Galveston Bay Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Mattel has issued yet another toy recall due to unsafe amounts of lead. This most recent of the three recalls that have been issued over the past five weeks includes about 848,000 toys worldwide. It covers 11 toys in all, eight from the Barbie name and the other three were sold under the Fisher-Price name. The company has now recalled almost 21 million toys since August 1st. Many were recalled...

Patients should review the latest information to see if they have been implanted with the recalled device and seek medical attention right away if symptoms occur. Patients who have received one of the recalled hernia mesh patches may also qualify for medical monitoring and compensation from the manufacturer. Accurate testing of the Kugel Mesh Patch would have showed the defects of the device and...

April 3, 2006 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Davol, Inc. have notified healthcare professionals regarding the expansion of a class 1 recall for a ventral hernia repair device to include all lots of the oval "midline" size, and lots manufactured before 2004 of the large oval and large circle products. The recall previously affected only the extra-large oval patch.The recall is...

Doctors have been advised to stop using the Kugel Mesh Patch and the FDA is recommending that patients who were implanted with Patches on the recall list seek immediate medical attention if they experience unusual symptoms. The Kugel Mesh Patch is used to repair a ventral hernia. A hernia is described by doctors as a defect of gap in the abdominal muscle wall through which an intra-abdominal...

The FDA has announced an upgrade to the recall on Kugel Mesh Hernia Patches to a "Class 1" because the defective devices can cause serious health problems and possibly even death.According to the FDA Recall Notice, it advises patients to review the latest information on the recall to see if they have been implanted with the recalled device. If any medical symptoms arise, patients should seek...