Defective & Dangerous Products

• Ohio roller coaster accident lawyers | Teen loses feet in roller coaster accident, settles out of court

  Chuck Boyk | January 28, 2009 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Kaitlyn Lasitter, a teenager from Kentucky, received a settlement from a Six Flags Amusement Park after her feet were severed during a thrill ride in June 2007. The ride malfunctioned, causing a...

• Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney answers readers' questions

  Chuck Boyk | October 13, 2008 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  What do you do if you purchase a car that turns out to be a lemon? Do you have any legal rights? Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer Dale Emch answers readers general legal questions on everything...

• Child saved from wrongful death after ingesting toy magnets

  Chuck Boyk | October 02, 2008 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A settlement of more than $1 million was recently reached after a four-year-old boy ingested a pair of small magnets made by Rose Art, according to the Jere Beasley Report. The toys stuck together...

• E. coli outbreak in Toledo, Ohio and surrounding area Kroger stores causes personal injury

  Chuck Boyk | June 27, 2008 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  More than 35 people have suffered personal injury from a recent E. coli outbreak linked to beef sold at Ohio and Michigan Kroger stores, according to the Toledo Blade. The recall targets...

• Olives Recalled for Possible Contamination

  Christina Cole | March 10, 2007 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Jars of olives have been recalled by a Florida company because they might be contaminated with a bacteria that can cause food poisoning.Flora Foods, located in Florida, has recalled their 25 ounce jars of "Cerignola Olives," due to risk of being contaminated with clostridium botulinum, which can cause a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.The recalled olives were distributed in Georgia,...

• Peter Pan peanut butter sickens people in Toledo and throughout country

  Dale Emch | February 25, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  People sickened by eating tainted Peter Pan peanut butter that was sold in Toledo, Ohio, and throughout the rest of the country are starting to file lawsuits.The family of a Pennsylvania woman who died allegedly as the result of salmonella poisoning due to eating tainted peanut butter filed suit recently against ConAgra Foods, Inc. Whether the 76-year-old woman actually died of salmonella...

• New Lawsuit Against Makers of Ortho Evra Patch

  Christina Cole | February 15, 2007 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  A personal injury suit has been filed in Santa Clara Count Court naming a Mountain View company and others that are involved in developing the Ortho Evra Patch. The patch is a commonly used birth control contraceptive that has been the source of hundreds of adverse reactions and complaints all around the world.The most recent lawsuits name 46 plaintiffs, most being young women in their teens and...

• Guidant Office Sees Layoffs from Boston Scientific

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Boston Scientific has announced it will cut up to 600 jobs, or about 2% of the company's entire workforce. Most of the jobs will be eliminated at the Minnesota office the company acquired when it bought Guidant Corporation last spring.Natick-based Boston Scientific has sought to restore confidence in Guidant's defibrillator and pacemaker business after a string of recalls and safety warnings...

• Medtronic may be Sued for Device Replacements

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 7:12 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Medtronic may have to repay health insurers for the cost of replacing 25,000 recalled defibrillators after a federal court ruling last week. In an oral order on January 4th, U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum said U.S. health plans may bring Medtronic to a civil trial to recuperate the money. In February 2005, Medtronic recalled 87,000 defibrillators. Insurers paid U.S. doctors and hospitals...

• Couple Seeks $1.3 million from Maker of Ortho Evra

  Christina Cole | January 06, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  An Illinois couple is seeking $1.3 million in damages from Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical claiming the birth control patch Ortho Evra was the cause of the user suffering from deep vein thrombosis.Carla and Jason Fletcher filed a 27-count lawsuit on December 11th in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming the pharmaceutical company negligently designed,...