first 6-months after she was born was vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis…
In Washington DC on Wednesday, Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota Motor Corp., appeared before the US Congress to apologize over the acceleration and brake issues that has led to the recall of more than 8.5 million vehicles in less than six months. Toyoda is the grandson of Toyota’s founder.…
GlaxoSmithKline PLC says it is taking “voluntary, precautionary” measures by removing zinc from all of its denture creams. The pharmaceutical company acknowledged that health issues have been linked to long-term excessive use of denture adhesive products that contained zinc in them. However, a Glaxo spokesperson noted that its denture creams…
Our Washington DC products liability attorneys are concerned about the dangers that poorly designed cribs post to young children. On Tuesday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that it is recalling all “ChildESIGNS” and Generation 2 Worldwide drops side cribs following three infant deaths. The CPSC says these cribs…
In less than two weeks, Toyota has recalled 3.4 million vehicles in the US over accelerator-related auto defects. The first recall, involving 2.3 million vehicles, was announced because of a sticky gas pedal problem. Toyota has recalled 1.9 million vehicles over the same problem in Europe and China. That recall…
This week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a number of product recalls. Among them were two significantly large recalls involving the risk of serious injuries to infants and toddlers. On Wednesday, along with Graco Children’s Products Inc., the CPSC recalled approximately 1.5 million Graco Strollers following two fngertip laceration…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Window Covering Safety Council are recalling 50 million roll-up blinds and Roman shades because they are a potential strangulation hazard to young kids. A child can get seriously hurt if his/her neck gets tangled in the cord used to work the blinds and…
In Washington DC, the US Supreme Court has rejected Ford Motor Co’s appeal to reverse an $82.6 million auto products liability decision against the auto manufacturer. A jury initially award Benetta Buell-Wilson and her husband $356 million after a 2002 car crash caused her to become a paraplegic. A metal…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is recalling 11,000 Toyota Tundra pickup trucks in the District of Columbia and 20 US states, including Maryland. The recall was announced due to concern that road salt can cause the vehicle’s frame to corrode excessively. The recall only affects Toyota Tundras, model years…