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M&Ms Recall If you are allergic to peanuts, think twice before buying a box of M&Ms at the movie theater concession stand. Certain one ounce milk chocolate Theater Box M&Ms are being recalled because they may contain peanut butter in them, and they are not labelled to include peanut butter. According to the Food…

GM Recalls More Cars in 2014 than it Sold in the Previous 7 Years On July 1, 2014, The Consumerist reported that as of that date, General Motors has now recalled more vehicles in the first half of 2014 than it sold in the past seven years. The stalwart Detroit automaker passed this dubious…

Chrysler Recalls Nearly One Million SUV’s in July 2014 The Dallas Morning News reported on July 11, 2014 that Chrysler Group (a division of General Motors) is recalling 895,000 SUVs. The recall is due to Chrysler’s need to re-route or replace wiring in vanity-mirror lights that could potentially cause a fire. The wiring is…

Many Recalled Children’s Products Remain in Homes After Recall Kids In Danger (KID), a non-profit organization based in Chicago, has provided annual reports about the recalls of children‘s products since 2002. In its 2013 report, KID reveals that only 10% of recalled children’s products were “corrected, replaced or returned” as directed in a recall…

What Happens in a Class Action Lawsuit? As discussed in another post in this blog, class action lawsuits are used only in regard to civil (rather than criminal) cases, and are often used in cases of involving dangerous products or product liability. If a large number of people suffer physical or psychological harm because…

Suave Keratin Infusion Smoothing Kit: An Example of a Successful Class Action Smooth, shiny hair—such a simple wish for many women and girls with curly or wavy hair. But keratin treatments at professional salons can cost hundreds of dollars, provide only temporary results, and often contain high levels of dangerous chemicals such as formaldehyde….

What to Do about Symptoms Indicating Problems with Stryker Hip Implants A separate post in this blog goes over Stryker’s voluntary recall of their Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants. If you or a loved one received one of these implants as part of a hip replacement surgery, you should know what kinds of…

Stryker Hip Implant Recall Affects Dallas Residents If you live in the Dallas metro area and received a Stryker hip implant as part of a hip replacement surgery, you should be aware that according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems in July…

What do I need to know about bringing a claim against Stryker Orthopaedics for my recalled hip replacement? Robert Greening answers this question at SuperLawers.com: Read Answer

Stryker Corporation Expects Hip Recall to Cost Millions The Stryker Corporation has estimated that the hip implant recall of its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip devices in June of 2012 will cost the corporation between $190 million to $390 million. Stryker has advised all patients who have the Rejuvenate Modular or ABG II…