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Author: Bryan Slaughter and Greg Webb, who edit this blawg, are Virginia lawyers.

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Recent Posts from Charlottesville Personal Injury Lawyer

Toro Turn Mowers Too Hot to Handle, Result in Burn Injuries
Liquid-cooled models of Toro Z Master ZRT Mowers were recently recalled. There have been six burn reports thus far, caused by the coolant overflow container becoming over-pressurized and spraying hot coolant on the mower's operator.…
AstraZeneca’s Seroquel Subject of $520 Million Settlement
AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company, has reached a $520 million agreement to settle two federal investigations and two whistle-blower lawsuits over the sale and marketing of its best-selling psychiatric drug Seroquel. According to research firm IMS…
Toyota Unintended Acceleration Incidents
For those interested in hearing an analysis of the Toyota Unintended Acceleration incidents, from the perspective of a vehicle defect expert, you may want to read this. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Paul Thomson
Big Lots Bunk Beds Result in Child Injuries
Big Lots has recalled about 20,000 wooden bunk beds because the slats supporting the mattress and the side supports can break, causing the bed to collapse. This is clearly dangerous because children or adults could…
FDA Slow In Banning Fraudulent Drug Researchers
In a report scheduled for release on Thursday, Congressional investigators say the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pays little attention to its duty to ban investigators that are convicted of fraud; it is so disorganized…
Botulism Fear Shelves Plum Organics’ Baby Food
Plum Organics, a California-based company, recently announced that it is recalling its apple and carrot flavored baby food for fear of botulism poisoning. The company stated its product does not meet FDA requirements. While there…
John Deere Compact Tractors May Cause Injury
About 90 John Deere Compact Utility Tractors have been recalled because the differential that was installed is the wrong size. This causes the tractor to veer left when the brakes are applied. Clearly, this is…
Exxon Contaminates NYC Water
Exxon Mobil was found guilty of contaminating groundwater in New York City with M.T.B.E., a substance that makes gas burn cleaner, but also dissolves easily into water. Although health risks from consuming M.T.B.E. are unclear,…
A Delayed Response to Off-Road Dangers
The Associated Press reports that the government is finally taking action in regulating the use of dangerous off-road recreational vehicles, known as ROVs or side-by-sides. The vehicles have a roll cage and look like a…
Studies Show E. coli In Ground Beef Not Ceasing
Studies show that more than 70,000 Americans become sick each year due to E. coli bacterial infections. Most of these infections come from contaminated beef made into the most “American” of foods, the hamburger. Of…