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We often talk about how helmets can be used by motorcyclists and bicyclists to save lives or at the very least prevent some of the most serious injuries which can occur during a crash.  But helmets might also be used by kayakers and rafters, and this next recall concerns a defect affecting those types of… read more

The potential threat of an air embolism has prompted Vascular Solutions to announce the recall of Guardian II NC and Guardian II Hemostasis Valves available between February of last year and this past February.  The recall encompasses four separate model numbers:  8215, 8216, 8210, and 8211.  These particular models could suffer from a defect that… read more

RM, XM, OM-DHL, and TC Aerial Device utility trucks of the 2000 through 2009 model years have been recalled by Terex South Dakota because of an injury risk posed.  On an estimated 240 of these vehicles, each of which will have boom controls found in the truck bed’s console, a failure may occur in a… read more

Not all smoke alarms are created equal.  In fact, many consumers probably don’t realize that there are two types of smoke alarms, and each has its benefits and drawbacks, according to Consumer Reports. Photoelectric smoke alarms tend to be better at deducing instances in which a slow-building fire forms, for instance when a mattress or… read more

Google Glass has the potential to completely alter the way we interact with our surrounding environment.  Basically a pair of glasses that offers up a host of information to the person wearing the device, the technology aims to provide the sort of Heads-Up Display that was heretofore the purview of videogames. But some worry what… read more

Just in time for Easter comes a recall focused on a series of egg-shaped toys.  West Music announced the recall, which pertains to Basic Beat BB201 egg shakers that act as toy instruments.  Although the toy should only be given to children three and above, the company worries that young kids could nevertheless come into… read more

FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles of the 2007 through 2013 model years are being recalled by Toyota because of an issue that could impede the ability of the seatbelts to keep an occupant properly secured.  A whopping 209,000 vehicles are impacted by the recall, which was issued once it was discovered that the rear door panels… read more

Two weeks have passed since the $8.3 million decision handed down by a jury for a plaintiff that brought a lawsuit against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson.  Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was deeply involved in those proceedings, which stemmed from allegations surrounding the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant.  Although the plaintiff… read more

Hot on the heels of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP’s own Brian Panish working tirelessly to secure an $8.3 million verdict for a client who sustained complications after being implanted with the DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implant, a California legal publication has just honored Mr. Panish with the coveted “Attorneys of the Year 2012”… read more

Many sections of California experience an abundance of pedestrian traffic throughout all parts of the year.  But these high levels of people on their feet means that drivers have to be on their toes.  Careful attention must be paid to one’s surroundings at all times in order to prevent potential catastrophes.  Police in the city… read more

The ability to electrically jumpstart the heart into its normal rhythm has led Automated External Defibrillators to become some of the most vital medical devices available.  But these items, which can actually sense when an individual has experienced a cardiac arrhythmia, are not without their errors.  Recalls by the dozens have been issued, and from… read more

This week has not been kind to compounding pharmacies, nor has the past year.  A 2012 mold contamination hazard tied to products from a Massachusetts facility led to a widespread outbreak across the country, leading regulators to reconsider the way that such operations are regulated.  And this week, a New Jersey compounder had to recall… read more