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• Defective Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch Recalled By FDA

  Craig Cherry | April 22, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  C.R. Bard Inc., its subsidiary Davol, Inc., along with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have intiated three separate voluntary recalls regarding the Bard Composix Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch. The Kugel patch is used to repair ventral hernias caused by stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery. The Kugel patch is also used to repair inguinal and laparoscopic hernias in addition to the...

• Chinese Toy Company Boss Kills Himself

  Courtney Mills | August 13, 2007 2:06 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The head of a Chinese toy company, responsible for overseeing millions of dollars worth of lead-painted toys, hanged himself in his factory this weekend, just after the Chinese government banned exports from the company. Zhang Shuhong, who ran the Lee Der Industrial Co., Ltd., killed himself in a warehouse of the company. In China, hanging oneself is often seen as a sign of shame.Lee Der was...

• IIHS: Headrests Not Providing Adequate Protection

  Craig Cherry | April 06, 2007 8:46 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show headrests in many vehicles on the road today are not providing adequate protection to drivers and passengers. Out of seventy-five (75) seat head-restraint designs that were tested by the IIHS, only twenty-two (22) rated as good.The remaining fifty-three (53) designs rated marginal or poor. According to the results...

• Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled After Children Injury Reports

  Craig Cherry | July 24, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Hasbro, Inc. has recalled approximately 1 million Easy-Bake Ovens after receiving numerous reports of injuries to children. According to the notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Hasbro, Inc. has received reports of approximately 249 injuries to children as a result of kids getting their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening.Out of the 249 reports, 77 including burn...

• Texas House Passes Bus Seat Belt Legislation

  Craig Cherry | May 17, 2007 6:04 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The Texas House of Representatives passed HB 323 which requires Texas schools to purchase buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts for passengers after 2010. The legislation also requires Texas schools to use only chartered motorcoach buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts after 2014.After being passed in the House, HB 323 was then sent to the Senate for consideration. The bill has been...

• Ford Recalls Police Cars With Defective Wheels

  Craig Cherry | March 14, 2007 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Ford Motor Company is in the process of recalling nearly 110,000 Crown Victoria police cruisers as a result of a wheel defect. The wheel defect can cause a rapid loss of tire pressure during high-speed pursuits due to cracks developing in the steel wheels.The recall affects only certain 2003-2005 year model Crown Victorias. According to Ford, the wheel defect has been linked to at least two...

• CPSC Discusses Changing Policies

  Jenny Albano | July 15, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Nancy Nord, the Consumer Product Safety Commission's acting chairman, thinks the agencies policies need to be updated, the law is 35 years old and needs to be changed. Earlier this week, her staff had a meeting with a group representing manufacturers and a meeting with several consumer groups to discuss her ideas and proposals.Nord wants to make it illegal to sell a product that has been...

• Allstate Ordered to Refund $56 Million

  Craig Cherry | March 15, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  A Travis County, Texas District Judge ordered Allstate Insurance to refund approximately $56,000,000.00 in overcharges to policyholders. The order is, in part, the result of ongoing litigation that began in December 2004 after the Texas Department of Insurance disapproved Allstate's proposed rate increase of five percent. The order requires Allstate to also pay interest to policyholders at an...

• Construction Workers Lift Bus to Save Girl

  Christina Cole | March 11, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  After a collision involving a car and bus on Tuesday, construction workers came to the rescue of a five-year-old-girl who was pinned under the bus, managing to free her.A car ran a red light and smashed into a Primrose School bus causing it to roll over, said Police. Nine people were hurt in the crash, including seven children ages five and six and two adults.Nearby construction workers used...

• Atlanta Bus Accident Kills 6, Injures 29

  Craig Cherry | March 03, 2007 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  A motorcoach charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio drove off an overpass in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday killing six and injuring twenty-nine others. Many of the passengers are believed to have been fully or partially ejected from the bus. Of the six bus passengers killed, four were students from Bluffton University. The bus driver and his wife were also killed. Twenty-eight...