Personal Injury Law Product Defect News Article Excerpts Q1 2006 - January through March

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2006 Personal Injury Law Product Defect Cases News Articles

March 24, 2006, "Reebok recalls bracelets after boy dies; Canton firm seeking 300,000 after Minn. lead poisoning case"
March 23, 2006, "Panel Advises Disclosure of Drugs' Psychotic Effects"
March 17, 2006, "But GM won't concede defeat in $18.6 million jury award to woman paralyzed in 1997 crash"
March 14, 2006, "Guidant Warns Doctors on Defibrillators"
March 9, 2006, "Guidant Consultant Advised Company to Release Data on Defects"
March 9, 2006, "Drive to Shred Documents Puts Kids and Pets at Risk"
March 7, 2006, "Study Details Link of Drugs and Thoughts of Suicide"
March 6, 2006, "Tests on sushi from L.A.-area eateries raise questions about FDA mercury monitoring"
March 5, 2006, "Experts: Patches + heat = danger"
March 3, 2006, "Ford said risky tires were OK for SUV; Replacements for Explorer did poorly in rollover tests"
March 3, 2006, "Jury Awards Family $8 Million in Death"
March 1, 2006, "Birth defects prompt limits on acne drug"
March 1, 2006, "Plaintiff lawyers find hope in welding-lawsuit ruling"
February 28, 2006, "Internal Turmoil at Device Maker as Inquiry Grew"
February 23, 2006, "Guidant Cited for Manufacturing Violation"
February 23, 2006, "Boeing Faces US Lawsuit Over Helios Crash"
February 22, 2006, "Guidant: FDA Incorrectly Told About Fixes"
February 21, 2006, "Prenatal Exposure to Antidepressants Linked to Birth Defects"
February 21, 2006, "Boeing sued over deadly crash in Greece"
February 20, 2006, "Prozac and the unborn baby; Pregnant women on antidepressants face a difficult decision"
February 17, 2006, "Clot Risk for Birth-Control Patch Is Found to Be Double That of Pill"
February 17, 2006, "Guidant Reparation Is Criticized"
February 16, 2006, "Toxins Found in Fish for Sale"
February 13, 2006, "Ford Must Pay $29 Million in Auto Accident"
February 10, 2006, "SSRI Antidepressants Linked to Serious Lung Disorder in Newborns"
February 10, 2006, "SSRIs linked with increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns"
February 9, 2006, "Antidepressants May Harm Infants' Lungs, Report Says"
February 5, 2006, "Journal Article a Wild Card in Vioxx Trial"
February 4, 2006, "Design changes reduce deaths in vehicles struck by SUVs, pickups"
February 4, 2006, "Antidepressants During Pregnancy"
February 3, 2006, "Recalled Trucks Burn As Ford Fiddles; Massive Recall Moves Slowly as New Fires Break Out"
February 2, 2006, "Trucks Burst Into Flames, Even When Turned Off"
January 31, 2006, "Health issues from birth control patch spark lawsuits from local women"
January 31, 2006, "Glen Carbon woman asking for $75 million from Ortho Evra producers"
January 30, 2006, "Women claim contraceptive didn't come with blood clot warning"
January 28, 2006, "U.S. seeks Guidant documents from lawyer"
January 26, 2006, "Some cans of tuna are high in mercury; new FDA findings contradict official statements by the government"
January 24, 2006, "Suit over fatal truck crash settled for $4.5M"
January 20, 2006, "Cancer Warnings to Be Added to [Elidel and Protopic]"
January 18, 2006, "Error Rate Greatest In Hospital Radiology"
January 12, 2006, "Lawsuit Grows Over Birth Control Patch"
January 9, 2006, "Low Scores for SUVs, Pickups; Only six vehicles earn the insurance institute's top rank in rear crashes"
January 6, 2006, "Death spurs car-window debate"
January 3, 2006, "Study Shows Children No Safer in SUVs"
January 3, 2006, "Tiremaker Settles Suit with Widow"

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