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• Warning for Reglan Users

  Ashley Davis | May 28, 2009 6:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Reglan is popular medication containing metoclopramide used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Metoclopramide is a substance that helps to speed the stomach muscles, thereby shortening the time it...

• New Saftey Laws Delay the Start of Summer in Some Area Pools

  Scott Kappes | May 26, 2009 4:09 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  In many areas of the country Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and the swimming pool season; however many pools throughout the nation are not yet up to par with new safety...

• Innocent Bystander Shot In Police Stand-off With Gunman

  Scott Kappes | May 26, 2009 2:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An innocent passerby was shot by a gunman involved in standoff with Alvin police last night. The standoff began when Alvin police approached a distraught man in a grassy area at the Wedgwood...

• 96,000 lbs. of Ground Beef Recalled For Possible E. Coli Contamination

  Scott Kappes | May 22, 2009 4:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Valley Meats LLC of Illinois has issued a Class I Recall of almost 96,000 pounds of potentially contaminated ground beef. Last week the Ohio Department of Health was informed that a 3 year-old girl,...

• Condition of Man Hit by Dump Truck Upgraded

  Scott Kappes | May 21, 2009 4:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On Monday afternoon at the intersection Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, 50 year-old wheelchair bound Arthur Williams was struck by a dump truck. Eye witness accounts claim that Williams was dragged...

• Bunn-O-Matic Single Cup Coffeemakers Recalled Over Burn Hazard

  Scott Kappes | May 21, 2009 3:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Bunn-O-Matic Corp. in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of their Bunn® Single Cup Pod Brewers over burn concerns associated with the...

• Water-Based Face Paints Recalled by FDA

  Scott Kappes | May 20, 2009 6:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Unites States Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to immediately discontinue use of face paints distributed by Oriental Trading Co. and its subsidiary Fun Express due to reports...

• Concern Over Chinese Drywall Forcing Homeowners Into Difficult Position

  Scott Kappes | May 19, 2009 5:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A growing group of homeowners in at least 13 states are now facing the risk of foreclosure or paying for alternate living arrangements. These homeowners are not victims of a slumping economy, but...

• Obama Names New CPSC Leadership

  Scott Kappes | May 06, 2009 3:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  This week President Obama announced his plans to expand the size of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission leadership from the current three commissioner safety panel to a five member panel....

• FDA Issues Recall for Hydroxycut Products

  Scott Kappes | May 01, 2009 4:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a warning to consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products over concerns of serious liver injuries associated with some Hydroxycut...

• Dangerous Crib Recall Expanded for a Second Time

  Scott Kappes | May 01, 2009 10:54 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Jardine Enterprises in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission have expanded the recall of Jardine cribs for entrapment and strangulation hazards. The expanded recall...