Defective & Dangerous Products

• E.coli Outbreak Prompts Call For Inspections

  IB Contributor | January 15, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  The Western Growers Association, an Irvine-based trade group that represents California and Arizona farmers, is pushing state regulators to enforce mandatory food safety guidelines for green, leafy produce, according to an article written by Nancy Luna for The Orange County Register last week.This proposal comes in the wake of bad publicity for these farmers after a series of E.coli outbreaks...

• Child Car Seats Fail Safety Testing

  IB Contributor | January 06, 2007 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Check How Your Child's Seat PerformedCar seats are safe little cocoons for your little ones where they will be snug and safe as you cruise down freeways and city streets - right?WRONG, say the experts at Consumer Reports magazine, who tested 12 infant seats, including many of the most popular and fast-selling name brands. They found the car seats we count on to protect our babies "failed...

• Propane Heaters - The Silent Killers

  IB Contributor | January 04, 2007 7:51 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed - Recall DemandedJarden Corp's Coleman Co. unit, that manufactures outdoor recreation equipment, has been named in two lawsuits, which claim that the company's propane heaters were responsible for five deaths in Washington state, according to a Bloomberg News report. Victims' families say in the lawsuits that two people died while using the heater in a camper and...

• Santa's Helper - Check For Toy Safety

  IB Contributor | December 18, 2006 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Product Defects Cost $700 Billion AnnuallySanta's coming and it's time to check which toys have been naughty and which have been nice. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) maintains a listing of naughty toys at their Toy Hazard Recalls website. Over a hundred children's toys are listed.Children can check out CPSC's "Kidd Safety" and his pals. The site features children's on-line...

• Loss of Consortium - Six Figure Settlement Offer

  IB Contributor | December 11, 2006 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Last week in a mediation in San Jose, California, a defendant's insurance company offered our client a six figure settlement in a legal malpractice claim. Our client alleged that the defendant attorney, while representing his wife and consulting with both he and his wife regarding her claims, negligently failed to advise him of his right to a loss of consortium claim. The claim was eventually...

• E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell

  IB Contributor | December 06, 2006 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  An outbreak of E. coli that has sickened nearly 40 people in New York and New Jersey has been linked to Taco Bell. Twenty-two people's illnesses have been linked to a South Plainfield, NJ store, and eight other restaurants have been closed as a precaution.Some health officials acknowledged that an announcement of the contamination had been delayed in New Jersey for several days, in part over...