Product Liability Articles

Niagara Bottling LLC, a California-based bottled water producer, has issued a recall on bottled water with the date range June 10th through the 18th. The recall was prompted from an E. coli scare when one of the plants tested positive for the bacteria. Stan Bratskeir, spokesman for Niagara, stated that the Department of Environmental Control…

Kroger, the grocery store chain, has a nationwide recall on several of its spices that have tested positive for Salmonella. The four spices in question are: Kroger Ground Cinnamon, Kroger Garlic Power, Kroger Bac’n Buds, and Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper. Kroger, one of the world’s largest retailers, serves customers in 2,626 supermarkets and multi-department…

In a landmark ruling of enormous potential significance but, for now at least, questionable applicability nationwide, a federal district court in New York has held that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cannot restrict drug makers’ efforts to market pharmaceuticals for indications not approved by the agency. While doctors are permitted to prescribe drugs for…

According to a study by Houston Methodist and Stanford University, certain acid reflux medications are being linked to an increased risk of heart attacks. Researchers scoured over 16 million records from nearly 3 million patients through data mining in search of a linkage between gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, medication, and frequency of heart attacks….

The saga of Blue Bell ice cream continues. Food safety experts are wondering why Blue Bell Creameries, with headquarters in Brenham, Texas, took so long to respond to reports of listeria in some of its products. Listeria is a food-borne pathogen that can kill, in part because listeria poisoning can be hard to diagnose. It…

In the United States, there are a significant amount of prescription drugs in the marketplace. As a result, it is critical to ensure that each drug is thoroughly tested for safety. Defective medication can produce severe side effects with some even being fatal. In June 2014, the Center for Disease Control estimated that more than…

Although balcony calamities are rare, they usually end traumatically. Tuesday June 16, 2015, a birthday celebration quickly turned into a tragedy when a balcony collapsed in apartments near the University of California, Berkley. Thirteen students were thrown fifty feet from the air onto the pavement below. Six students lost their lives that night and seven…