http://www.onlinelawyersource.com Daily Product Liability News from Online Lawyer Source en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/az-tread-separation.html Continental Tire North America Inc. is one of several defendants in a lawsuit filed recently over the death of an Arizona Border Patrol agent in November 2006. David Webb died of head injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident on Route 86. According to the lawsuit,... Fri, 09 May 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/nalgene-bottle-lawsuit.html A California woman has filed lawsuit against the maker of popular Nalgene plastic sports bottles, claiming that the toxic substance used in the manufacture of the product — Bisphenol A (BPA) — could sicken consumers. Harmful Health Effects... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/nail-gun-injuries.html A popular tool in construction work — the air-powered nail gun — is the source of over 40,000 injuries every year in the United States, according to a national estimate. The guns are made by different manufacturers, but all use compressed air to fire as many a... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/ortho-evra-immunity.html The maker of the Ortho Evra birth control patch is seeking legal protection from lawsuits over injuries caused by the product with arguments in favor of a concept known as pre-emption.... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/fire-alarm-lawsuit.html A three-judge federal appeals panel upheld a $2.8 million jury award in a faulty fire alarm case involving the deaths of a father and daughter. William Hackert Jr.,... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/ford-recall-urged.html The owners of approximately 4.6 million Ford vehicles have been urged to bring their vehicles to dealerships to fix a cruise control problem that has been linked to hundreds of engine fires and three deaths. Concerns about Remaining Vehicles Since 1999, more than... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/crib-faulty-railing.html About 24,000 Indonesian-made cribs were recalled over faulty railing, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today. According to the recall, the wooden cribs have support spring brackets that are too l... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/defective-child-car-seat.html Evenflo has recalled about one million defective child car seats after government testing showed they could fail to protect children during side-impact collisions. Recalled ModelsThe mo... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/ortho-risks-confirmed.html The Food and Drug Administration approved a labeling change for the Ortho Evra birth control patch based on a new study linking the contraceptive to a greater risk of potentially fatal blood clots than the pill. Or... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 :: EDT http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/news/pet-food-lawsuit.html A pet food company responsible for the deaths of dozens of dogs has agreed to a $3.1 million settlement with pet owners, according to one plaintiff’s attorney. Recall of Contaminated Food In 2005, Diamond Pet Foods recalled approximately 350,000 bags of dog... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 :: EDT