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Baxter Issues Urgent Nationwide Voluntary Recall and lists the following adverse reactions:

Adverse patient reactions have included: stomach pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased or low blood pressure, chest pain, fast heart rate, dizziness, fainting, unresponsiveness, shortness of breath, feeling your heart beat strong or fast, drug ineffectiveness, burning sensation, redness or paleness of skin, abnormal sensation of the skin, mouth or lips, flushing, increased sweating, decreased skin sensitivity, headache, feeling unwell, restlessness, watery eyes, throat swelling, thirst and difficulty opening the mouth.

What has been hidden in the announcement is that the consequences to the reaction this blood thinning product can be serious and life threatening.

The FDA has little budget to check out the drugs it approves and must rely upon the representations given by the very company that is under intense pressure to aquire a quick release of the product. Unfortunately, some states including Texas proclude litigation concerning products with FDA approval. This is an intense legal fight by the attorneys representing victims of dangerous pharmacuticals.

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Spin Master Recalls Aqua Dots.  Small colorful beads can be made by children that then are used to construct objects. The idea is attractive and I'm sure many responsible adults bought the product to help their children in creative play. Unfortunately the small Aqua Dots are colorful and just the right size to be candy. The covering of the dots metabolizes into a drug often referred to as the "date rape" drug. It causes the children become confused, then suffer lose of muscle control. Depending on the amount consumed, it can cause amnesia, coma and even death.

Obviously our regulatory agencies are not providing enough protection for consumers and their children. Hopefully the Administration will not further compromise the last line of defense by what it refers to as "Tort Reform"--a code word for taking away the Constitutional right of consumers to sue for damages resulting from unreasonably dangerous products. 

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A recent article on the internet publication Gadget laid out the danger for consumers: Honda and Chrysler is recalling thousands of potentially unsafe vehicles which are affected by brake problems.Chrysler issued a press statement about the matter and they mentioned the problem as potential braking problems while driving uphill, now that’s something we should worry about and some 300,000 vehicles are affected by this problem.While the Honda Motor Co issued a separate statement that they are recalling 180,000 Civics and they are having faulty Wheel bearing which might potentially make the vehicles wheel less while on road .

Chrysler is recalling 156,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Commander SUV’s produced during 2006-2007 .they are also recalling 50,000 Dodge Nitro SUV’s and 90,000 Jeep Wrangler SUV’s produced this year.

The classic test for manufacturers is the balance between possibility and gravity of harm to consumers and the effert and cost to avoid the danger. One would think that Chrysler and Honda have the resources and experience to assure their customers tthe basic safety involved of adequate braking.

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When I first started practicing law in the early 70's safety issues existed concerning circular saws. One would think that products liability lawsuits would have provided enough motivation for manufacturers to use low-tech research and development to assure that their products would not injure consumers.  A new recall has hit the media. See below:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Skil® brand Circular Saws

Units: About 811,000

Manufacturer: Robert Bosch Tool Corp., of Mount Prospect, Ill.

Hazard: The trigger switch on the circular saw can be locked on or the switch can be turned on without the use of the safety lock-out. This can cause unexpected operation of the saw, posing a risk of laceration.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of the saw staying on after the user released the trigger. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recall involves Skil® brand circular saws with model numbers 5650, 5700, 5750 and 5755. The model number and date code are printed on the nameplate located on the front of the saw. The recall includes the following date codes:

28101 - 29231
38101 - 39231
48101 - 49231
58101 - 59231
68101 - 69231
No other models or date codes are included in this recall.

Sold at: Home centers and independent hardware retailers nationwide from January 2002 through December 2006 for between $70 and $80.

Manufactured in: United States

See www.bailey-law.com for law concerning products liability and current product recalls

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China has polluted our food system with poisons and the trail to the guilty has been covered with bureaucratic morass. Recently reports of recalled products has pointed to China as the number one culprit for unreasonably dangerous products. We need to enforce sanctions and judicial remedies against manufacturers outside our borders. The following article is a classic example of the looming problem associated with unregulated integration of the world's economy.

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