Defective & Dangerous Products

• Good Neigh Bears Are Recalled

  Mike Bryant | March 22, 2009 8:18 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Last week, State Farm Insurance Company recalled 11-inch (28 cm) and 18-inch (46 cm) State Farm Good Neigh Bears with plastic eyes. The bears are brown and wear a white and red State Farm shirt. The...

• Maytag Recalls Refrigerators And Freezers

  Mike Bryant | March 11, 2009 8:39 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  On Tuesday, Maytag recalled 1.6 million refrigerators. An electrical failure in the relay, the component that turns on the refrigerator’s compressor, has caused overheating and serious...

• Some "Spyder" Cell Phones Have Problems Calling 911

  Mike Bryant | March 01, 2009 9:15 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In late Feburary, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning on LG 830 “Spyder” Cell Phones sold by LG Electronics MobileComm USA Inc., of San Diego, Calif. Consumers...

• Medtronics To Disclose Money Paid To Doctors

  Mike Bryant | February 28, 2009 9:51 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In the past I have blogged on the issue of the staggering amount of money that Medronic was paying to surgeons that were using their products and the whistle blower cases that have lead to...

• Toy Safety: Playhouse Disney “Handy Manny” Toy Tool Sets

  Mike Bryant | February 25, 2009 9:00 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In early February, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning on Playhouse Disney “Handy Manny” Toy Tool Sets sold by Disney Store USA LLC, of Pasadena, Calif....

• 3M Firefighting Foam Suspected in Contaminated Water

  Joe Crumley | February 06, 2009 6:31 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  A firefighting foam made by the 3M Company is suspected to have contaminated drinking water in communities nationwide, the Star Tribune reports. The foam, used by fire departments across the...

• Toy Safety: Secondhand Markets Not Part Of New Lead Toy Law

  Mike Bryant | January 29, 2009 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Here at the Injuryboard, we spent December writing about toy safety. One of the issues, that was covered, by a number of blogs, was the new lead toy law. There were concerns at that time that some...

• GM Trucks and SUV's: Can't Steer and Break Some Times.

  Mike Bryant | January 27, 2009 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Apparently, there are a number of GM Trucks and SUVs that simply can't be steered while you are breaking at times. Many drivers were finding that when they trying to park or navigate in tight spaces...

• Diet Safety:Peanut Butter Again A Cause For Alarm

  Mike Bryant | January 13, 2009 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For the second time in recent memory peanut butter is at the heart of a wide spread salmonella problem. In early January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning of peanut butter...

• Diet Safety: Make Sure You Diet Safely

  Mike Bryant | January 08, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There is all sorts of get small quick commercials and offers out there. Members of the injuryboard have been blogging about some of the problems with the diet pills. There is also a concern that...