As San Diego product liability attorneys, we are well aware of the dangers posed by defective products, particularly to small children. However, in many cases, safety alerts don’t reach parents in time. This week we want to share an important safety recall involving defective bassinets. The U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission has announced that [...] Read more »
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on a proposal encouraging medical device manufacturers to consider child safety in the design of new X-ray imaging devices. In the draft guidance, FDA is recommending that manufacturers design new X-ray imaging devices with protocols and instructions that address use on pediatric patients. The FDA also [...] Read more »
As San Diego medical malpractice attorneys, we are concerned that a total of 33 rare fungal eye infections have been traced back to contamination at a Florida pharmacy with a troubled history. Franck’s Compounding Lab in Ocala was previously linked to the deaths of 33 polo horses in 2009. California health officials first alerted the [...] Read more »
As San Diego product liability attorneys, we are well aware of the dangers posed by defective products. However, in many cases, safety alerts don’t reach consumers in time. With this in mind, we would like to share this week’s product safety alert. Kawasaki USA Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Injury, Death Hazard The Consumer [...] Read more »
Although the weather is always nice in San Diego, spring still means spending more time outside with family and friends. Before you use spring-related products this season, it is important to check to see if they have been recalled. . The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following list of defective recreational and outdoor [...] Read more »
As San Diego accident attorneys, we are concerned by a new report suggesting that traumatic brain injuries may be more common than previously thought. The study, conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, applied a new system for classifying injuries caused by force to the head and found that the incidence of traumatic brain injury [...] Read more »
As San Diego medical malpractice lawyers, we are closely monitoring whether the increasing use of electronic records is resulting in an increase or decrease in medical errors. At this point, the evidence does not seem to point conclusively in one direction, suggesting additional research is needed. The benefits of electronic medical records are numerous. For [...] Read more »
The Food and Drug Administration is facing mounting pressure over the way it currently tracks defective medical devices, after new research revealed that faulty heart-defibrillator wires manufactured by St. Jude Medical Inc. were linked to 20 deaths. In response, the FDA is reportedly looking to create a new bar-code identification system to make it easier [...] Read more »
Equipping emergency rooms with professional interpreters may help prevent San Diego medical errors, according to new research. The study, conducted at two pediatric ERs and published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, found that mistakes with the potential to result in “clinical consequences,” such as administering the wrong medication dose, were about twice as likely [...] Read more »
As San Diego product liability attorneys, we are well aware of the dangers posed by defective products. However, in many cases, drug recalls and safety alerts don’t reach the patients that need them the most. With this in mind, we would like to share the following drug recall alert. Hospira, Inc. has announced that it [...] Read more »
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