Posts tagged Defective Products

• Answers to the Medtronic Recall

  Jennifer Moore | January 27, 2008 2:58 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

• Stamina Products Inc. recalls Inversion Therapy Tables Due to Fall Hazard

  Jenny Albano | January 16, 2008 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Stamina Products Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 2,000 Inversion Therapy Tables due to a fall hazard.A weld in the center of the inversion table can fail when the table is in an inverted position, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Stamina Products has received three reports of weld failures. No injuries have been reported.The recalled products include the following model...

• Should You Have Your Defective Medtronic Defibrillator Lead Replaced?

  Jennifer Moore | December 14, 2007 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On October 15, Medtronic acknowledged that its Fidelis lead for defibrillators was fracturing and recalled the product. Now, heart patients must decide whether to undergo surgery and have the faulty lead and defibrillator removed and replaced. The operation may last approximately 90 minutes depending upon the individual patient. Medtronic has only offered to pay $800 toward the surgery and...

• Medtronic Recalled Defective Defibrillator Lead

  Jennifer Moore | December 03, 2007 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  To find out more information regarding Medtronic's voluntary recall of the Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead, visit the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) website and review its statement on the recall. The FDA states that: These electronic wires are prone to fracture in a small number of patients which can cause the defibrillator to deliver unnecessary shocks or not operate at all. Based on...

• Join Class Action Against Medtronic for Faulty Defribilator Lead Wires

  Jennifer Moore | December 02, 2007 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Are you a heart patient that was implanted with a defective defibrillator lead? You may need to consult an attorney. The attorneys at Grossman & Moore have already filed suit against Medtronic on behalf of a Kentucky resident who suffered from shocks due to the defective Sprint Fidelis lead. Class actions are currently pending and you may qualify to be a member of the class. Grossman & Moore...

• Grossman & Moore Filed Lawsuit Against Medtronic For Faulty Defibrillator

  Jennifer Moore | November 28, 2007 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Today, Grossman & Moore filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of a Kentucky resident against Medtronic, Inc. for faulty defibrillator lead wire that caused devastating electrical shocks. The lawsuit, filed in Minnesota state court where Medtronic is based, seeks damages for the physical pain and medical expenses Ms. Orange has incurred, as well as compensation for Ms. Orange's future...

• Kroger Recalls Light Caesar Salad Dressing

  Jenny Albano | November 10, 2007 7:04 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Kroger Co. is recalling 16 oz. light caesar salad dressing because the back label of the bottle was mislabeled with a Light Asian Salad Dressing label. This label does not include milk, egg, and anchovies in the ingredient statement or allergen contains statement. If a customer consumes this dressing and is allergic to any of these ingredients he or she may have serious adverse side...

• Faulty Medtronic Defibrillator

  Jennifer Moore | October 15, 2007 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A faulty component in a Meditronic defibrillator may have caused five deaths and malfunctioned in thousands of individuals. Meditronic is one of the nation's largest manufacturers of implanted heart devices. The defibrillator is used to shock the faltering heart back into normal rhythm. Meditronic issued a warning yesterday to doctors that the electric "lead, " known as the Sprint Fidelis, in...

• Is our food safe?

  Jennifer Moore | July 18, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Officials from the Food and Drug Administration came under heat yesterday during testimony before Congress over concerns of food safety. House members expressed doubts over the food-safety procedures at the FDA, especially given the recent scares involving tainted food, as well as other imported products such as toothpaste and tires. Because more and more food is being imported from countries...