Nearly 2 million Philips Marathon fluorescent flood lamps have been recalled after hundreds of reports indicate that glue used on the light bulbs may fail to hold the glass outer covering in place, posing a potential risk of injury or property damage. …
Federal regulators have hit Black & Decker with a nearly $1 million civil penalty for not reporting injuries and problems with Grasshog XP weed trimmers. …
An U.K. woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against Wright Medical Technology, Inc. over problems with their Profemur hip replacement system, alleging that design defects caused the implant to suddenly break while she was walking. This is one of several Wright Profemur hip lawsuits that have been brought involving similar allegations. …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against DuPont over its Imprelis Herbicide, which is reportedly killing or severely damaging trees in addition to the weeds it is designed to fight. …
A request has been filed to consolidate all lawsuits filed in New Jersey state court over the Alloderm skin graft hernia patch, which has caused dozens of plaintiffs to suffer infections, abscesses and other side effects.…
The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen has filed a petition to ban a brand of bed rails that have been linked to the strangulation or suffocation of at least four people. …
According to allegations raised in a DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuit filed earlier this month by a Pennsylvania woman, the manufacturer of the implant used during her hip replacement has known for some time that it was a defective and dangerous device, and should have removed it from the market years ago. …
About 1 million bottles of Redken Guts 10 spray mousse have been recalled from stores after reports of dozens of cans exploding. …
Federal regulators have launched a new product safety website where consumers will be able search a database of products that have been identified as having potential safety issues and file new reports about problems they have experienced. …
A Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit against the drug maker Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., alleging that a generic version of the popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused her thigh bone to break for no apparent reason while walking down a sidewalk.…
