Month: June 2017
Jury Awards Man $870K After Wrong Testicle Amputated
How much money is a testicle worth? $870,000, according to a jury in Pennsylvania in the trial of a 54 year-old man who had the wrong testicle cut off by a urologist during an operation in June 2013.
Texas Woman Files VenaTech® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A woman in Texas who has a defective vena cava filter puncturing her vein has filed a lawsuit against B. Braun Medical for selling a defective medical device and failing to warn about life-threatening side effects.
Trader Joe’s Granola Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Wildway LLC has issued a nationwide recall for their grain-free granola products over potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes severe foodborne illness.
CC Kitchens and Kroger Recall Snack & Salad Kits for Listeria Risk
Kroger grocery stores and CC Kitchens have recalled a number of fresh salad kits, slaws, snack packs, fruit trays, and veggie trays due to possible risk of food poisoning with Listeria.
Legionnaires’ Outbreak Infects 4 at LA Fitness Gyms
Four cases of Legionnaires' disease have been confirmed in people who exercised at two LA Fitness gyms in Orange County, Florida.
25,000 Graco Car Seats Recalled After Failing Crash Test
Baby products company Graco is recalling more than 25,000 items manufactured during the summer of 2014 because they failed to meet requirements set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Laptop Explosion on Plane Shows Dangers of Trump Travel Ban
The U.S. banned air travelers from 8 Muslim-majority countries from carrying laptops in carry-on bags in March. Now laptops will go under the plane — but if the battery explodes, flight crews will have no way to put out the...
Ohio Woman Files IVC Vein Filter Lawsuit
Lawsuits accuse Cook Medical of downplaying severe side effects of IVC filters, failing to study them for safety, and aggressively promoting wider uses without adequate evidence they actually worked.
GT Recalls Mountain Bikes Over Faulty Handlebars
Cycling Sports Group is recalling about 1,240 GT mountain bikes sold in the U.S. and Canada over potentially defective handlebars that can crack, posing a fall hazard to riders.
Price Chopper Recalls Mislabeled Fish Sticks, Breaded Chicken Cutlets
Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets have issued two voluntary recalls for products the companies claim have incomplete nutritional information.