Drug manufacturer, Genentech, announced the recall of Raptiva® in April 2009. This drug was used to treat Psoriasis, and was linked to a life-threatening brain infection, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Since Raptiva® was first introduced to the U.S. market, it has led to many injuries and deaths. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare...
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Posted in Catastrophic Injuries, Consumer Protection, Dangerous Drugs, Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Safety, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Wrongful Death | No Comments »
On October 7, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of about 160,000 Bravo Sports Trampolines, sold under the AirZone and Variflex brand names. The top rails and legs of the trampolines, marketed and sold by Bravo Sports of California, have the potential to bend or break during normal use,...
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Tags: brain damage, bravo sport, catastrophic injuries, catastrophic injury, child safety, consumer safety, dangerous toys, defect, defective products, foreseeable risks, full damages, hidden hazards, injured victims, life threatening, minors, paralysis, product liability, safety hazards, significant risks, trampoline, wrongful death, young children
Posted in Catastrophic Injuries, Dangerous Toys, Injuries to Minors, Negligence, Products Liability, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Wrongful Death | 32 Comments »
On August 18, 2010, a fan suffered a head injury after falling 14 feet in Fenway Park. Officer Eddy Chrispin, the Boston police spokesman, reported that a man was found lying on his back with head injuries. The man was treated at Fenway before being transported to a Boston hospital. Sadly, severe head injuries...
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Posted in Car Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Premises Liability, Recreational Vehicle, ATV & Boating Accidents, Safety, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Wrongful Death | 6 Comments »
On Saturday morning two twin toddler girls were found dead after drowning in a swimming pool at their home in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Lynnfield police responded to a 911 call on Saturday morning about two children that had fallen into the pool. The two girls, Veronica and Angelina Andreottola, were rushed to the hospital. Lynnfield...
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Posted in Catastrophic Injuries, Consumer Protection, Dangerous Toys, Injuries to Minors, Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Safety, Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death | 17 Comments »
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Tots in Mind Inc., of Salem, N.H., is announcing that a recall was issued on July 15, 2010 of about 20,000 “Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits”, sold in the United States by Tots in Mind Inc....
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Tags: catastrophic injury, consumer safety, playpen recall, product liability, safety hazards, strangulation hazard, suffocation, suffocation hazard, tent recall, tent strangulation, wrongful death
Posted in Catastrophic Injuries, Consumer Protection, Dangerous Toys, Injuries to Minors, Law Update, Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Safety, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Uncategorized, Wrongful Death | 22 Comments »
