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		<title>Merck Pays Up on Vioxx Death Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Pharma giant Merck &#38; Co. is winding down litigation related to its popular arthritis drug Vioxx.  Bloomberg reports the company paid out claims from a $4.85 billion settlement fund to the families of 3,468 Vioxx users who died of heart attacks or strokes.  Vioxx was pulled from the market in 2004 after a study linked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to Help Consumers Sue Foreign Manufacturers for Defective Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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Consumers may soon be able to take foreign manufacturers of defective or dangerous products to court in the US. A House Panel this week approved the Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act, which will hold overseas manufacturers legally accountable for injuries in the same way that American manufacturers are held accountable. The legislation was filed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prius Headlight Suit Moves Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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More bad news for Toyota: A class action alleging defective headlights on some of Toyota’s Prius hybrids can go forward, according to ruling from a federal judge in Los Angeles. The suit claims the automaker failed to warn customers that the headlights can turn on and off randomly in some of the cars, posing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Action Alleges Apple&#8217;s Hot iPad Overheats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
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The iPad may be the hottest device  around – but Apple’s latest gadget can’t take the heat. That’s the claim at the heart of a class action filed in federal court by some iPad users. The lawsuit alleges the iPad overheats rapidly when it comes in contact with sunlight or warm air. Apple faces several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco Cellphone Law Challenged by CTIA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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The City of San Francisco is being sued over its controversial cellphone law by the CTIA, a wireless trade group. The new law requires cellphone retailers to post data about a device’s &#8220;specific absorption rate,&#8221; the radiation absorbed by a user&#8217;s body tissue. The CTIA is concerned the law could mislead consumers about the safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel Leakage Sparks Nissan Cube Recall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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Nissan is voluntarily recalling 46,000 of its 2009 and 2010 Cube hatchbacks due to potential problems with fuel spilling during rear end collisions.
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		<title>Nap Nanny Baby Recliners Recalled After Infant Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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Around 30,000 Nap Nanny portable baby recliners are being recalled by Baby Matters LLC after an infant died in one that was being used in a crib. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is investigating the report and says it has received reports of 22 other incidents in which infants have fallen over the recliner’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Devices Send 70,000 Kids to ER Annually</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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Injuries and complications from contact lenses, ear tubes, and other types of medical devices cause more than 70,000 children to end up in the emergency room annually, according to a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) survey. The FDA is researching how the injuries occurred and those findings could eventually result in device warnings.
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		<title>Heart Defibrillator Advisory Issued by Boston Scientific</title>
		<link>http://www.sokolovelaw.com/blog/2010/07/26/heart-defibrillator-advisory-issued-by-boston-scientific/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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Boston Scientific Corp. issued a recent advisory to doctors on three models of its implantable heart defibrillators, also called ICDs. A magnetic switch on the device can get stuck, preventing it from delivering an electric shock to a patient’s heart when it is needed. The advisory involves the Contak Renewal 3 &#38; 4 and Vitality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Law Firms Double Team Banner Supply on Chinese Drywall Class Action</title>
		<link>http://www.sokolovelaw.com/blog/2010/07/23/law-firms-double-team-banner-supply-on-chinese-drywall-class-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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Banner Supply is the target of a statewide class action lawsuit filed by two Florida law firms that seek to consolidate thousands of Chinese drywall claims against the Miami company, according to the Miami Herald.
The lawsuit alleges that Banner Supply, which sold defective Chinese drywall to builders around the state, knew in 2006 about potential [...]]]></description>
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