Entries by Mikala Harden

Cuisinart Food Processor Recall for Blade Dangers

Conair, the manufacturer of Cuisinart Food Processors, has issued a voluntary recall of the food processor after receiving 69 reports as of December 13, 2016 of their owners discovering pieces of the blade in their food after using the processors.  Injuries received included 30 different reports of lacerations and tooth injuries in the mouth from […]

Himalayan Salt Rock Safety Concerns

If you are an individual who strives for good health and holistic living, you may have jumped on the  Himalayan rock salt lamp trend.  These lamps have been touted to help with mood, allergy prevention, and air deodorizing.  However, thousands of these lamps have been recalled due to the possibility of overheating, fire hazards, and […]

Ethicon’s Physiomesh Withdrawal

In June of 2016 manufacturer, Ethicon, subsidiary of giant Johnson & Johnson, began to withdraw from the market the surgical mesh for hernias called Physiomesh. The product is a flexible composite mesh and it was found that revisions were needed in a large number of hernia repairs using Physiomesh. This market withdrawal was helpful in […]

Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuits (Prilosec & Nexium)

As Inserra Kelley Sewell, Injury Attorneys has informed its readership in the past, there are a group of medications frequently used for heartburn and acid reflux that have come under fire for their dangers to your health.  Proton pump inhibitors (PPI), including Prilosec, Nexium, Protonix, Dexilant, and Prevacid, have been linked to possible dementia, Alzheimer’s, […]

Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson for Over One Billion on Hip Implants

Johnson & Johnson has lost a third case regarding its defective, dangerous hip implants and have been ordered to pay out over one billion dollars!  This is a victory for the consumer patient against a giant manufacturing metal on metal hip implants that have been known to cause terrible health consequences over and over.  Companies, […]

Inserra | Kelley | Cooper | Sewell, Injury Lawyers Fifth Annual Turkey Giveaway

From The Daily Record It’s Raining Turkeys Thanks to Law Firm At the end of the day on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the law firm of Inserra | Kelley | Cooper | Sewell, Injury Lawers, will have given away 2,500 frozen turkeys in five years, 500 each year. The firm started Lawyers Against Hunger – Fight […]

Smith & Nephew Hip Recall

Smith & Nephew is a medical device manufacturer in London that provides their products worldwide used in hip, knee, and shoulder replacements.  Their latest recall involving their hip replacement systems and the company voluntarily mailed out safety notice letters to inform the consumer on November 15, 2016.  The devices involved in the recall are the […]

Sabra Hummus Recall

If you are like most, you are probably ready to be told any way to avoid sickness, as in listeria illness, over the upcoming holiday season.  Sabra Dipping Company is the latest food company to issue a recall due to the possibility certain Sabra Hummus products may contain listeria monocytogenes.  The hummus products were distributed […]

Samsung Washer Recall

Samsung seems to be having a bad 2016.  The company’s latest recall involves 2.8 million top loader washing machines.  It seems the machines run the risk of falling apart while being used, making it possible that injuries would occur to owners and their families if the top detaches from the chassis and crashes on them.  […]

Pending Stryker Hip Replacement Product Recall

Stryker hip replacement products have been the subject of lawsuits in the past and it seems there is the likelihood that Stryker is putting out yet another defective hip product in its Stryker LFIT Anatomic CoCr V40 femoral heads.  These products are modular components used in total hip replacement procedures.  The defective products can lead […]