Legal News & Injury Law Trends – San Francsico Legal Examiner

Dangerous Hammocks May Cause Serious Injuries

Algoma Net Co. is recalling certain models of their hammock stands because a design flaw can cause the foot brackets to crack or tear, which may cause falls and personal injuries. The defect is not readily detectable, and could lead to serious injury or death. The company has already received 28 rep

By Claude Wyle

/ 7 Jul 2007

Mag Stix Magnetic Building Sets Dangerous To Children

With a report of at least one Serious Intestinal Injury, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of hundreds of Mag Stix Magnetic Building Sets . Consumers should stop using these recalled products immediately, unless otherwise instructed. The distributor is Ki

By Claude Wyle

/ 5 Jul 2007

Recalled Lounge Chairs Cause Severe Injuries

On June 26, 2007, Bond Manufacturing Company issued a recall for the Rockingham Deluxe Lounge Chair. The chairs are also sold as Vanderwall Folding Recliner Chairs. Due to a design flaw, these chairs may collapse or fall backwards. The recall was announced after no less than 13 consumers experienced

By Claude Wyle

/ 3 Jul 2007

Our Attorneys Fight For Children With Salmonella Food Poisoning

As Attorneys who fight for those poisoned through tainted foods, we are again sad to advise that a salmonella food poisoning outbreak has slowly grown to almost 300 cases in 39 states since August 2006. This new national salmonella outbreak has been linked to tainted Peter Pan and Great Value peanut

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Feb 2007

Easy Bake Ovens Recalled, Can Cause Burns to Children

About 985,000 Hasbro Easy-Bake Ovens, now manufactured in China, have been recalled for repair because they pose an entrapment and burn hazard hazard for children. Parents and caregivers should immediately take these dangerous products away from children under 8 years of age to avoid serious persona

By Claude Wyle

/ 6 Feb 2007

Another chance for DVT victims?

Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District Court in San Francisco recently issued an opinion which essentially dismisses the majority of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) cases before him. The matter was originally raised by the various airline defendants at a hearing for summary judgment. The motions we

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 5 Oct 2006

Three Presumed Dead in Small Plane Crash

A single-engine turboprop plane crashed in Utah Lake Thursday while on its final approach to Provo Municipal Airport. Only about 25 percent of the plane had been recovered from the debris field, and none of the three passengers on the plane had been rescued or recovered.According to Salt Lake City’s

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 23 Jun 2006

Zyprexa Diabetes Link Focus of New York Times

The New York times today has a great article on the mentally ill’s burden with Zyprexa’s link to diabetes. Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic drug that has also been linked to Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). According to the article, approximately 20 percent of mentally i

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Jun 2006

Two Killed When Car Hit by Train in Accident

An Amtrak train crashed into a car at 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street Saturday when the driver drove around the crossing’s lowered gates in an attempt to flee the police. The accident occurred around 4:00 PM, and the small car was pushed about 150 feet down the tracks. Both the car’s driver and a

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Jun 2006

Tree Stand Safety Harnesses Recalled

The CSPC and Summit Tree Stands, LLC of Decatur, AL have announced the recall of 106,000 full-body safety harnesses sold with hunting tree stands at sporting goods stores nationwide over the course of the last year.The harnesses are tan or light brown and were sold as an accessory with the following

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 9 Jun 2006

Government Liable for Teen's Paralysis?

Tampa governmental liability lawyer, and fellow InjuryBoard blogger, Bob Carroll, brings my attention to the story of Minouche Noel, a Florida teen who was the victim of medical malpractice at the hands of a state-employed doctor. The doctor performed an unnecessary surgery on a lesion on her back,

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 May 2006

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By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Feb 2006