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• Industry Foxes Guarding the Regulatory Chicken Coops

  Michael Phelan | April 27, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Bush Administration has placed so many of its industry cronies in charge of federal regulatory agencies that one has to wonder whether there is an agency out there that is being run by someone who isn't trying to undermine that agency's mission. Edwin Foulke was South Carolina's Republican Party Chairman, and an anti-union, anti-regulatory zealot who was well-know for his efforts to weaken...

• Strike Three for Shelhigh, Inc. and Contaminated Medical Devices

  Michael Phelan | April 20, 2007 1:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  It turns out that the recent seizure by the FDA of a million parts and medical devices from the Union, NJ manufacturing plant of Shelhigh, Inc. was not the first regulatory action concerning sterility problems taken in recent years by the FDA against Shelhigh. Shelhigh sterility violations resulted in FDA warning letters being issued in 2000 and again in 2005. During the recent raid on the...

• Patient Advice Regarding Contaminated Medical Devices

  Michael Phelan | April 19, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  FDA's inspections of Shelhigh, Inc., a New Jersey medical device manufacturer, revealed improper sterilization and extension of the expiration dates for the firm's medical devices. The conditions were bad enough that the FDA seized all the medical devices at the Union, N.J. plant. Although a milion products were seized, countless Shelhigh devices have been implanted into patients. These...

• Allianz Life Accused of Selling Bogus Annuities to Senior Citizens

  Michael Phelan | April 19, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  There is a potential nationwide settlement involving Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and the sale of deferred annuities to persons over the age of 65. The allegations asserted against Allianz are that they conspired with a network of insurance sales agents to fraudulently induce people 65 years of age or older to purchase deferred annuities by means of misleading...

• FDA Seizes a Million Non-Sterile Medical Devices

  Michael Phelan | April 19, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  U.S. marshals and Food and Drug Administration investigators began seizing heart valves and other implantable medical devices made from cow and pig tissue by a New Jersey company because of concerns about sterility. The seizure from Shelhigh Inc. was expected to net an estimated one million parts and finished products. The FDA said it had found significant problems in the Union, N.J.,...

• Ford Recalls Escape SUV's

  Michael Phelan | April 12, 2007 4:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling more than 500,000 Escape sport-utility vehicles after 50 reports of engine fires caused by corroded brake parts. The recall covers model years 2001 to 2004. Ford notified dealers on Tuesday and is preparing to send letters to owners. The recall is a result of a 2006 National Highway Transportation Safety Administration investigation. The recall...

• Millions of Toys Recalled for Lead Paint Dangers

  Michael Phelan | April 03, 2007 12:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  For many years, I have represented young children who have been victimized by the devastating effects of lead paint poisoning. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that can cause brain injury, especially in young children whose brains are not fully developed until seven years of age. The civilized world has know about the hazards of lead for centuries, so it shocks me every time I read that our country...