http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/ Published by Sam Levine en-us 2008-08-17T12:08:55-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/08/150000_cars_recalled_by_bmw_ov.html German auto maker, BMW, has announced a recall of 150,000 cars with the model year 2004-2006 over defective front passenger airbag sensors. The specific models affected are the 2006 3-Series, 2004-2006 5-Series and the 2004-2006 X3 series and the only... Products Liability Sam Levine 2008-08-17T12:08:55-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/08/doctor_complaints_result_in_su.html Complaints by medical doctors have caused Zimmer Holdings to suspend sales of its artificial hip. Zimmer Holdings is the nation's largest maker of orthopedic devices. According to reports, various physicians have complained that the defective medical device, a hip socket... Artificial Hip Sam Levine 2008-08-10T10:31:44-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/08/croc_shoes_to_blame_for_multip.html Crocs shoes are responsible for foot and toe injuries to at least four children so far this summer while on escalators at the Atlanta Airport. The injuries have occurred on the escalators at the airport and apparently the soft material... Products Liability Sam Levine 2008-08-03T15:25:17-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/07/pfizer_hit_with_first_lawsuit.html A wrongful death lawsuit was filed within the past couple of weeks against Pfizer over allegations that its smoking cessation drug, Chantix, caused David Collins of Gas City, Indiana to commit suicide. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that Pfizer failed... Chantix Sam Levine 2008-07-29T05:43:56-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/07/mercks_fosamax_and_other_relat.html Reports are in that bone strengthening drugs like Fosamax are actually doing more harm than good and are causing many who are taking this and other related osteoporosis drugs, to experience thigh bone and hip fractures. This has caused and... Fosamax Sam Levine 2008-07-20T06:23:10-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/07/merck_osteoporosis_drug_fosama.html According to doctors at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, long-term use of Merck drug Fosamax (generic - bisphosphonate alendronate) could heighten the risk of fracture of the thigh bone, also referred to as the femur. The contentions being promulgated... Defective Drugs Sam Levine 2008-07-14T09:03:31-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/07/suv_rollover_outside_tampa_res.html A week ago, a Tampa woman, Jessica Michel, lost her life when the Lexus SUV she was driving rolled over and injured six others while she on I-75 in Lee County . It has been reported that the SUV rolled... Products Liability Sam Levine 2008-07-06T17:20:35-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/06/south_carolina_man_lifeflighte.html A South Carolina man suffered serious head injuries on Saturday at Wildwood Park in Columbia County, Georgia after falling off a jet ski while a passenger. The victim, 21 year old Joel David McClennen, was airlifted to Medical College of... Products Liability Sam Levine 2008-06-29T14:12:24-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/06/class_action_status_affirmed_b.html The Arkansas Supreme Court has given the green light to plaintiffs to move forward as a class in a pending product liability lawsuit against General Motors over allegedly defectively designed brakes. The class representative is Boyd Bryant, a previous buyer... Other Defective Products Sam Levine 2008-06-23T11:56:02-05:00 http://www.productliabilitylawyerblog.com/2008/06/kugel_mesh_hernia_patch_kills.html The family of a man killed by a Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, made by Davol, has undertaken to warn others about the dangers of the defective medical device. Aaron Menendez experienced a serious infection that led to his death this... Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Sam Levine 2008-06-15T10:24:18-05:00