Saturday, May 29, 2010

1,000 Do It Best Bicycle Bells recalled due to excessive lead levels

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:S&S Worldwide Inc., bags of Flower and Insect Painted Wooden Beads (excessive levels of lead 1,000) Simpson Dura-Vent Company Inc DuraTech Anchor Plates with Damper and DuraChimney II Anchor Plates with Damper (carbon monoxide poisoning - 500) BikeMine, Quality Bicycle Parts

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Judge, not jury, awards $22.6M in birth injury case

Birth Injuries - A judge in Illinois has ruled that two doctors failed to meet the standard of care when they did not administer a pregnant woman or her unborn child antibiotics after her water broke. As a result, an infection traveled to Christian Arroyo’s brain and caused permanent damage. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the child suffered cerebral palsy and as a result of the 2003 medical