InjuryBoard Santa Clarita Archives

• L'Oréal Recalls Hair Color

  Susy Owen | January 28, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  L'Oréal has announced a voluntary recall of L'Oréal Paris Dream Blonde Bleach and Lightening Care Kit due to misprinted directions. At this time, the recall involves U.S. retail stores only. Retailers carring the product have been notified. It has been estimated that several hundred consumers have purchased the product. The company received a customer complaint of irritation to the scalp...

• Don't Eat the Sushi

  Susy Owen | January 25, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Bad new for sushi lovers. Recent laboratory studies conducted on the sushi tuna in 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants have found mercury levels that exceed the acceptable levels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor...

• Toys Recalled Due to Excessive Lead

  Susy Owen | January 22, 2008 4:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a product recall on Toy Wrestler Figures, which were manufactured by A.A. of America Inc., of East Brunswick, N.J.In all, 5,400 units are being recalled due to high levels of lead. The levels of lead in the paint violate U.S. federal standards. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported to date. " The recalled toy is a package of four...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Headed for Trial

  Susy Owen | January 18, 2008 4:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In November of 2003 Josh Eppley was a seventh grade student at Tri-Valley Middle School in Ohio. According to a lawsuit filed by the parents of Eppley, Tri-Valley Middle School allowed 17-year-old Corey Jenkins to take their son out of school without their permission. Jenkins proceeded to drive with Eppley as a passenger in a car.According to the police report, Eppley was ejected from the...

• Criminal Charges Loom for Dog Owner

  Susy Owen | January 14, 2008 3:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  After 7-year-old Ethan Westergard, was attacked by a pit bull mix, the owner told conflicting stories to authorities as to the dogs whereabouts. As a result, she now faces criminal charges. This case has also exposed shortcomings in the way animals are supposed to be quarantined for the purposes of rabies testing. Initally the owner said the dog was dead and buried. However, when authorities...

• Autism and Vaccines

  Susy Owen | January 11, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  It is believed by many that autism cases are a direct result of a mercury-based vaccine preservative. The incidences of Autism continue to rise to the horror of parents and others who have watched seemingly normally functioning children suddenly go into what seems to be their own. It is now being reported that the vaccines may not have been the cause of autism as feared, although many parents...

• Dog Bites Police Officer

  Susy Owen | January 08, 2008 6:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  While on duty in the early hours of January 1, 2008, Officer Jada Burgin was bitten by the dog. The dog bite occured due to the fact that the dog's owner failed to control his dog at the time of the incident. The officer was responding to a call pertaining to James Powell and his sister Jamie Powell. It had been reported that they were yelling at each other. When the police arrived on the...

• Mississippi Supreme Court will hear appeal of judgment against UMC

  Susy Owen | January 04, 2008 6:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been accused of medical malpractice for failing to diagnose a patient's case of pneumonia, which subsequently led to that patient's death. In May the state Court of Appeals upheld the malpractice award, and now the case will be heard by the Supreme Court.After the case was ruled in the favor of the family of the decedent in 2005, The University of...