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Victory for Big Pharma: Texas Adopts “Learned Intermediary” Rule

June 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Big Pharma had a major victory on June 8th, when the Texas Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Centocor, Inc. v. Hamilton.  The Court held that "When a drug manufacturer properly warns a prescribing physician of the dangerous propensities of its product, the manufacturer is excused from warning each patient who receives the drug. The doctor stands as a learned intermediary between the manufacturer and the ultimate consumer."  Further, "A prescription drug manufacturer fulfills its duty to warn end users of its product’s risks by providing adequate warnings to the intermediaries who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: From the Firm, Health, Pharmaceutical Cases Tagged With: Attorney, consumers, Denton, Doctor, Drugs, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson, liability, Patient, Recall, Remicade, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Honda Recalls Weed Trimmers Due to Laceration Hazard

March 2, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Unsafe products can cause serious injuries at the most unexpected times. Household names we all come to know and trust are no exception to oversites due to engineering, manufacturing or material shortcomings that require diligent testing and monitoring. Honda  has acted to recall certain gas powered weed and lawn trimmers within a designated manufacturing span denoted by listed serial numbers.  Awareness of such measures is one paramount to the safety of all consumers. Springer Lyle feels the information in this article should be made known so consumers who rely on Honda’s reputation can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Denton, Hazard, Honda, Injury, Laceration, Lawsuit, liability, Litigation, Personal Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Weed Trimmers

Child Booster Seat Recall

July 19, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Product • Circo Child Booster Seats, sold nationwide at Target stores  from January 2005 through June 2009. Price was roughly $13. News source:  The Salt Lake Tribune - Jul 13 2011 Booster seats recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Please consider, discontinuing use of this product immediately and return to the store where purchased for a refund. For more information about the products, call the manufacturer or Consumer Product Safety Commission’s toll-free hotline, 800-638-2772. Problem Detail:  The booster’s seat restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Child Booster Seat, Child Booster Seat Recall, Circo Child Booster Seats, consumers, Damages, Denton, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, Personal Injury, Recall, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Toyota Plans Recall of Hybrid SUVs

July 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Toyota Hybrid SUVs May Suddenly Lose Power or Stop Completely by By Jonathan Welsh of The Wall Street Journal - June 29, 2011 2011 Toyota Highlander   Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will recall about 82,200 hybrid sport-utility vehicles to correct an electronic problem that could cause the vehicles to lose power or stop running completely. The car maker said the recall includes about 45,500 Highlander Hybrid and 36,700 Lexus RX 400h models from the 2006 and 2007 model years and sold in the U.S. The company said no other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved in the recall. Toyota … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, consumers, Damages, Denton, Highlander Hybrid, Hybrid, Injury, Intelligent Power Module, Lawsuit, Lawyers, Lexus RX 400h, liability, Litigation, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, SUV, Texas, Toyota, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

G.M. Recall for Inaccurate Shift-Lever Reading

July 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Recall of Almost 6,800 Pickups By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN of The New York Times 2011 GMC Canyon, one of the models affected in a recall by General Motors.   General Motors is recalling almost 6,800 pickups from the 2011 model year because they might roll away even when the automatic transmission’s selector appears to be in Park. The automaker also said it recalled 739 pickups and sport utility vehicles because of a possible loss of steering. The pickups affected by the shift-lever issue are the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon equipped with the 4-speed automatic and either the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Colorado, consumers, Damages, Denton, Escalade ESV; Chevrolet Silverado, General Motors, GMC Canyon, GMC Sierra, Injury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Pickup, Recall, Suburban, Tahoe, Texas, Truck, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Yukon, Yukon XL

Volkswagen Recalls Certain New Jettas To Fix Wiring

April 25, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from The Wall Street Journal Blog Volkswagen of America Inc. said today it is recalling certain 2011 Jetta models to fix a potential problem with the wiring of its anti-theft system and horn. The car maker says the recall affects 71,043 Jettas built between March of 2010 and March of 2011. The company says the problem stems from the a fuse that protects the car’s anti-theft alarm and the converter box that operates the windshield wipers and headlights. Under certain rare circumstances a short circuit in the horn can cause the lights and wipers to stop working, which could increase the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, consumers, Denton, Injury, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Recall, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Volkswagen

Public database for safety complaints goes live

April 21, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from the Washington Post JENNIFER C. KERR The Associated Press Friday, March 11, 2011; 10:04 AM WASHINGTON -- Despite a last-minute attempt to derail it, the government launched a public database Friday that allows people to report and search safety complaints on thousands of products - from cribs and toys to power tools and hair dryers. SaferProducts.gov, overseen by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, went live as scheduled over the objections of manufacturers and a stalled GOP effort on Capitol Hill to withhold money for the project until critics' concerns were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Consumer Federation of America, consumers, Damages, Denton, Insurance, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, National Association of Manufacturers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Recall, Recall Database, SaferProducts.gov, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Voluntary Recall

Ford expands recall of F-150 pickup to nearly 1.2M

April 21, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

from The Houston Chronicle By TOM KRISHER Associated Press April 14, 2011, 9:41AM DETROIT — Under pressure from government safety regulators, Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include nearly 1.2 million vehicles that may have defective air bags. The additional recall, announced Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers trucks from the 2004 through 2006 model years. An electrical short can cause the air bags to deploy unexpectedly, in some cases injuring drivers. In February, Ford agreed to fix 150,000 of the trucks but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, air bags, Airbag Deploy, Airbag Inflation, Attorney, consumers, Damages, Denton, F-150, Ford, Ford F-Series, Insurance, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Litigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, Truck, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Voluntary Recall

J&J recalling more Tylenol from closed plant

March 31, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Reported in Reuters by Lewis Krauskopf -- Johnson & Johnson said it was recalling more than 700,000 bottles or packages of Tylenol and other consumer medicines made at a now-closed plant, the latest in a litany of recalls by the company. J&J’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit recalled one lot of Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets, or 34,056 bottles, from retailers, the company said. The company cited a musty odor that has prompted many other J&J recalls. The product was made at its Fort Washington, Pennsylvania plant before J&J closed the facility in April … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, Attorney, Benadryl, consumers, Denton, Doctor, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Hazard, Injury, Johnson & Johnson, Lawsuit, Lawyers, liability, Personal Injury, Recall, Sudafed, Texas, Tylenol, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ylenol 8 Hour Extended Release Caplets

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip Implants

March 22, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

By NATASHA SINGER The New York Times Published: August 26, 2010 More than two years after the Food and Drug Administration began receiving complaints about the failure of a hip replacement implant made by the DePuy Orthopaedics unit of Johnson & Johnson, the company said Thursday that it was recalling two kinds of hip implants. DePuy said that it had made the decision to withdraw the products because many patients required a second hip replacement after the company’s implants had failed. The news compounded problems for Johnson & Johnson, which has recalled a succession of some of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Pharmaceutical Cases, Recalls Tagged With: Accident, ASR implants, ASR XL Acetabular System, Attorney, clinical trials, consumers, Denton, DePuy, DePuy Hip Implants, Doctor, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Injury, Johnson & Johnson, Knee Replacement, Lawyers, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Recall, Safety, Texas, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Voluntary Recall

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Articles of Interest

Honda Worldwide Recall of Sedans, Minivans, SUVs

By Deepa Seetharaman and Bernie Woodall of Reuters. Honda Motor Co Ltd plans to recall nearly 2 1/2 million vehicles: small SUVs, cars and minivans worldwide. This includes the popular Accord sedan. … [Read More…]

Hip Implant Complaints Increase, While Dangers Are Reviewed

By BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS of the New York Times Published: August 22, 2011 The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting … [Read More…]

Tragedy Brought on by Tainted Fruit

By Moni Basu, CNN William Beach was one of those people who fixated on certain foods. He would eat the same thing voraciously for a few days, and then, when he tired of the same tastes, he moved onto … [Read More…]

No Better Care, Thanks to Tort Reform

Published in The Texas Tribune by guest columnist, Charles M. Silver In 2006, Dr. Howard Marcus wrote that Texas’ 2003 tort reform statute sparked an “amazing turnaround” in which doctors came … [Read More…]

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