June 17, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Hitachi Koki Recalls 25,300 units of Pneumatic Nailers Due to Injury Hazards
Big Lots Recalls 14,000 Ottomans Due to Fall Hazard
Weil-McLain Recalls 8,440 Ultra Series…
June 15, 2014
A nasogastric tube is a flexible rubber or plastic tube that is inserted through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach. It can be used to remove contents from the stomach or to administer nutrition or medications in a patient who cannot take food or drink by mouth. After a nasogastric…
June 13, 2014
California’s $250,000 cap on medical malpractice verdicts is going before the voters on the November ballot after opponents gathered more than 840,000 signatures on a petition seeking to change the state law.
The initiative is being led by Bob Pack, whose two young children were killed in 2003 when…
June 11, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Ontel Recalls 170,000 Isometric Exercise Devices Due to Projectile Hazard
134,000 Troy-Bilt Electric Leaf Blowers Recalled by MTD Due to Laceration Hazard
24,000 …
June 06, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed stricter classifications on surgically implanted vaginal mesh devices. The new classification would place pelvic mesh devices in the “high risk” classification, moving it up from the “moderate risk” category. The more restrictive classification would…
June 04, 2014
Compartment syndrome occurs when there is swelling and increased internal pressure within an arm, leg or abdomen. After an injury or bone fracture there can be bleeding, swelling or fluid accumulation underneath the skin. Because the skin is not open the fluid has nowhere to escape and the…
June 03, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Lithonia Lighting Recalls 1.7 million Emergency Lights Due to Fire Hazard
Sunbeam Recalls 151,600 Holmes Ceramic Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
Hamilton Beach Recalls 3,…
May 28, 2014
Osteosarcoma is a common type of bone cancer usually diagnosed in children and young adults. Osteosarcoma develops from an abnormality in the cells involved in growing bone and commonly affects teenage boys or girls who are experiencing a growth spurt. With proper diagnosis and treatment, most kids…
May 27, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
Gree Reannounces Dehumidifier Recall Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; More Fires and Property Damage Reported. 2.5 million units recalled.
Office Depot Recalls 1,400,…
May 26, 2014
A medical imaging company that conducted business in New York and made millions in profits recently settled with the state for $6.2 million in a whistleblower case for alleged tax fraud. Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. and its former parent company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, sold medical diagnostic…
May 21, 2014
Tom Kline recently presented arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a statutory cap that limits civil damages owed by government institutions. The arguments presented by Kline stem from the case of Zauflik vs. Pennsbury school district in which a young…
May 20, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
IKEA Reannounces and Expands Recall of Children’s Wall-Mounted Lamps Due to Strangulation Hazard to 3.5 million
DGL Group Recalls 99,000 Vibe USB Mobile Power Bars Due to…
May 16, 2014
Kline & Specter won a $15 million settlement in a complex birth injury case in which a delay in delivery resulted in the baby suffering cerebral palsy. Litigating the case for the firm were Shanin Specter, Kila Baldwin and Lisa Dagostino. The defendants included a northern New Jersey hospital,…
May 12, 2014
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
White-Rodgers Recalls 740,000 Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
134,000 Troy-Bilt Electric Leaf Blowers Recalled by MTD Due to Laceration Hazard…
May 09, 2014
A man took his own life after treatments to reduce his chronic back pain from spinal cord injuries produced the opposite effect. Joel Burnette, 40, went to the clinic in Kansas in May 2008 and was given several injections, including an epidural steroid in his lower back. Shortly afterward, he was…