 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that Asurion, of Smyrna, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 470,000 Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded cell phone batteries in refurbished devices. The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. This recall involves only BlackBerry®-branded batteries provided with refurbished Blackberry®-branded devices. The refurbished devices were sent to consumers by Asurion [...]
Aug
14
2010
14
2010
Aug
12
2010
12
2010
Study Indicates Medical Errors Cost U.S. Economy $19.5 Billion
A recently released report states that medical errors and the complications that result from them cost the U.S. economy $19.5 billion in 2008. The study was reported on in the Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog, and found that medical errors were responsible for more than 2500 avoidable deaths and over 10 million lost days of [...]
Aug
6
2010
6
2010
City of Toledo Still Trying to Fend Off Dog Bites
The Lucas County Dog Warden Citizen’s Advisory Committee has proposed a new ordinancewhich would expand regulations on dogs and their owners. According to the chairman of the advisory committee, the goals of the proposed ordinance are to reduce dog bites by half, eliminate euthanasia based on dog breed, and penalize “irresponsible dog owners.” The proposed [...]
Aug
3
2010
3
2010
SUPREME COURT UNLOCKS MICHIGAN COURTHOUSE DOORS FOR AUTO INJURY VICTIMS
For the past six years, the courthouse doors in Michigan have been virtually padlocked for people injured in car collisions due to someone else’s negligence. No matter the circumstances, the 2004 case of Kreiner v Fischer said in effect that you could seek redress for your injury caused by someone else’s wrongdoing only if you [...]