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Products manufactured and designed with a disregard to safety controls may inadvertently cause extensive injury to young children, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt .             About 28,000 Bumbleride Indie & Indie Twin Strollers  (an additional 2,700 were sold in Canada) were manufactured in Taiwan and have been recalled…

Products manufactured and designed with a disregard to safety controls may inadvertently cause extensive injury to children particularly when they are having fun and playing, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt . The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Landscape Structures Inc., of Delano, Minn., today announced a voluntary recall of the Slalom Glider….

Lexapro a highly effective drug used in the medical treatment of depression, may cause birth defects in pregnant women, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt A recently released study suggests newborns could be at risk of Lexapro side effects, including serious Lexapro birth defects. The study, which found that infants exposed to selective serotonin reuptake…

Products manufactured according to substandard standards may inadvertently cause extensive injury or death to its owner, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt . A Florida man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth, taking out some of his…

Problems with the manufacturing of dispensing devices and the bottling process may cause medical issues to infants due to over dosing, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt Problems with a safety feature recently added to bottles of grape-flavored liquid Infants’ Tylenol (oral acetaminophen suspension) have prompted McNeil Consumer Healthcare to recall 574,000 bottles, the company said…

Products manufactured according to substandard standards may inadvertently cause extensive injury to consumers, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt . 835,000 Tassimo coffee makers are being recalled in the United States and 900,000 in Canada according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall involves brewers made by BSH Home Appliances Corp. that…

Food  products contaminated with Listeria can result in serious consumer illness and sometimes fatal  infections among the young and senior population, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt Listeria contamination of hard-cooked eggs has led to recalls of prepared salads, sandwiches, and other products in 34 states. The listeria contamination was detected in lab tests…

Products manufactured according to substandard standards may inadvertently cause extensive injury to consumers, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt . The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of some fax machines and printers because they pose fire and burn hazards. According to the recall, there have been seven reports to Hewlett-Packard about…

Food  products contaminated with carbendazim can result in serious consumer illness and sometimes fatal  infections among the young and senior population, says Alabama liability attorney Keith T. Belt Test results released Friday by the Food and Drug Administration found that 11 shipments of orange juice stopped at the U.S. border were positive for carbendazim, a…