Defective & Dangerous Products

• Runaway Toyota Cases Ignored

  Mike Kelly | November 10, 2009 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Safety investigators dismissed numerous reports of sudden acceleration, then said data were lacking. From the Los Angeles Times: More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since 2001...

• Stryker Unit, Ex-Chief, Indicted for Misleading FDA

  Mike Kelly | November 03, 2009 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A Stryker Corp. unit that makes bone-surgery products and its former president were indicted by a grand jury for misleading the U.S. Food & Drug Administration about the...

• Nine deaths linked to robes; recall expanded

  Mike Kelly | October 23, 2009 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  WASHINGTON -- Highly flammable women's robes sold by Blair LLC are now linked to nine deaths, and the company is expanding a recall to include more products imported from the Pakistani...

• Toyota Announces Recall of Floor Mats That May Jam Accelerators

  Will Parker | October 01, 2009 11:28 AM | 2 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  USA Today, in an article by Chris Woodyard, reported that Toyota said Tuesday it intends to recall 3.8 million vehicle floor mats due to a flaw that may cause accelerators to become jammed. The...

• Doctors File Suit Against KFC Over Its Grilled Chicken

  Mike Kelly | September 25, 2009 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  After losing its first battle against fast-food restaurants, a doctors group went back to court Wednesday and accused the KFC chain of selling grilled chicken with dangerous levels of a...

• Injuries and Deaths Lead to Cribs Recalls

  Will Parker | September 23, 2009 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Certain cribs are going to the crypt. Simplicity Inc. is now out of business. As of July 12, 2009 at least 13 children have died in cribs and basinets recalled by Simplicity. Considering the...

• McDonald’s Food Found to be Tainted with Hepatitis A

  Will Parker | August 05, 2009 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Fast food is an extremely popular choice for the busy people in today’s society. After all, who wants to return home to cook the family dinner after being stuck in an office all day? We all...

• Auto Dealer Fraud in South Carolina

  Mike Kelly | May 19, 2009 6:16 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  “Auto dealer fraud” is a term that describes deceptive and unlawful practices used by automobile dealers, at almost any stage of the vehicle purchase process – from advertising,...

• Tort Reform: An Attack On Consumer & Constitutional Rights

  Mike Kelly | May 01, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  South Carolina Senator Larry Martin recently introduced Bill S.350, which seeks to provide limits on the award of non-economic and punitive damages in personal injury actions. The bill seeks to...

• Yamaha Rhino Recall - Models 450 and 660

  Will Parker | April 01, 2009 10:23 AM | 1 CommentFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Yesterday the Associated Press reported all Yamaha Rhino 450 and 660 model vehicles were recalled for repairs designed to prevent accidents resulting in 46 deaths and hundreds of injuries...