About 73500 cans of Clair-Sprayway fabric protector spray have been recalled due to reports that the spray can cause respiratory problems. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall on October 21 since the aerosol spray can cause serious respiratory problems. Clair-Sprayway Inc. received 36 reports of consumers suffering from overexposure to fumes. 34 cases involved coughing wheezing or shortness of breath while one consumer was diagnosed with a serious respiratory injury after being exposed to the product. The spray was sold under various brand names and the recall affects 13.5 oz cans with these labels:
- Sprayway® No. 980 Industrial Fabric Protector
- 3D Fabric Protector
- Auto Brite Fabric Protector Guardatela
- Auto Magic® Fabric Protector No. 91-S
- Crystal Aire Products #680 Fabric Protector
- Falcon Labs® Spotless Fabric Protector
- Quiltprotect™ Spray
- Robbie’s™ Fabric Shield
- Showcar Fabric Protector
- Simoniz® System 5 Stain Sentry Fabric Protector
The spray cans were sold at automotive supply stores detailing stores and upholstery textile fabric and furniture stores across America in a timeframe from January 2005 to August 2010 for about $10 per can. The CPSC recommends that consumers stop using the product immediately and contact Claire-Sprayway at 1-877-416-7324 in order to receive a full refund.
Eric Woodward 39 apparently suffered a seizure when his Ford Crown Victoria veered onto a sidewalk and struck a mother and her 4-year-old child that was in a stroller. The mother and child were thrown approximately 20 feet. They were taken to Western Medical Center – Santa Ana. The child was in critical condition. The mother suffered a broken shoulder. The accident took place around 10 a.m. on Wednesday October 20 in the 1200 block of East McFadden Avenue in Santa Ana California. Woodwards mother was a passenger in the Victoria and grabbed the steering wheel when she believed her son was having a grand mal seizure. According to Santa Ana police Captain Anthony Bertagna she overcompensated which caused the car to jump the curb and strike the mother and child. Woodward and his mother were not injured in the accident. Woodward was an unlicensed driver due to his medical condition. Charges have not been filed although Bertagna noted that a lot depends on what happens to the kid.
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Negligence that causes injury or harm can occur in any number of ways. It would appear from this news report that the driver of the car was acting negligently in that he was not licensed because of his medical condition. In other words the possibility of an accident occurring due to the occurrence of a seizure was likely high. Its an unfortunate situation for all parties involved but the victims of the accident may consider pursuing legal action against the liable parties and can contact their family attorney to see what legal options may be available to them.
– Texas personal injury attorney Michael Grossman
Tzu Tseng Wang an 89-year-old resident of Rossmoor was seriously injured while walking across a crosswalk when a Honda Civic struck him. The accident occurred around 6:51 a.m. on Thursday October 28 on Orangewood Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard in Los Alamitos California. Wang suffered multiple injuries to his head hip and legs and was taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where he is in critical condition. The 60-year-old driver of the Honda was not injured. Witnesses of the crash are asked to contact Los Alamitos police at 562-431-2255.
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Accidents involving pedestrians often result in severe injury or even loss of life. As such all drivers ought to take special care when near a crosswalk or when pedestrians are close by. As the investigation into the accident is likely continuing the cause for the accident has likely yet to be found out. Sometimes an independent investigation may be one of the few ways in which the victim can find out exactly what caused or contributed to this unfortunate accident so that all liable parties can be held accountable for their negligence that resulted in severe personal injury.
– Texas personal injury attorney Michael Grossman
A pickup truck rear-ended a Bastrop ISD school bus on Friday October 29 on Highway 21 near Cedar Creek Texas. Ten people were sent to the hospital as a result of the wreck. The bus slowed down when a Ford pickup rear-ended the school bus. The driver of the pickup was taken to University Medical Center-Brackenridge and treated for serious neck and back injuries. The driver of the school bus and eight passengers were taken to the same hospital and were listed in stable condition.
Simple negligence in auto accidents is still negligence. As such the driver of the pickup truck could be held liable for the financial losses that the injured victims have incurred as a result of the accident. The injured people can contact their respective family attorneys in order to see what legal options they may have in order to hold the driver or any other possible liable parties accountable for their negligence.
– Austin personal injury lawyer Michael Grossman
A second-grade student was struck by a pickup near Sam Rosen Elementary School in Fort Worth Texas on Thursday October 28. The accident occurred at Northwest 27th Street and Roosevelt Avenue when the girl got out of her mothers car and ran across the street to the school in front of a pickup whose driver hit the brakes but still struck the child. The girl was coherent but was taken to Cook Childrens Medical Center in Fort Worth by MedStar ambulance.
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School zones require that extreme caution be exercised at all times by everyone that must travel through them or drop their kids off at the school. This is an unfortunate accident and it may take an independent investigation into it in order for the full extent of the cause of the accident to be made known as initial news reports may not have been privy to certain details in the immediate aftermath of the incident. As such the injured girls family may consider contacting their family attorney to have such an investigation performed.
– Fort Worth personal injury attorney Michael Grossman
A San Antonio police officer was hit by a driver of a stolen pickup truck on Wednesday October 27 around 6:30 p.m. According to police the driver intentionally hit one of the motorcycle officers attempting to pull him over. The injured officer was taken to University Hospital. The other officer gave chase for approximately two miles. The stolen pickup truck crashed into a parked car then into a residential fence located at Capitol and San Francisco. Three men were in the pickup and two of them were arrested on multiple charges.
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When a deliberate act of negligence is performed the type of negligence shown is known as an intentional tort. According to the news report the fleeing suspects meant to inflict harm on the police officer. As such the liable driver could face civil charges in addition to the criminal charges hes already facing. As a result the injured police officer can contact his family attorney to see what legal options he may have in order to help his recovery process.
– San Antonio personal injury lawyer Michael Grossman
Austin Stewart 14 and an unnamed 11-year-old friend were playing in the North Richland Hills neighborhood of Dallas Texas when they saw a basketball in a culvert. The younger boy went after the ball fell and grabbed a downed power line. Stewart ran over to help and also wound up touching the line. Both children received life-threatening shocks and are currently hospitalized. Oncor has repaired the downed line and is investigating the incident although no details have been released yet. According to Stewarts family the area where the accident happened is not fenced in.
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While its appreciated that Oncor has fixed the problem its obviously unfortunate that it had to take a dangerous accident to occur in order for the problem to be addressed. While the news item states that Oncor is making an investigation often the only remedy for such an accident is to have an independent investigation done into the accident in order to ensure that all liable parties are held accountable for their negligence resulting in this accident. By holding a liable party accountable the families that have boys in the hospital could stand to receive compensation that could greatly assist them with medical bills and other incurred damages.
– Dallas personal injury attorney Michael Grossman
Fifteen Uvalde junior high school students were injured on Tuesday October 26 when the bus they were riding in was struck head-on by a black Nissan. The accident occurred in around 4 p.m. outside of Boerne Texas. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Deon Cockrell the Nissan was traveling westbound on Texas 46 and drifted across the center line crashing into the eastbound Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District bus. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the Read Full Post ‹ 15 Uvalde Junior High Students Injured in Head-On Crash in Boerne, TX
Salvatore Giannulli a 78-year-old Corona Del Mar resident remains in the UCI Medical Center with major injuries after being involved in a five-car accident on the northbound section of Interstate 405 at Culver Drive in Irvine California. The multiple car pileup accident occurred on Monday October 25 at 8:34 a.m. Ana Maria Flores 22 and her 4-month-old daughter also suffered major injuries and were taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana.
According to reports Flores was driving a 2004 Jeep onto I-405 and lost control of her car and skidded to a stop in the middle lanes. A big rig traveling between 50 and 55 miles per hour then hit the Jeep sending the Jeep into the median. The semi-truck jackknifed and skidded to the right side of the interstate hitting Giannullis 1929 Ford. The semi then also hit a California Highway Patrol cruiser and a 2007 Chrysler. The driver of the big rig 46-year-old Corona resident Mike Rosales was treated at the Read Full Post ‹ Salvatore Giannulli Seriously Injured in Five-Car Wreck in Irvine, CA
After the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected that a potentially toxic substance was being used in Hylands Teething Tablets the manufacturer of the product ordered a recall of all of the over-the-counter tablets. The potentially toxic substance is belladonna which according to the FDA can cause serious harm to high doses. The FDA said it has already received some reports in which children who had used the teething tablets were exhibiting signs of belladonna toxicity. Reports were also received that children had taken more than the recommended number of tablets because the containers for the teething tablets did not have child-resistant caps.
Symptoms of belladonna toxicity can include seizure breathing difficulty excessive sleepiness lethargy skin flushing muscle weakness constipation agitation or difficulty urinating. Parents are recommended to take their child to a doctor if they notice such symptoms occurring. The tablets being recalled are:
- Hylands Teething Tablets 125 tablets UPC # 3 54973 75041
- Hylands Teething Tablets 250 tablets UPC # 3 54973 75042
- Hylands Teething Tablets 125 tablets UPC # 3 54973 75066
- Hylands Teething Tablets 50 tablets UPC # 3 54973 75044
- Hylands Teething Tablets 145 tablets UPC # 3 54973 75121
- Hylands Teething Tablets Clip Strip 6×125 tablets UPC # 3 54973 35109
Consumers that have further questions or wish to seek a refund or replacement product can contact Hyland at 877-496-5044 or at HylandsTeething.com/recall
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Product manufacturers have a legal duty to ensure the safety of their products before releasing them to the public. While this is the case for every product that comes to market one would hope that extensive testing and other failsafes would have prevented such a product like this one made explicitly for children from entering the marketplace.
– Texas product liability attorney Michael Grossman
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