Toyota announces recall of 550,000 vehicles to fix steering flaw
November 10, 2011
Consumer Fraud
Toyota Motor Corp. announced it is recalling 420,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the United States and an additional 130,000 globally over a flaw that could result in difficulty steering if not corrected. ... Read More
Profits of diabetes drug Actos drop amid bladder cancer scare
November 10, 2011
Product Liability
Japan pharmaceutical company Takeda has announced a nosedive in first-half operating profits in the wake of new bladder cancer warnings on its top-selling type 2 diabetes pill Actos. The company posted a 4.8 percent drop in profits despite an April-September ... Read More
Spokeswoman for recalled DePuy hip implant falls victim to design defect
November 10, 2011
Pharmaceutical
Penny Brown was a proud spokesmodel for DePuy Orthopaedics, promoting the company’s ASR XL hip replacement system in posters and consulting others to have the same implant based on her experience. But a few years after receiving the metal-on-metal hip ... Read More
Truck driver receives $10 million for injuries received in Walmart parking lot
November 10, 2011
Personal Injury
The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld an award of nearly $10 million to a commercial truck driver who sued Walmart after she slipped and fell in the parking lot of a northern Colorado branch while making a delivery in December ... Read More
Diet pill indicated as contributing cause of Bubba Smith’s death
November 10, 2011
Product Liability
Results from an autopsy indicate the diet pill phentermine contributed to the death of Bubba Smith, the towering all-pro football player-turned-actor and commercial spokesman. Smith was also found to have heart disease and high blood pressure. He was 66. ... Read More