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• Chinese Tires Recalled

  Michael Phelan | June 26, 2007 3:10 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Federal agencies ordered Foreign Tires Sales, Inc. to recall up to 450,000 tires it imported from China and sold to U.S. distributors. The reason for the recall is because the Chinese manufacturer unilaterally decided not to install gum strips into its tires, thus increasing the risk of tire separation. The recalled tires were sold under at least four brand names-Westlake, Compass, Telluride,...

• Don't Buy Chinese-Made Products

  Michael Phelan | June 26, 2007 11:15 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  I favor free-trade and don't consider myself to be an isolationist, but enough is enough. First we learn that Chinese-made ingredients in pet food are killing our pets. Next we learn that Chinese-made toothpaste is toxic. Recently, we learned that Thomas the Tank Engine toy trains contain enough lead paint to cause permanent brain damage to toddlers who might chew on the toys. Now, the...

• Avandia Story Follows Predictable Pattern

  Michael Phelan | June 04, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  From Fen Phen, to Rezulin, to Vioxx, to Avandia, the story follows a predictable pattern. The Food and Drug Administration, which currently sees itself as an arm of the pharmaceutical industry rather than a consumer protection agency, approves a drug with little more than reliance upon data provided by the drug manufacturer and advice from FDA advisory panels which are increasingly comprised of...

• Convenience Store Chain Sued for Unpaid Overtime

  Aubrey Ford | June 01, 2007 4:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court in Iowa by two assistant managers accusing Casey's General Stores, Inc. of refusing to pay them overtime that they earned. The assistant managers worked at a store in Iowa and claimed that they were required to work several hours per week off the clock. This accumulated to hundreds of hours over a three-year period. The...