Smoker lawsuit nets verdict against cigarette maker

Barbara Izzarelli started smoking cigarettes when she was 12 years old. After about 25 years, she developed cancer that necessitated the removal of her larynx, leaving her to breathe through a hole in her throat and with no sense of smell and able to eat only soft foods. The Connecticut woman, now 49, sued the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., claiming that its Salem cigarettes were made with the intent

Whistleblower lawsuit nets $2.4M civilian reward

Allen Davis was working as a quality assurance manager at Northrop Grumman Corp. in Salt Lake City when he noticed what he thought was neglect in testing certain electronic parts used in navigation systems for U.S. military planes, helicopters and spacecraft. He blew the whistle on the company. In 2006 he filed a lawsuit on the government's behalf as allowed under the federal False Claims Act.

Baja Motorsports, Mini Bikes and Go-Carts recalled do to fire and burn hazards

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:Baja Motorsports, Mini Bikes and Go-Carts (Fire and Burn Hazards - 308,000)Tots , Portable Playard Tent by in (Strangulation Hazard – 20,000) Pottery Barn Kids, Drop-Side Cribs (Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards - 82,000) Muddy Outdoors Recalls Climbing Sticks (Fall

Toy recalled after two deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has gotten 1.8 million Auto Fire Target Set toys off the market following the asphyxiation deaths of two boys. A 10-year-old boy from Milwaukee and a 9-year-old Chicago child died after they chewed on darts and the one-inch piece of plastic slipped into their throats. Their breathing was cut off by the dart's suction cup. The toys were sold at Family Dollar

Wilton Industries recalls 7,300 tiara's due to high levels of lead

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:Wilton Industries Inc., children's tiaras (high levels of lead - 7,300. The tiara) Simmons Juvenile Products, Simmons drop-side cribs (strangulation or suffocation hazard - 50,000) Bexco Enterprises, Inc., d.b.a. Million Dollar Baby, Drop-Side cribs (strangulation or

Medical malpractice found in kidney stone case

The doctors got the diagnosis right but the treatment wrong. When Kelly Fay went to a North Carolina hospital complaining of pain in her stomach and lower back, emergency room physicians correctly saw the problem as kidney stones. But rather than providing immediate treatment, they prescribed pain medication and sent her home, scheduling an appointment for two days later. She didn't last that

PA high court won’t hear case, cancer verdict stands

In a case that reached the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a $2.6 million judgment was allowed to stand against a doctor and St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network in the Lehigh Valley for failure to diagnose cancer in a 55-year-old woman. The court's decision not to hear the case will severely limit any further options for appeal, said the attorney for the estate of Barbara Glasow, of Effort, PA, who

Hoover WindTunnel T-Series Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner recalled due to fire and shock hazards

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp., Voltaire Swivel Chairs (fall hazard - 750)Cummins Power Generation portable generators (fire hazard - 550)Hind Fashions, boys' Hooded Jackets (strangulation hazard - 200)Colleen Karis Designs LLC, All-Star Basketball Chair and Ottoman