Defective & Dangerous Products

• Winn-Dixie Recalls Prestige Chocolate Ice Cream Because of Mislabeling

  Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Winn-Dixie Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Prestige Chocolate Ice Cream because of a potential mislabeling in packaging. Some of the products may have the correct lid identifying the product as chocolate almond, but the "tub" is identified as only chocolate. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction...

• Some Good News For Tobacco Litigants

  Eddie Farah | October 01, 2007 11:11 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The good news happened at the U.S. Supreme Court as it reconvened Monday.The highest court of the land rejected with no comment or discussion, an appeal by the tobacco industry. Big Tobacco wanted to overturn a decision last year that would allow "deception" and "negligence" to be argued against Big Tobacco in the states upcoming individual lawsuits. Those cases are being filed by Farah and...

• Victims of Tobacco Gather In Jacksonville

  Eddie Farah | September 21, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Approximately 300 people who currently suffer from tobacco-related illnesses, as well as family members of those who have died from these diseases, will gather at the downtown Jacksonville Public Library Auditorium, Wednesday, September 26th at 6:30 p.m. to hear the progress and current status on their lawsuits against the tobacco industry. A news conference will follow, updating reporters on...

• Toddler Dies At Day Care

  Jane Akre | August 29, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A 2-year old Georgia boy died after electronic eqipment fell on him at his south Georgia day care center.Jamerson Goodman suffered the injuries in the afternoon at the God Daycare in Douglas. His mother, Kimberly Wright, reports that electronic equipment, possibly a TV or VCR on a stand, fell on the little boy.Wright was called at work and told her son was hurt. The boy was pronounced dead at...

• Ford Recall Over Faulty Cruise Control Switch

  Eddie Farah | August 20, 2007 11:25 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Ford is recalling millions of vehicles because a faulty cruise control switch could spark fires.3.6 million vehicles, including the F-150 truck, Ford Explorer, Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car, among others, are included in the recall. All vehicles were built between 1992 and 2004.This is the second time the auto giant has recalled vehicles over this problem. In January 2005, over 6 million...

• Mold Problems Plague Town Center Condo

  Eddie Farah | August 19, 2007 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The story appearing in the August 14-20 issue of Folio Weekly puts into perspective having a bad day.Karen Donges, a 35-year old communications instructor at UNF, moved into the Esplanade at Town Center earlier this year. While the renter liked the grainite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, she didnt like the black mold spores climbing up her bedroom wall.She began feeling flu-like...

• Defective Chinese-Made Tire Recall

  Eddie Farah | August 09, 2007 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Hundreds of thousands of defective tires made in China are being recalled starting today.The tires are distributed by Foreign Tire Sales Inc., which is overseeing the recall.The problem --the tires are missing a gum strip that is an important safety feature which binds the belts of a tire together. Remember the Firestone tire recall in 2000? That was one of the problems behind the largest tire...

• Fisher Price Recalls 1 Million Plastic Pre-School Toys

  Eddie Farah | August 02, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  They are toys most parents are familiar with--Dora and Diego, Big Bird, Elmo.But now Fisher-Price is recalling 83 different types, involving 967,000 plastic preschool toys because of lead paint.The toys were made in China and sold in the U.S. between May and August. The problem was discovered internally then reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This is the first recall for...

• Georgia's Castleberry Expands Botulism Recall

  Eddie Farah | July 24, 2007 11:43 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  July is the month for barbeques and hotdogs. It's perhaps the worst month for a company to have a suspected botulism outbreak in its hot dog chili sauce.Now the FDA is asking consumers to throw away more than 90 different products from Castleberry Foods of Augusta, Georgia, from chili sauce to dog food. Botulism poisoning is serious and can be fatal. So far two people in Texas and two in...

• Battery Giant Sued for Worker Injuries

  Eddie Farah | July 02, 2007 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  John "Chuck" Mikell, says he had no idea what substance he was handling at a former Energizer battery plant in Alachua County. But now the husband and father of four has a very good idea what's caused his stage four kidney cancer-- cadmium and nickel used to make the rechargable batteries. Mikell, 50, says he's been given a death sentence because of work he did at the plant. The 50 year old is...