Defective & Dangerous Products

• Tainted Pet Food Recalled

  Greg Owen | March 21, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Menu Foods, the Canada-based manufacturer of wet pet food products sold by supermarkets, mass retailers and pet stores, have ordered a pet food recall. They did so after they received notice that some pet foods are responsible for causing kidney failure and deaths in both dogs and cats. At last count, 14 animals have died as a result of eating the recalled pet food. It appears that the recall...

• Salmonella Contamination Goes Globel

  Greg Owen | February 27, 2007 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  It has been widely reported that the particular peanut butter containing Salmonella that has been found in 41 of the 50 U.S. states was also sold in more than 60 other countries on three other continents and islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific, according to the manufacturer. Some of those sales were in Europe, South America, Africa, Brazil, Belize, British Virgin Islands, U. S. Virgin...

• Salmonella: What is it?

  Greg Owen | February 22, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Salmonellosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, particularly in the last ten years. With recent recalls on products that are feared to be contaminated with Salmonella, many people may be wondering what the exact nature of Salmonella is. According to the dictionary, "salmonella is any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa,...

• Salmonella Contamination Proves Costly

  Greg Owen | February 21, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Conagra Foods - they make everything from Banquet products, Chief Boyardee and Egg Beaters- estimate that their nationwide recall of peanut butter will cost them in the neighborhood of $50 to $60 million. Last week they announced that they would voluntarily recall Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter Products beginning with Product Code 2111. They fear possible salmonella...

• Defective Product Complaints

  Greg Owen | January 26, 2007 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Attorneys and their clients who find themselves in consumer lawsuits, scored a victory on Thursday. The state Supreme Court ruled that lawyers who file class-action suits are entitled to know the names of customers who have complained about those products, unless there is an objection to that disclosure by the customers. Lawyers may want to contact people who have made prior complaints and/or...

• Victory for Consumers of Defective Products

  Greg Owen | January 26, 2007 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Attorneys and their clients who find themselves in consumer lawsuits, scored a victory on Thursday. The state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that lawyers who file class-action suits are entitled to know the names of customers who have complained about those products, unless there is an objection to that disclosure by the customers. Lawyers may want to contact people who have made prior...

• 62,400 Chrysler Vehicles Recalled for Faulty ABS, Traction Control

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  62,400 2007 Chrysler - Dodge and Jeep vehicles are being recalled because the braking system may not work. The problem could result in loss of control, however, no accidents or injuries have been reported to date.The recall includes 62,369 2007 model-year Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300, Jeep Commander, Jeep Compass, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro, Dodge Magnus, Jeep Grand Cherokee,...

• Nintendo Taken to Court

  Greg Owen | December 20, 2006 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In spite of the popularity of the Wii product by Nintendo, stories about braking Wii straps have been plentiful as of late. A suit filed in Texas alleges that the platform holder has violated the Washington Consumer Protection act. It appears that Nintendo could be in trouble for claiming that the wrist strap was to prevent the controller from coming out of the users hand while in use. The suit...

• Children's Necklaces Recalled Due to Potential Lead Poisoning

  Christina Cole | December 09, 2006 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Really Useful Products Inc. is recalling children's Diva Necklaces and Mood Necklaces. The jewelry is being recalled because it contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by small children and can lead to adverse health affects.The recalled Mood Necklaces are multi-colored pendants that are shaped as moons, hearts, spiders, lizards and butterflies that hang on a black cord. The...